You don't have to tap anywhere else. Direct Touch typing is just like typing on a regular keyboard. You hit the letter you want on the first try and that's that. There is no sliding around and lifting to insert the letter, no split or double tapping, you hit where you think the letter is and it is inserted. If you hit the wrong letter then well, the wrong letter is inserted and you press delete to get rid of it. As Jonathan said, it requires a lot of practice and muscle memory and it is probably a feature which is more useful on a larger device.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sharonda Greenlaw Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Direct touch typing I still don't understand the use of direct touch typing. If you have to tap somewhere else when you find the letter, how is that different from standard typing? Sharonda On 9/22/14, Pablo Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh my gosh. > Now I don't understand anything. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Teresa Cochran > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 7:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Direct touch typing > > I'm a little puzzled by the general statements in this thread. I know of > four totally blind people who have used this method successfully, including > myself. Maybe it's because it's a little tricky to describe. It's a little > like describing balancing on a bicycle. But it's like any other method of > doing anything. When Fleksy first came out, I decided to try it, and it > never clicked with me. I didn't then proceed to say that it wasn't > something > blind people could use. It just wasn't something that suited me > specifically, as far as I could tell. That is fine. I don't think folks > should be lambasted for using a method that is unfamiliar or new. I've > trained many people, some of whom learn things in extremely different > methods from the ones I use. But it works for them, so that's all that > counts. If a person doesn't like a particular method, there's another one > out there to use. Literally, different strokes, etc. Right? :) > > Teresa > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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