>From what I've been told, the Flexy issues are caused because of a bug with >direct touch. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 Work email:matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Personal email: matt.dierck...@gmail.com
On Sep 17, 2014, at 21:17, Brian Fischler <brianfisch...@me.com> wrote: > Sounds like the bug in Fleksy makes using it absolutely pointless isn't the > whole idea of having it work in all apps so you do not have to toggle between > apps to use it? Why in the world would I want to toggle VoiceOver on and off > to use it. I usually upgrade right away but hearing about the dialing phone > numbers, scrolling issues and clicking on things not working it really sounds > quite awful and that Apple did for lack of a better phrase a piss poor job of > VoiceOver in IOS 8, and please don't give me the we should expect bugs in a > first release as I don't think Apple would release a version of IOS where > sighted people couldn't dial phone numbers or properly scroll. Major > disappointment. > On Sep 17, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Buddy Brannan <bu...@brannan.name> wrote: > >> Oh. Well. That kind of sucks. >> >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: 814-860-3194 >> Mobile: 814-431-0962 >> Email: bu...@brannan.name >> >> >> >>> On Sep 17, 2014, at 7:17 PM, Deb Lewis <deblewi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> You have to enable speech in Fleksy and turn off VO for Fleksy to >>> work. It's awkward because it leaves you no way to switch to another >>> keyboard or read anything while you type. >>> >>> >>> On 9/17/14, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Buddy, so glad you're having trouble also with Fleksy. I thought I'd lost >>>> my >>>> mind. >>>> Jenine Stanley >>>> dragonwalke...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 17, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Buddy Brannan <bu...@brannan.name> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Direct touch typing works like this. And it took me a while (and someone >>>>> else's explanation) to fully understand it. >>>>> >>>>> If you've got a *really* good grasp on the keyboard, or have some usable >>>>> vision, it might be great. >>>>> >>>>> Essentially, when you tap a key, the key types. And by 'tap", I mean a >>>>> real tap, with absolutely *no* extra time from when your finger makes >>>>> contact to when you let go. This means that the keyboard acts exactly like >>>>> it does for sighted folks when VO is off. However, if you hold your finger >>>>> on a key, it will speak, just as though you had traditional or touch >>>>> typing enabled instead. That way, you could use split tap if you really >>>>> wanted. >>>>> >>>>> For my part, touch typing still works great. >>>>> >>>>> Now...if I could just figure out how to run Fleksy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>>>> Phone: 814-860-3194 >>>>> Mobile: 814-431-0962 >>>>> Email: bu...@brannan.name >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 17, 2014, at 6:08 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi those that know >>>>>> What is direct touch typing in IOS 8? 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