Well, you might not care, but it matters. Sighted people already see us as strange and scratch their heads as they watch us walk past. We don't need another "mystery" about the blind and why they do what they do. You may not care about these things but as a lady I do. Let's hold off on final judgment until next month.
LS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Homiak" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:47 AM Subject: Re: Typing While Standing, was Re: Editing Text With Braille Touch 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. 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