What should be done is no matter where u put your fingures u still should be able to type the braille letters. The current version is that your fingures have to be exactly at the correct position. I had trouble finding the letter t. thanks
On 2/2/13, Alan Paganelli <[email protected]> wrote: > Caleb, perhaps an alternative keyboard should be added. My experience is, > if I hold my iPhone higher about face high, my fingers get the correct dots > most of the time but after awhile, holding the phone that gets tiring. How > about using the phone on a table-top with the screen facing up and the > fingers forming a letter V. The index fingers of both hands in the bottom > center of the screen and the remaining fingers forming the rest of the V. > Perhaps it could be called table top move and the normal way, hand-held. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BrailleTouch > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: BrailleTouch finger placement > > > Hi Rob and everyone, > I'd like to try a suggestion for finding a good finger placement with > BrailleTouch for new users and people having trouble with certain > characters. Please let me know if this is helpful. > > When you open the touchscreen braille keyboard, first try to find the > four corners of the touchscreen. Let's assume you have not flipped the > dots in the Settings. First, type dot 1 for the letter A with your left > index finger. Move your finger toward the corner of the iPhone until you > find the limits of the touch sensitive area of the screen. Then type an > apostrophe with your left ring finger, dot 3. Move this finger toward > that corner of the iPhone until you find the limits. Now go back and > forth with the letter A and the apostrophe until you have comfortably > and reliably located your left hand. > > Next, do the same thing with your right hand. Start with your right > index finger on dot 4 for the at-sign. Then locate your right ring > finger on dot 6 for the capital sign. Then check both the at-sign and > the capital sign back and forth until you've found a good position for > your right hand. > > I am curious to know if this is helpful for anyone who is new to > BrailleTouch or anyone who is having trouble getting certain characters > to work. Please let me know. > > Thanks, > Caleb > http://brailletouchapp.com/ > > On 2/1/2013 3:04 PM, RobH! wrote: > > I think they're about half inch in, but there's some slack so absolute > > accuracy isn't critical; but can't afford to stray out of the area. > I'd > > like our favourite producer adviser to give some idea of dimensions so > we > > might get a better idea of finger spacing; I think that could betray > us. > > Can one be too far up or down towards an edge and miss that button? > > > > Thanks, RobH. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Regina Alvarado" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:23 PM > > Subject: RE: Problems with BRAILLETOUCH > > > > > > Sorry Jen, I misspoke. I am not touching the all caps with my little > finger > > but my ring finger. I am holding the phone with the screen away from me > and > > my thumbs on top and little fingers holding the bottom in landscape. > What I > > need to know, or perhaps this is just more practice, is how far do I put > my > > Braille key fingers from the sides (top and bottom in portrait) into > the > > screen to be able to touch the dots. Are they right above the home > button > > on the right and just below the ear slit on the left or are they > further > > into the screen? > > Reggie > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > > Of Jennie Facer > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Problems with BRAILLETOUCH > > > > Hi, > > > > First of all, you don't hold your phone flat down on the table. Act as > if > > you were going to take a picture of yourself with the back camera. now, > put > > your palms on each end of the phone. now rest your fingers vertically > on > > the screen. dots 1, 2, and 3 are your left. Dots 4, 5, and 6 are your > > right. I hope this makes some sense. Your hands have to be at each end > of > > the screen. > > > > Write me off list if I can be of more helpp. > > > > Jenn > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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