Hi Noni, I'll answer both your queries in one email and hope others who may be more knowledgeable can chime in too. Yes I have heard of Oratio, but know nothing about it...so I can't really help there. As for predictive text, I used to use it all the time when I had the Nokia 6682, but I find it more of a hindrance than a help with a querty keyboard. I'd rather not have the phone anticipate my words and sentences when I can type them myself with greater precision and comparable speed. It was definitely a timesaver on the conventional keypad, but has the opposite effect for me with my current phone. Rather like the choice of keyboard, it's entirely a matter of personal preference. Take care, Michelle
-----Original Message----- From: talks-boun...@talksusers.com [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of m...@chopra.us Sent: October 2, 2011 12:47 AM To: Talks Mailing List Subject: Re: [Talks] QWERTY keypad and Talks Dear Michelle, have you heard of Oratio for Blackberry? Ofcourse Talks will be more reliable and we all are more used to it. Thanks. Noni :) -original message- Subject: Re: [Talks] QWERTY keypad and Talks From: "Michelle McQuigge" <michelle.mcqui...@gmail.com> Date: 02.10.2011 9.05 am Hi Noni, In my opinion, it's simply a matter of getting used to the keyboard. Many sighted folks look at the keyboard of their ordinary computer, yet people like us are testament to the fact that tactile familiarity is really the only necessity for effective typing. The same goes for the qwerty keyboard. In my case, it took me a few weeks to get used to the keyboard on my E71. The keys felt small, and I wasn't at all used to either the size or the layout. Factor in the foreign idea of typing exclusively with my thumbs and it all felt rather daunting. A year and a half on and I can now send texts or emails just about as quickly as my sighted, blackberry-using friends. I would suggest you take a look at someone's qwerty phone, either with Talks on training mode or with a sighted person on hand to answer questions about specific key positions. I'm afraid it's really the only way to know whether or not it's something you'll be able to get accustomed to. Good luck, Michelle -----Original Message----- From: talks-boun...@talksusers.com [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On Behalf Of m...@chopra.us Sent: October 1, 2011 10:58 PM To: Talks Mailing List Subject: [Talks] QWERTY keypad and Talks Dear QWERTY Keypad Users, I note that many Talks users are using phones with full QWERTY keypad. Without using vision, how do you manage to type at a reasonable speed? I have spoken to many sighted persons who use full QWERTY keypad and they all confirm that they are looking at the keys when they type. So how do you manage without visual feedback? Thanks, Noni :) _______________________________________________ Talks mailing list Talks@talksusers.com http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ _______________________________________________ Talks mailing list Talks@talksusers.com http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ _______________________________________________ Talks mailing list Talks@talksusers.com http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ _______________________________________________ Talks mailing list Talks@talksusers.com http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/
