Alex, Thank you for this comprehensive set of instructions. They are perfect! I had tried the braille input a few times since I upgraded to IOS 8 (and above), but gave up in frustration. After reading your instructions (and following along), I was successful right away. You are a born teacher! Penny
On 4/9/15, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Character echo does work, but only in 6 dot mode. If you use contracted > braille, dots are not spoken as you type. I use word feedback so I can hear > what I've written when I do the space gesture. Explore Mode is working as > expected here, I'm not sure why yours isn't. >> On Apr 9, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Ioana Gandrabur <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> It appears that, even if one has set typing feedback to characters, they >> are not spoken out in Braille input. It's trial and error but works quite >> well once you get the hang of it. A work around is to type 1 character and >> backspace with left single finger swipe !hear what dots are being inputed. >> >> >> Interestingly, there used to be a half baked feature in 8.2 called explore >> mode. >> It is now gone completely if I'm right but gives me hope it's in the >> works. >> I'll ask accessibility about it. >> >> About dot calibration you have to start with dots 456 and then follow with >> 123 and should then hear "Dots calibrated" >> Hth, Ioana >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 9, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Krister Ekstrom <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> This may sound like a silly question so let me try to explain: >>> I'm trying out the braille input mode in iOs8.3 and it appears that i >>> have to have the rotor set to characters in order to know where the >>> actual braille keys begin, right? How else could i determine this without >>> typing trange letters or signs at random? Looks like the keyboard for >>> braille is always there as oposed to the standard keyboard that only pops >>> up when a text field is editable. Also Voiceover tells me to calibrate >>> the braille by moving and then lifting 3 fingers on one hand then 3 on >>> the other, however no matter what i do, braille keyboard seems to be in >>> the same place. >>> Sorry for all these questions but i'm new to this part of the iPhone and >>> try to determine if to use it or not. >>> /Krister >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >>> list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you >>> have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you >>> feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >>> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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