Use dot position calibration each time you start writing. This sets the dots to where your fingers are currently tapping the screen. I write everything, even dictation whilst others are speaking, with braille screen input.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Oct 2015, at 16:24, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm just finding that even though I don't have big hands/fingers, I'm really > having to squish the heck out of my fingers to get things to register > correctly. > > For instance, I tried typing the word Hello. it's almost like some of the > time, dot 3 wouldn't register, sometimes dot 1 wouldn't register. Same goes > with 4 and 6, It's like my fingers are too far spread apart. The only way I > can seem to get it to work is to practically web my fingers like a duck's > foot. I almost literally have to touch my finters to one another. Frankly, > this is totally unacceptable. > > Braille input may just not be for me. Oh well, at least I tried. I'll give > it another go if you all have an idea, but otherwise, this ain't workin'. > LOL! > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Chittenden > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 10:37 PM > Subject: Re: Incredibly irritating problem with braille input on I O S > > Hello, > > When you turn the iPhone away from you, have the home button to the right. VO > will announce home button to the left. This is correct, but the home button > actually is on the right. Now, Away mode is correct. Dots 1 2 and 3 are on > the left side, dots 4 5 6 are on the right side. Note: this message was > written with braille screen input in away mode. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 9 Oct 2015, at 14:50, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I'm not using a braille display or input keyboard. This is specifically on >> the braille input rotor setting, which I'm referring to. >> >> When I reach an edit field, and I turn the rotor to braille input, I am >> using contracted braille, not 6 dot, by the way. I'm noticing that it's >> reversed, when in screen away mode from how things would be on a standard >> braille note taker or Perkins. You know how normally your left hand does >> dots 1 2 and 3, and your right hand does 4 5 and 6? Well, it has things >> aligned now oppisit. So on my left hand, I have 4 5 and 6, then my right >> hand has 1 2 and 3. so horizontally, each row normally on a perkins would >> go: >> >> 1 4 >> 2 5 >> 3 6. >> >> In the case of my IPhone 6S, it's going: >> >> 4 1 >> 5 2 >> 6 3. >> >> This means I have to turn everything I type backwards. >> >> No? thank you! Is there a way to fix this? >> >> Chris. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
