yes, it's a Voiceover function. It allows you to tap the letter you want to use once you reach it. It's kind of similar to typing on a keyboard. I think it feels quite natural, but I'm experiencing some issues with it. It doesn't work for entering my passcode. In fact my iPod 5G defaults to standard typing when I enter the passcode, so I've switched back to touch typing.
Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > On Sep 19, 2014, at 6:44 AM, Tom Rash <dadnthed...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What is direct touch typing? Is it usable with voice over? > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Scott Berry > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 5:40 PM > To: Vi Phone > Subject: Re: touch typing with ios8 > > i swear by touch typing. The simplest way to describe it is find the letter > you want and let up on the letter and it adds it. I also have a keyboard > that connects to the bottom of my phone but my fingers are too big for it > and I don't like it. > > > On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > The thing I find disappointing about direct touch typing is when > you're in the phone app it pretty much acts like it would when in standard > typing mode. I don't know if this is a bug or if they purposely did this so > that we don't mess up. But if we did mess up, that's what the delete button > is for. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > > > On Sep 17, 2014, at 11:02 PM, Cheryl Homiak > <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: > > You certainly can do it with a split tap. What is described > in "iOS8 without the eye" and is maybe more difficult but works, is to tap > the letter and then release quickly. I think this would require a good > finger memory of where the different letters are or a screen protector with > dots because if I understand correctly you are just tapping down and then > releasing quickly. It's different from touch typing because with touch > typing you can just slide your finger around and lift up. The direct touch > typing needs a definite tap and then a quick release. I'm probably not > describing this very well and I'm not very good at it yet but I've done it > enough to know sort of how it feels. But a split tap also would accomplish > this I think. > > > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > On Sep 17, 2014, at 10:21 PM, Charles Rivard > <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > > > Touch typing is the same as it was. Find the letter > and lift your finger to activate. The new method is to find the letter and > touch elsewhere on the screen, sort of like a split tap, to activate. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if > you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ray T. Mahorney > <mailto:mahorney....@googlemail.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:14 PM > Subject: RE: touch typing with ios8 > > how does direct typing differ from touch > typing? > > > Ray T. Mahorney > WA4WGA > > From: > viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenny > Wood > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 2:37 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: touch typing with ios8 > > 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 > <jmo...@mosen.org> 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 <http://mosen.org/> > > > On 18/09/2014, at 11:47 am, Jenny > Wood <kc5...@gmail.com> 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 <siegh...@live.ca> 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: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ] On Behalf OfRobert Doc Wright > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 > 2:51 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: touch typing with ios8 > > I'm curious about direct touch > typing. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jennie Facer > <mailto:jennie.fa...@gmail.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > 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 <chuckd...@icloud.com <mailto:chuckd...@icloud.com> > 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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