[nabs-l] texting on the iPhone

Katie Wang bunnykatie6 at gmail.com
Mon May 13 01:50:40 UTC 2013


Hi Kaiti,

Just out of curiosity, what exactly does it mean to set Voiceover to
compact mode? Does doing so make the speech sound different, and in
what way does it make texting more efficient? I use an IPod Touch and
am a faithful follower of your first two suggestions, but I'm not
familiar with the compact mode feature.

In response to Patrick's question, all of the solutions that have been
suggested so far are good alternatives. Another possibility I thought
worth mentioning is an app called Braille Touch. It is based on a
similar concept as Flexi - If you hold your phone in landscape mode
with the screen facing away from you and place your fingers as you
would on a 6-dot braille keyboard, you can generate text using
uncontracted braille in this app. The text can then be copied and
pasted into the body of an email or a text message. The full version
is $19.99 so definitely on the pricy side, but I personally find it a
worthwhile investment. There is a free trial version if you want to
check it out before making the purchase.

Hope this helps!
Katie


On 5/12/13, Daniel Romero <djdan567 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Patrick, you can use dictation, you can get a bluetooth keyboard,
> there's also a couple of other solutions. First is a tactile screen
> protector from a company named SpeedDots. They have two styles. One
> where it has dots located on the function buttons you would be using
> the most, and dots on the F, and J keys on the screen. Or, another one
> for beginners where there is a dot located on every single letter so
> that you can get familiar with the location of the letters, and learn
> the spacing. So that once you get better, you can take it off and
> you'll be quicker. There are two typing modes on the iPhone. One is
> the standerd typing which is when you find the letter you want, and
> you double tap, or the touch typing where you find the letter with
> your finger, and lift your finger then the letter will be entered.
> There's also an app called, 'flexy' which allows you to type freely
> where you think the letters are located, and will recognize and will
> give you options of words to choose from in the event you don't get
> the typing anywhere close.
>
> http://speeddots.com/
>
> That is the URL to the page where you can purchase the tactile screen
> protector of choice.
>
> I hope this helped! Glad you're getting the iPhone. It's a great
> investment.
>
> On 5/12/13, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi List,
>> So I'm going to be getting an iPhone soon, and everything about it
>> seems good to me. However, I am curious about how people handle
>> sending text messages. I know some people buy a Bluetooth keyboard,
>> but what are some other ways that you can text using the touch screen?
>> Thanks, Patrick
>>
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