[nabs-l] texting on the iPhone

[christopher nusbaum]

Do you mean compact voice?

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On May 12, 2013, at 10:25 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs
<brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> How do you get compact mode?
> I'm looking on my new phone and under voice over I see no option for changing the voices or anything.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: justin williams
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 6:54 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] texting on the iPhone
>
> Is compact mode on the eye phone five?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:06 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] texting on the iPhone
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have an IPhone and have used the touch screen for everything.  (I have a 4
> so I don't have Siri or dictation until I get an upgrade).
> There are a few settings you can change on your phone to make using the
> touch screen on the IPhone much like the experience a sighted person has,
> and it makes the process a lot less tedious.
>
> 1.  Change the typing mode to touch typing by going into messages, double
> tapping the edit field to bring up the keyboard, and making the roter motion
> until you hear it say typing mode.  Swipe up or down with one finger till
> you hear touch typing instead of standard.  Touch typing allows you to input
> letters by just touching it and lifting your finger off of the screen.
> Voiceover still announces the letter your finger is over, but instead of
> double tapping to select it you can just lift off.
> 2. Change voice over to only speak characters, or nothing at all in terms of
> feedback.  I like having characters spoken to me so I can hear if I make
> mistakes, but having it speak words can slow it down.
> 3.  Change the voice to compact mode.  I resisted this for about a year and
> a half, but it really does speed up your phone dramatically.
> I've found it has a big difference on how fast I can touch type, and now the
> time it takes me to send a text message is comparable to some of my slower
> sighted friends.  It's not quite the same since we still have to hear what
> we're doing, but it's about as fast as we can get by using the touch screen.
>
> Hope these help.
>
> On 5/12/13, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good evening, no, dictation is separate from Siri. The software is
>> built directly into the operating system.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 12, 2013, at 7:55 PM, "Ian Perrault" <iperrault at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>      Hi Patrick
>>> Texting on the IPhone is great. Yes, you can buy a bluetooth
>>> keyboard, I have one. But you can also press dictate, and just
>>> dictate your text messages. Or, you can feel around the keyboard, and
>>> when you find the letter you want, double-tap it and it will be
>>> inserted. Tedious process, but with auto-correct it can be duable.
>>> Ian
>>>
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