[Electronics-talk] iOS 7 handwriting feature

Poppa Bear heavens4real at gmail.com
Sun Sep 29 15:27:17 UTC 2013 

Did you find it Dove? I found it yester day in the rotery settings and had 
to activate it. Don't know if I love it or hate it yet, it is definetly a 
intresting feature. If I get a handle on it, I will be texting more and 
maybe even FaceBooking with the little thing.
Thanks for explaining guys.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Snow White Dove" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] iOS 7 handwriting feature


> Hi,
> Just trying to find the hand writing mode trying to do this email. And 
> there's no hand writing mode on here.
> Any suggestions?
> Jenny
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 9:02 PM, Michael Babcock 
>> <empoweringtheblind at icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>> I hope this helps;;; from the article called:
>> What’s New in iOS 7 Accessibility for Individuals who are Blind, 
>> Deaf-blind, or who have Low Vision"
>> heading level 3 New Rotor settings:
>> Hand Writing is another rotor setting, which those who hate using the 
>> touch screen to type may enjoy. It's also something an individual who has 
>> issues with touch typing on the screen and who knows the print alphabet 
>> may find useful. Turn the rotor to hand writing when in a text field, and 
>> then begin writing the text using 1 finger. Note that all VoiceOver 
>> gestures are disabled other than the rotor option (turning clockwise or 
>> counterclockwise with 2 fingers at a diagonal on the touch screen) when 
>> hand writing is enabled. When in hand writing mode, to produce a space, 
>> swipe right with 2 fingers on the touch screen, to produce a new line, 
>> swipe right with 3 fingers, and to delete a character, swipe left with 2 
>> fingers. You can also write in upper case, add punctuation, and add 
>> numbers. Cycle through these settings by swiping up with 3 fingers while 
>> in this mode. When on the Home screen and Hand Writing mode is activated, 
>> writing letters will start generating a list of apps which have the same 
>> title as what you’re writing. When done using the hand writing feature, 
>> turn the rotor to a different setting and all gestures will function as 
>> expected.
>>
>> read the entire article here:
>> http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple/what’s-new-ios-7-accessibility-individuals-who-are-blind-deaf-blind-or-who-have-low
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>>
>>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Snow White Dove <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> I'll probably play with it tomorrow when I'm a little less tired. Thanks 
>>> again.
>>> Jenny
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 8:56 PM, Michael Babcock 
>>>> <empoweringtheblind at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> it's in the roter
>>>> Blogger for the site, empowering the blind… google me, i'm real!
>>>> http://empoweringtheblind.com/
>>>> Lets get social on Facebook:
>>>> http://facebook.com/empoweringtheblind/
>>>> ~~~-If your looking for a real way to make daily money online, contact 
>>>> me personally, i've got something you should see… oh yeah, it's real, 
>>>> and free!
>>>>
>>>> empoweringtheblind at icloud.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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