for those of you using standard typing I have turned typing feedback off in
the settings. this way it only gives you the letter when you land on it and
not when it is being typed. try it. your speed will improve immensely.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph FreeTech
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 1:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now forcing iOS 6
holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
Hi all,
I too am using an iPod Touch 5th gen, and I don't feel any of the temporary
bugs in the IOS7 are impacting my use of my device.
For those having difficulties with the alternative characters feature that
pops up when one holds on a letter too long when using the keyboard, try
this...
1. While typing in an edit field, if you hold on a letter too long, once the
alternative characters prompt appears, it is likely that when you lift your
finger the character with focus will be entered. Simply slide your finger
outside of the keyboard area then slide over to "delete" near the bottom
right hand corner of the screen and lift your finger. The previously entered
character will be erased. This also gives you a bit of time to rest your
finger as it will not be on the screen anymore. Once you have completely
thought about what it is you would like to enter in the edit field, you can
continue.
2. Have the word(s) you would like to enter already in mind, so when you go
to type, you will do so without pauses which minimizes the entry of these
alternative characters. For those who have been using the touch typing
method of text entry for some time now, this really should not be a problem
at all.
3. If you would like not having to worry about the alternative characters at
all, simply switch the rotor to Typing mode then select Standard typing.
This of course means you will have to double-tap each letter to enter it in
the edit field. You can also use the split typing method of data entry. If
you choose to use the split typing method, I suggest you use your middle
finger to scan the keyboard for your letter of interest then use your index
finger or your ring finger to execute the split-tap. Using your middle
finger gives you lots of speed and ease for those situations where you have
to type a letter P and you don't have any fingers to split-tap with since
your ring finger won't fit on the right edge of the screen.
Again, for me, employing just a little bit of thought and creativity has
lessened some of the stress of change.
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Davert" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now forcing iOS 6
holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
HI all.
I'm not upgrading my phone to iOS 7 because, as primarily a braille
user, I find the bugs I have been working with on my iPod 5 things
that I do not wish to deal with on the device I use all the time.
Certainly, things like iTunes radio are fantastic, but things like the
onscreen keyboard getting in my way, a bunch of editing commands being
broken, etc, are all reasons I'm staing away from iOS 7. I hope Apple
will fix this stuff, but I know that as a braille user, my worth in
terms of priority on the bug fixing chain is very close to the bottom.
Scott
On 9/27/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Mary and others,
I didn't even know about the claim you can't edit first and last name. So,
I
just tried it and yes, it appears that once I double tap on First or Last
Name, I can't flick up and down with rotor set to characters and review
the
name. However, I just tried the Delete key and I could delete the name
without any difficulties and type it in again.
I would also classify this as extremely low on the list of important bugs
because once you have a contact added, how often do you have to actually
go
in and edit the first and last name. I am not saying it shouldn't be
fixed,
but it's certainly not a dealbreaker.
As far as all of the other issues, well, I don't want to sound smug or
condescending, but I have been running iOS 7 since Beta 5 in mid August
and
first of all I don't think there are any more bugs than there were when
iOS
5 or iOS 6 was released. Second, a fair number of the things people report
I
for one either can't reproduce or if I can I can easily find a
work-around.
Lastly, if as Raul also pointed out, people on here read the messages and
followed the advice many of us are giving, list traffic would I think be
at
least 30% or more lower. I don't know how often I have seen messages about
where the Delete button on the Phone keypad has gone or how can I get rid
of
the extra characters popping up on the keyboard if I hold my finger on a
letter too long. I could come up with numerous other examples and if
somebody took the time to condense these thousands of messages since the
iOS
7 update into a list of actual bugs along with any potential work-arounds
I
still hold that iOS 7 is probably the update with the least problems and
the
best new feature set.
Another huge chunk of messages deals with complaints about how the old
notification center was better than the new, how people don't like or do
like the new app switcher and stuff like that.
Maybe you wonder what that has to do with the fact that many on the list
feel iOS 7 is a complete let down by Apple and a huge step backward in
accessibility. What I think it has to do with that is perception. People
are
overwhelmed with hundreds of messages each day, many are complaints about
2
or 3 things or repeats about a few bugs. One person posted that he better
wait with the upgrade because such a huge jump in list traffic can only
mean
there are lots of problems. If you go back, however, and look at list
traffic right after the iOS 4, 5 and 6 update there was just such a spike.
For iOS 4 and 5 it may have seemed less because there were way less people
on the list at that point.
In short I feel that there is absolutely no reason why somebody who has an
iPhone 4, 4S or 5 shouldn't upgrade. Yes, I know people say iOS 7 is
sluggish on the iPhone 4 and even the 4S, a few even say this about the 5.
I
do have a 4S right now and I don't see it, maybe when you open an app for
the first time it takes a second or 2 longer, but when I navigate my
phone,
type or activate buttons and items like an alert in the Notification
Center
my 4S does things just as snappily as before. I also heard from enough
people who have the iPhone 4 that iOS 7 performs very well, so I conclude
that if somebody has issues it's maybe because they upgraded without
bothering to empty the app switcher and do a restart and things are just
bogged down. It should be fairly common sense that one should not perform
any major updates without doing a backup first and then making sure to
close
out open apps. If I install the monthly Windows updates I don't do so
while
I have 6 programs open. My advice is that if your device is sluggish, do a
restore and redo the upgrade but this time close your apps and reset the
phone first before you hook it up to iTunes and do that. Then after the
upgrade, power the phone off again, wait 30 seconds and restart it. My
guess
is that you will find a vastly improved experience waiting.
Regards,
Sieghard
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