Yes, thanks for the confirmation about the location of the dots. I noticed this in the podcast. I had also been picturing a line of dots running from left to right across the long edge of the phone. Now it is clear that there are two groups of dots: 1-3 at one end of the phone and 4-6 at the other end. Although I read the manual, I did not understand this at first. I still think this will not be difficult to learn at all for quite a few of us.
-- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Jan 6, 2013, at 12:15 PM, BrailleTouch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Reggie, > > Actually, in BrailleTouch, dots 1, 2, and 3 run down the left side of the > screen. Dots 4, 5, and 6 run down the right side of the screen. The three > keys for each hand are turned sideways, but you still use the same fingers as > you would on a standard six key braille keyboard. > > Here's a description from the User Guide on our website: > > We designed BrailleTouch so that you hold your phone in two hands with the > screen facing away from you. Let's get familiar with how to hold the phone. > First, pretend that you have a Perkins style braille keyboard on a table in > front of you. Place your fingers on the imaginary six keys on the table. The > first three fingers of each of your hands should be touching the table. Now > lift your hands up, and turn your hands so your palms are facing each other. > This is how you will hold the phone when typing in braille. > > Now pick up your phone and turn it in landscape orientation, with the long > side going from left to right. Flip the phone around so the screen is facing > away from you, with the Home button on your right. Hold the phone between > your two hands. Some people support the phone by pressing in with the palms > of their hands from the left and right sides. Some people hold the phone with > their two thumbs on the top and their little fingers on the bottom. Make sure > the first three fingers of each hand are free to move and are not touching > the screen, so you can type with them. Try different ways of gripping the > phone until you find what is most comfortable for you. When you are > comfortable holding the phone in this special way, you are ready to start > BrailleTouch! > > For best results, we recommend using a case with your iPhone or iPod touch. > This will help you grip the phone in two hands. In addition, a case will keep > your hand from covering the speaker under the Home button on the iPhone. If > you use headphones, we recommend either using a Bluetooth wireless headset, > or using a right angle headphone jack so you can grip the phone comfortably. > > > I hope this helps! > Best, > Caleb > http://brailletouchapp.com/ > > > On 1/6/2013 1:04 PM, Regina Alvarado wrote: >> On the podcast, Mr Hanson says he holds the phone in the palms with the >> screen facing away and the thumbs supporting the back of the phone. Would >> that mean that dots six and three are in the middle of the screen and dots >> one and six are closest to the ends of the phone? Sorry, meant one and four. >> Reggie and Brooks >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
