Re: Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-19 Thread Scott Davert
Hi Stacey. It's not a bug, but a feature that came out with iOS 9 something or other. other than setting up an autotext where you enter some random combination of 2 or 3 letters/numbers, I don't think you can insert line breaks in to text messages any longer with a braille display. I never really u

Re: Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-19 Thread Stacey Robinson
Yes, text messages. It hasn’t always been this way. Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net > On Sep 18, 2016, at 11:25 PM, Michelle's Home Emails > wrote: > > Hi Stacey > > Michelle Stevens here, > > Were you talk

Re: Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-18 Thread David Chittenden
Text is always stored as uncontracted, not contracted, braille. In order to store the text as it's print, uncontracted form, it must be translated by VoiceOver. There are two modes for contracted braille input The switch is called automatic braille translation. One setting means whatever has bee

Re: Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-18 Thread Michelle's Home Emails
Hi Stacey Michelle Stevens here, Were you talking about send a tex sms message? Because I think it was always the way . What is driving me mad at moment whilst brailleing this message on focus even though I have finished typing the word, can only see half the ^will. If I press spacebar the

Re: Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-18 Thread Stacey Robinson
Has anyone noticed if the bug with text and iMessages and Braille displays been fixed? About a week ago I was using my braillepen12 to send a text and when I pressed enter to go to a new line it sent the message instead. Is there a way around this? Peace, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Ki

Re: Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-18 Thread David Chittenden
When in the address bar, the enter button becomes the go button. Thus, the enter command becomes the go command. Enter is dot 8 space bar, or dots 1 5 space bar. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 19/09/2016, at 05:20, Andr

Using Braille display to type text on iphone

2016-09-18 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, I'm still such a novice when it comes to using a Braille display in iOS. When I land on a text box like an address field in Safari on my iphone, I am not really sure how to deal with it. I type in the url but then I can't seem to get out of the text input box to activate the "go" button.