Oh wait, I just thought of something... Since one has to use the rotor to select this handwriting mode, this is probably how Apple worked around the possibility of mistaking the strokes necessary to write a letter "T" from an IOS swiping gesture. In other words, it is the Rotor that tells IOS to ignore finger strokes and not think of them as gestures.
Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "RobH." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Handwriting is here in IOS7! I can see some characters posing a problem as they aren't a single gesture, so the intermediate steps could be seen as flicks and swipes and taps... take i for example, or t. Rh. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Diakogeorgiou" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 5:06 PM Subject: Re: Handwriting is here in IOS7! This is a neat feature since people won't be able to hear our passwords any time we try to enter them. On 9/18/13, Joseph FreeTech <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I was reading some of the content on the link provided in the following > article, and I found the features of the new handwriting ability in IOS7 > simply amazing, and features I can't wait to try--especially when in noisy > environments and the new password entry feature. Do yourself a favor and > take a couple of minutes to read the details of what this feature can do > for > > you. > Note: I've only pasted a small sample of what is in the link below, so > don't > > forget to click and read the entire article. > > Maccessibility ยป Review - iOS 7 and VoiceOver > http://maccessibility.net/2013/09/18/review-ios-7-and-voiceover/ > > The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard > > With the popularity of apps like Fleksy and MBraille, it is clear that > some > > users find text entry on the software keyboard cumbersome or difficult, > especially in certain situations. I must confess, I do not use either of > these apps, as I have found my speed on the onscreen keyboard to be > satisfactory, and use dictation when typing is inconvenient. > > That being said, Apple has provided a new feature to VoiceOver users that > is > > a pretty impressive alternative to typing your text entry. Tucked away, > hidden at the bottom of the option rotor settings in VoiceOver's settings, > is an option simply called "Handwriting". > > When entering text, you can select "Handwriting" from the rotor, and then > use the screen as a canvas to literally draw printed characters. By > default > > it starts in the category of lower case letters, but also includes > recognition for uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation. > > Simply draw a letter as it appears in printed form, and it is entered into > the text field. Three-finger swipes up and down will change the category > of > > character type you are entering. A two-finger swipe right will input a > space, and a two-finger swipe left will backspace. > > If you know the shapes of printed characters, a little practice will find > you entering letters at a pretty good clip in this mode. Having already > mastered a pretty speedy technique with keyboard entry on my iOS devices, > it > > has not yet overtaken my typing speed, but I can see where it might > eventually, and certainly could for others who have trouble with keyboard > entry. There are also occasions when typing is not optimal, such as in > noisy > > surroundings, and this would definitely be handy in those situations. > > The great thing about doing text entry in this way, is that it limits the > learning curve for those who are already familiar with the shapes of > printed > > letters to almost zero. For those who are not, this is a great excuse to > learn. > > You can also enter your pass code, if you keep one on your device, using > the > > handwriting feature, and it will even default to numbers for this purpose. > > The Handwriting feature has other uses and modes, too. If turned on while > you're on the home screen, you can start writing letters on the screen, > and > > a list of apps beginning with those letters appears. Apps in this list can > be anywhere on your device, and are not limited to those on the current > screen or in the current folder. Use a two-finger swipe up or down to move > through the list, and double-tap, as usual, to activate the app you want. > Those who are familiar with the Item Chooser on Mac will find this > functionality very familiar. > > When in web content, such as in Safari, Handwriting mode has yet another > use. Write a letter corresponding to a rotor option, and VoiceOver > switches > > to that form of navigation. For example, writing "H" switches to Headings, > and two-finger swipes up and down will move you through the headings on > the > > page. Draw an "L", and now you are navigating links. This will be > particularly nice for users who keep a lot of items in their rotor and > want > > a faster way to move through various HTML element types. > > The accuracy of the recognition of this mode is superb, and with just a > little practice, many users are likely to find they enjoy this form of > text > > entry. Hats off to Apple for incorporating this in such a fluid and > intuitive way. > > Joseph > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > 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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