Who cares whether it looks strange to others? We who are blind probably have no idea all the things people around us are doing that look strange :-) Some of this is personal preference because I find holding the phone as recommended but without a case comfortable. But I do respect the developers' recommendations and realize that if one does this without a case, he/she had better not complain if the phone gets dropped or a hand blocks the speaker. Also, I'm not usually using my phone in an environment where a drop would be a catastrophe and this makes a big difference.
-- 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 7, 2013, at 5:37 AM, "Lauren Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I am typing on a device without a case and this does not at all seen > safe nor seem especially graceful to type in this manner > as I'm thinking this may look strange to others. Holding and typing with > palms on top and fingertips facing away and on screen seems > a bit more natural, but the device feels as though its ready to fall out of > my grasp. Typing with palms under the device seems like > I'm typing backwards as my left pinky finger will be Dot1 when in actuality, > typing with a Perkins Brailler it would not be used at > all. I'll just have to wait until this app is released before speculating any > further. (Smile). > > LS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arnold Schmidt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:03 AM > Subject: Typing While Standing, was Re: Editing Text With Braille Touch > > > Practicing before I actually get it, I find that typing on it is secure > enough while standing. I am supporting it with my pinky fingers along the > bottom edge, and my thumbs along the top edge, the one with the volume > buttons. I think this ability to type while standing is precisely why they > designed it this way. If they had arranged the dots along one of the long > edges, that would have been the potential disaster. My IPhone 5 is in the > outer box defender case, which will help if I am wrong and drop it in the > future. It may very well be harder to type on a phone with no case at all > while standing. > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lauren Simmons" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 9:38 PM > Subject: Re: Editing Text With Braille Touch > > >> HI, >> >> after reading the FAQ, and as I understand, doesn't this BlindTouch seem >> like an accident prone way of typing? If you're standing, >> and if you hold the IPhone or IPod touch in the horizontal manner as >> suggested, typing with fingers at the top of the device or >> typing with fingers at the bottom of the device, the IPhone or IPod will >> be held with a very loose grip. This is especially true for >> characters that use upper and lower characters such as S and T. In other >> words, this does not seem like a very safe manner of data >> entry on an IPod or IPhone. For those who own these devices, just simulate >> holding the device sideways and try typing each character >> of the word "nuts" as in walnuts. This is not a problem if one is sitting, >> but if one is standing up right in a line, you'd better >> hope there is carpeting under you. >> >> LS >> > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
