[Electronics-talk] Typing Faster On the iPhone?

Tue Jun 11 00:21:57 UTC 2013

I have found it helpful to place my thumbs under the bottom corners of the phone and either support it with the space between my thumbs and index fingers or by balancing the phone on me if im standing up. This allows me to touch type with my index fingers. I feel like i have the best control with these fingers. I hope this is helpful.
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> From: "Rob Tabor" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>
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> Good morning Chris and List,
> 
> I am aware that many sighted smartphone users use thumbs for texting and
> emailing. I tried this once and it felt somewhat awkward and cumbersome
> unless I hold the phone sideways with the power button on the left or the
> right end. This being noted, how do you position the phone to free both
> thumbs for touchscreen keyboard input and maintain good control of the
> device?
> TIA and best regards,
> Rob "Jayhawk" Tabor
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 1:53 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
> 
> With IOS 6, you don't need to split or double tap on the shift or delete
> keys when touch typing. You still need to split/double tap the return/search
> key though. You can activate the shift or delete keys just like any other
> key, by lifting your finger.
> 
> Split tapping is another option. With split tapping, you find the key you
> want to enter with one finger, and then while keeping that finger on the
> screen, you tap the screen somewhere else with another finger. I prefer this
> when typing with one hand, while I prefer touch typing when using both hands
> or thumbs actually.
> 
> On 06/08/2013 06:59 AM, Annette Carr wrote:
>> Make sure the iPhone is set to Touch Typing.  This will allow you to 
>> slide your finger around, hear the letter name that you are touching, 
>> and the phonetic name if you keep your finger their long enough.  Once 
>> you are sure you are on the letter you want, lift your finger.  Just 
>> keep sliding your finger around until you hear what you want.  If you 
>> are on a key adjacent to the key you want, you might find rolling your 
>> finger slightly toward the desired key is more accurate than sliding 
>> over to that key.  This is especially true when you are in a vehicle, or
> working with only one hand.
>> Some keys like the Shift will still require a 1-finger double tap or a 
>> split, it is your preference.  Keep in mind that you do not have to be 
>> totally accurate as the iPhone does have some word prediction ability.
>> 
>> I still have the iPhone 4, so can't testify to the use of Siri.
>> 
>> HTH,
>> Annette
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Blake Hardin
>> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 12:46 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
>> 
>> Hi all, I just got an Iphone, and while I am half way decent at 
>> composing messages, I hate the fact that I can't type fast on it. I am 
>> so used to a regular keypad with numbers haha. Now, I downloaded 
>> flekci, and while it is great, I wish I didn't have to copy and paste 
>> and swich windows to get the text in a message or something. I wish 
>> texts would appear in the flekci window so they can be replied to 
>> there instead of havin to go to the app switcher to swich. Any help? I 
>> am thinking about getting a case with a bluetooth keyboard built in.
>> 
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> Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:26:13 -0500
> From: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com>
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> I usually place one set of fingers over the other, as if I was about to 
> have someone place something in the palms of my hands. I then rest the 
> iPhone on my fingers and the lower corners in my palms. I hope this 
> explanation makes sense. My thumbs can now reach the lower half of the 
> iPhone's screen. It does take some getting used to.
> 
> You want to make sure you're not covering up the speaker, assuming 
> you're not using headphones. This position isn't always practical in my 
> opinion, which is why I'll sometimes still just grasp it with one hand 
> and use the other for typing and navigating. If I'll be holding the 
> iPhone like this a lot, this is when I'll temporarily switch back to 
> split tapping to type. I find that when I use one hand, I don't want to 
> take my finger off of the screen before looking for the next character. 
> I don't have this problem with my thumbs, since over time, I've gotten 
> good at having each thumb land on the next letter I want to type.
> 
> On 06/09/2013 07:44 AM, Rob Tabor wrote:
>> Good morning Chris and List,
>> 
>> I am aware that many sighted smartphone users use thumbs for texting and
>> emailing. I tried this once and it felt somewhat awkward and cumbersome
>> unless I hold the phone sideways with the power button on the left or the
>> right end. This being noted, how do you position the phone to free both
>> thumbs for touchscreen keyboard input and maintain good control of the
>> device?
>> TIA and best regards,
>> Rob "Jayhawk" Tabor
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
>> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 1:53 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
>> 
>> With IOS 6, you don't need to split or double tap on the shift or delete
>> keys when touch typing. You still need to split/double tap the return/search
>> key though. You can activate the shift or delete keys just like any other
>> key, by lifting your finger.
>> 
>> Split tapping is another option. With split tapping, you find the key you
>> want to enter with one finger, and then while keeping that finger on the
>> screen, you tap the screen somewhere else with another finger. I prefer this
>> when typing with one hand, while I prefer touch typing when using both hands
>> or thumbs actually.
>> 
>> On 06/08/2013 06:59 AM, Annette Carr wrote:
>>> Make sure the iPhone is set to Touch Typing.  This will allow you to
>>> slide your finger around, hear the letter name that you are touching,
>>> and the phonetic name if you keep your finger their long enough.  Once
>>> you are sure you are on the letter you want, lift your finger.  Just
>>> keep sliding your finger around until you hear what you want.  If you
>>> are on a key adjacent to the key you want, you might find rolling your
>>> finger slightly toward the desired key is more accurate than sliding
>>> over to that key.  This is especially true when you are in a vehicle, or
>> working with only one hand.
>>> Some keys like the Shift will still require a 1-finger double tap or a
>>> split, it is your preference.  Keep in mind that you do not have to be
>>> totally accurate as the iPhone does have some word prediction ability.
>>> 
>>> I still have the iPhone 4, so can't testify to the use of Siri.
>>> 
>>> HTH,
>>> Annette
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Blake Hardin
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 12:46 AM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
>>> 
>>> Hi all, I just got an Iphone, and while I am half way decent at
>>> composing messages, I hate the fact that I can't type fast on it. I am
>>> so used to a regular keypad with numbers haha. Now, I downloaded
>>> flekci, and while it is great, I wish I didn't have to copy and paste
>>> and swich windows to get the text in a message or something. I wish
>>> texts would appear in the flekci window so they can be replied to
>>> there instead of havin to go to the app switcher to swich. Any help? I
>>> am thinking about getting a case with a bluetooth keyboard built in.
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 23:27:11 -0500
> From: "Rob Tabor" <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
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> Thanks Chris. You've given me another technique to explore. Whether it works
> for me or not, I will consider it worthwhile to make the effort to try this
> experiment in smartphone data input.
> Best regards,
> Rob "Jayhawk" Tabor
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 4:26 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
> 
> I usually place one set of fingers over the other, as if I was about to have
> someone place something in the palms of my hands. I then rest the iPhone on
> my fingers and the lower corners in my palms. I hope this explanation makes
> sense. My thumbs can now reach the lower half of the iPhone's screen. It
> does take some getting used to.
> 
> You want to make sure you're not covering up the speaker, assuming you're
> not using headphones. This position isn't always practical in my opinion,
> which is why I'll sometimes still just grasp it with one hand and use the
> other for typing and navigating. If I'll be holding the iPhone like this a
> lot, this is when I'll temporarily switch back to split tapping to type. I
> find that when I use one hand, I don't want to take my finger off of the
> screen before looking for the next character. 
> I don't have this problem with my thumbs, since over time, I've gotten good
> at having each thumb land on the next letter I want to type.
> 
> On 06/09/2013 07:44 AM, Rob Tabor wrote:
>> Good morning Chris and List,
>> 
>> I am aware that many sighted smartphone users use thumbs for texting 
>> and emailing. I tried this once and it felt somewhat awkward and 
>> cumbersome unless I hold the phone sideways with the power button on 
>> the left or the right end. This being noted, how do you position the 
>> phone to free both thumbs for touchscreen keyboard input and maintain 
>> good control of the device?
>> TIA and best regards,
>> Rob "Jayhawk" Tabor
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
>> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 1:53 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
>> 
>> With IOS 6, you don't need to split or double tap on the shift or 
>> delete keys when touch typing. You still need to split/double tap the 
>> return/search key though. You can activate the shift or delete keys 
>> just like any other key, by lifting your finger.
>> 
>> Split tapping is another option. With split tapping, you find the key 
>> you want to enter with one finger, and then while keeping that finger 
>> on the screen, you tap the screen somewhere else with another finger. 
>> I prefer this when typing with one hand, while I prefer touch typing 
>> when using both hands or thumbs actually.
>> 
>> On 06/08/2013 06:59 AM, Annette Carr wrote:
>>> Make sure the iPhone is set to Touch Typing.  This will allow you to 
>>> slide your finger around, hear the letter name that you are touching, 
>>> and the phonetic name if you keep your finger their long enough.  
>>> Once you are sure you are on the letter you want, lift your finger.  
>>> Just keep sliding your finger around until you hear what you want.  
>>> If you are on a key adjacent to the key you want, you might find 
>>> rolling your finger slightly toward the desired key is more accurate 
>>> than sliding over to that key.  This is especially true when you are 
>>> in a vehicle, or
>> working with only one hand.
>>> Some keys like the Shift will still require a 1-finger double tap or 
>>> a split, it is your preference.  Keep in mind that you do not have to 
>>> be totally accurate as the iPhone does have some word prediction ability.
>>> 
>>> I still have the iPhone 4, so can't testify to the use of Siri.
>>> 
>>> HTH,
>>> Annette
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Blake Hardin
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 12:46 AM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Typing faster on the Iphone?
>>> 
>>> Hi all, I just got an Iphone, and while I am half way decent at 
>>> composing messages, I hate the fact that I can't type fast on it. I 
>>> am so used to a regular keypad with numbers haha. Now, I downloaded 
>>> flekci, and while it is great, I wish I didn't have to copy and paste 
>>> and swich windows to get the text in a message or something. I wish 
>>> texts would appear in the flekci window so they can be replied to 
>>> there instead of havin to go to the app switcher to swich. Any help? 
>>> I am thinking about getting a case with a bluetooth keyboard built in.
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
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