[Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?

[Judy Jones]

Interesting typing tip.  Thanks for the info.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?


> In my case, when I make a call on my Iphone, the keypad stays exposed. 
> Now, when you have it set for touch typing, as I do, and you need for what 
> ever reason to generate a sustained tone, the trick then is to swipe the 
> screen until you hear the digit you wish, then, what you do is you double 
> tap and hold that place on the screen.  This is because, as we Iphone 
> users know, with touch typing, you move one finger around the screen and, 
> when you hear the character you wish, lift your finger off and that 
> character will type in right away.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
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> On Feb 12, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>
>> Marsha et al:
>>
>> If a given site -- like a pharmacy or a bank -- has a set of menus one 
>> goes
>> thru in a given sequence wherein one is expecting the same results, one 
>> can
>> insert pauses into numbers dialed and one can put such a number into a
>> contact so one can dial the whole sequence all at once and get to the 
>> menu
>> one desires. I do this with conferencing systems where I know the numbers
>> and passcodes will stay the same.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 8:16 PM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>>
>> Judy,
>>
>> My husband would say that he can't make calls on the Iphone to save his
>> life. I don't have this issue, but it does all take practice. His thought 
>> is
>> that the Iphone is not really for making and taking phone calls, but all 
>> the
>> other extra it does.
>>
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Judy Jones
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:28 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] iPhone drawbacks?
>>
>> I've heard so much favorable press about the iPhone - does anyone on the
>> list who uses one find any drawbacks to using it, other than the learning
>> curve?
>>
>> Judy
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