Hi Jonathan, My husband and I were discussing this topic at length this evening, and he pointed out something I had long since forgotten. Many, if not most sighted people don't even look at their keyboard when they are typing on the iPhone. Whether they realize it or not, they are actually watching the output of what they are typing on the screen, but are in fact, typing purely by muscle memory and familiarity of the keyboard with their fingers or thumbs. I have a sighted friend and neighbor who, I swear, has to set some sort of speed record with her ability to type quickly on the iPhone. She most definitely isn't watching what she is typing, and the "clicking" sound that accompanies each keystroke simply can't keep up with her movement. LOL Having had usable vision once myself, I know exactly what he is talking about, because I have been "touch typing" now since I was in the third grade or so. I have longed for a way to type as sighted folks do on my iDevices, not so much because I just have an overwhelming desire to "be" like the sighted, but because I honestly believe I could type more quickly and efficiently that way. Even on the iPhone, which doesn't have nearly as much space in which to position either or both hands, I can make good use of the direct typing function with one or two fingers at a time. It's just like anything else, it comes with a learning curve, and as always, it's not for everyone. Personally, I have no use for inputting text via a virtual braille keyboard, as I just can't get used to scrunching my fingers into such a small place, and I really do prefer tactile buttons pressing underneath my fingers, but I think the concept is cool and I am glad there are folks who can make use to it. :-) As for me and braille input, I'll stick to the braille display.
Jenny On Sep 17, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jenny, I agree with you. Direct touch typing absolutely rocks on an iPad, > and when I first started using this feature three months ago, I couldn't > imagine using it on my phone. Now I am starting to, and I suspect it will be > used even more regularly when I get my 6 Plus. But there's definitely a knack > to it and it may take a while to learn. > Direct typing is a great reason to have a SpeedDots screen protector. It > really helps and the combination can speed you way up. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 18/09/2014, at 11:47 am, Jenny Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Actually, you might be surprised. What's useless for one may be the next >> best thing for another. Personally, I am rather excited about the direct >> touch typing feature. While I made quite a few mistakes within the first >> three or four minutes of playing with it, my speed and accuracy picked up >> dramatically within the hour. For those whom muscle memory and spacial >> orientation come more naturally, it's a pretty neat option. But it's just >> that, an option, and personally, I applaud Apple for giving us more of them. >> :-) >> >> Jenny >> >> >> On Sep 17, 2014, at 5:34 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Useless on an iPhone as far as I am concerned. You basically have to hit >>> the letter right on and it takes an actual tap and lift for the letter to >>> type rather than just lifting your finger. >>> >>> From: [email protected][mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> OfRobert Doc Wright >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2:51 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: touch typing with ios8 >>> >>> I'm curious about direct touch typing. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Jennie Facer >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 3:31 PM >>> Subject: Re: touch typing with ios8 >>> >>> What is the interactive notifications all about? >>> Thank you so much! >>> Jen >>> >>> TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMENE YOU ARE THE WORLD! >>> >>> On Sep 17, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Chuck Dean <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Once I had a text field open, I was able to turn on touch typing with the >>> rotor. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2:24:05 PM UTC-7, Jed Barton wrote: >>> Hey guys, >>> I got ios8 installed, however, touch typing doesn't seem to work any >>> more. 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