[Electronics-talk] iOS 7 handwriting feature

Poppa Bear heavens4real at gmail.com
Sun Sep 29 04:59:37 UTC 2013 

OK, I was wondering why it wasn't working, will try it now.  Thanks
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] iOS 7 handwriting feature


> Just to clarify, it's something that can be placed in the rotor.
> You'll need to go to settings, general, accessibility, voiceover, and
> then look for the rotor button.  In there, you'll find all the items
> that can be added to the rotor, including handwriting which is near
> the bottom.
>
> Once you've done this, then you can leave settings, and you should be
> able to find the handwriting option when turning the rotor.  Once
> you've selected handwriting, none of the voiceover gestures will work,
> except for the rotor gesture.  You can draw on the screen to make
> letters, two finger swipe left to erase, and two finger swipe right to
> create a space.
>
> You can use the handwriting feature anytime you would normally use a
> keyboard.  Plus, you can also use it to select apps from your home
> screen.  Simply go to the page your app is on, spin the rotor to
> "handwriting", an then draw the first two letters of the app you want
> to run.  Then, flick around on the screen and only apps that start
> with those two letters will be visible and ready for you to double tap on.
>
> Finally, one thing I found rather annoying about this feature is that
> regardless of where I put "handwriting" in the ordering of rotor
> items, it would show up between "characters" and "words", which I
> thought was the most annoying place for it to be.  This was annoying
> enough that I eventually turned off the feature.  I never checked to
> see if this was a problem for anyone else.
>
> I hope this helps and good luck recovering from surgery next week.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 07:56:13PM -0600, Michael Babcock wrote:
>> it's in the roter
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>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 7:54 PM, Snow White Dove <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks, just to make things a little easier on me since I'm on pain 
>> > meds right now. Can you tell me where the handwriting toggle switch is?
>> > Thanks.
>> > Jenny
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >> On Sep 28, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Linda Bloodsaw <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com> 
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The handwriting feature means that you can write on the screen with 
>> >> your finger.  For instance, from the home screen with handwriting 
>> >> toggled on, if your write a b, then all your apps starting with b will 
>> >> be in a list and you can choose the app you want.  Or on the unlock 
>> >> screen instead of touching the numbers to unlock you device, toggle 
>> >> handwriting on and you can write in the numbers with your finger. 
>> >> There is a podcast on applevis.com done by David Woodbridge that talks 
>> >> about other places to use the handwriting feature.
>> >>
>> >>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Snow White Dove <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> 
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi all,
>> >>> Sorry if this comes out weird but I'm dictating this as I'm getting 
>> >>> ready for surgery Monday.
>> >>> What is the hand writing feature?
>> >>> Jenny
>> >>>
>> >>> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 10:51 AM, A Kelly <gadgetgirlkelly at gmail.com> 
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi.  I have an iPad and iPod running IOS 7, and I am not sure if I 
>> >>>> like it.  I spent some time at an AT&T store debating whether or not 
>> >>>> to upgrade my 4S to IOS 7.  The AT&T rep said, in all honesty, IOS 7 
>> >>>> will run fine on iPhone 4S, but not on iPhone 4.  I have spoken to 
>> >>>> numerous people running IOS 7 on iPhone 4 and they are not 
>> >>>> experiencing any issues, so difficulties may be hit and miss.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Since upgrading some devices to IOS 7, I have noticed the screen 
>> >>>> becoming more sensitive, causing VoiceOver to be jumpy.  To fix 
>> >>>> this, I went to settings, general, accessibility, scrolled down to 
>> >>>> reduce motion, and doubled tapped on it to toggle it to "on".
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Eventually, I guess we'll all have to move over to IOS 7 since Apple 
>> >>>> doesn't support IOS 6, if we want to receive security updates and 
>> >>>> have our apps run properly.  Just a thought.  On the bright side, 
>> >>>> IOS 7 has the handwriting feature and iTunes Radio.  Have a 
>> >>>> wonderful day.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Best Regards,
>> >>>> Anita K.  also known as "Gadget Girl".  Sent via my Apple gadget. 
>> >>>> Apple, Take a bite, Express yourself!
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 10:57 AM, "Tracy Carcione" 
>> >>>>> <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Someone on the NFBCS list was saying IOS 7 might not work well with 
>> >>>>> the IPhone 4.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poppa Bear" 
>> >>>>> <heavens4real at gmail.com>
>> >>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> >>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:26 AM
>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Get to know iOS 7: Mail, by 
>> >>>>> Macworld
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> I updated on an Iphone 4 and I am not sure I like it yet. For 
>> >>>>>> sited people who see the new graphic interface they like it, but 
>> >>>>>> my particular phone seems sluggish now, I here more clicks as I 
>> >>>>>> navagate the screen, I have been unable to answer a couple calls 
>> >>>>>> because it didn't register the touch of my fingers and voice over 
>> >>>>>> has been more jumpy when navagating around the screen in genral. 
>> >>>>>> The first day I updated it Voice Over sounded like it had a cold, 
>> >>>>>> as if the speaker was muffled, but after the battery died and I 
>> >>>>>> recharged it that day it seems to sound normal now. If I could go 
>> >>>>>> back I would have just left the last OS, but it may be not a big 
>> >>>>>> deal for others, or it may be different on 4s, 5 and 5S, but my 
>> >>>>>> phone seems more sluggish now.
>> >>>>>> Maybe somebody has had a better experience. ----- Original 
>> >>>>>> Message ----- From: "A Kelly" <gadgetgirlkelly at gmail.com>
>> >>>>>> To: "NFB Electronics Talk Digest" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 10:11 PM
>> >>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Get to know iOS 7: Mail, by Macworld
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Hello everyone.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> For everyone who upgraded to IOS 7 or contemplating in upgrading, 
>> >>>>>>> here is some in depth reading on IOS 7 mail.  It's about 50 pages 
>> >>>>>>> on my iPhone, but I assume it wouldn't be as long on an iPad, 
>> >>>>>>> laptop or desktop computer.  Happy reading!
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> http://www.macworld.com/article/2048962/get-to-know-ios-7-mail.html
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Best Regards,
>> >>>>>>> Anita K.  also known as "Gadget Girl".  Sent via my Apple gadget. 
>> >>>>>>> Apple, Take a bite, Express yourself!
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