Ok, let's think about this logically. Do you ever lay down on your back, fold your hands across your chest or stomach, and interlock your fingers? I do. This is a very common way of laying on your back. It is a very natural position, and it is basically the position your hands are in when you use Braille Touch.
So, what is the difference? The difference is that you are not improperly tensing your muscles. Take note of how hard you are squeezing the iPhone. Take note of how firmly you are pressing your fingers against the screen. As the developers note, if you use a case with your iPhone, you can more easily grip the phone and place your fingers properly on the display. Desiring a braille input method that is horizontal across the screen is a separate issue. The nice thing about such an input method is it is what you are use to. The problem with said input method is it cannot readily be used whilst standing, but instead requires the iPhone to be placed on a flat surface. Also, we do not know what sort of programming and testing will be required for the developers to implement such a keyboard. Anyone who feels they are developing RSI from using the app should, of course, cease using the app immediately. The iPhone has a perfectly good and useable touch screen keyboard. You can also connect any desired Bluetooth keyboard. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 06/02/2013, at 3:52, Eileen Misrahi <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I ant to concur with others that the way one uses Braille Touch is not using > ergonomic principles. Hence, it places at least my right hand at jeopardy in > possibly developing carpal tunnel. I believe the developers should take a > serious look at creating a Perkins style layout for the app. Even though I am > slow in braille processing, it is essential to find a solution to this issue. > I have tried all sorts of different ways to position my hands,but after a few > minutes my right hand begins to fatigue and hurt in the wrist. This issue has > been discussed by others on this list, so I hope the developers of the app > are listening. May be this will be fixed in the near future. There must be a > good reason why all of the braille note takers and braille displays are > manufacturers design the products with a horizontal layout. > > Thanks for listening. > > Eileen > > 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
