[Mac-access]: does any one know how i can get my keyboard back to the default vobersiy

2015-04-21 Thread Adrian Leong
does any one know how i can get voice over back to the default verbosity? i 
want it to not say vo plus jay when i read a email
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Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yeah.  Neh.  You'll be fine.  I'm not saying you won't! have to enable the 
midi capability, but most likely you won't.


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Ah okay, I thought a menu option had to be set on the synth itself to 
enable the MIDI interface.


As for the sound from the Synth? The MX49 is not equipped with internal 
speakers so no problem there smile.




On 5/04/2015 11:55 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Not really, Dane.  The only thing really that you may have to really do 
in the keyboard menus would be to turn off local mode.  and even that's 
technically optional.  In the meantime, if you dont' want to hear things 
out of sync coming out the keyboard's audio output, just turn the volume 
of the keyboard all the way down with it's master volume control.  I 
mean, ok, you might have to go in to the thing and enable the USB midi 
portion of it, although I've never ever in all keyboard/digital 
piano/controllers ever seen the need to do this, so you should be just 
fine.


When I referred to setting your input and output, I was talking about 
setting that on the midi track within Garageband or whatever itself on 
the software side.  You shouldn't need sighted help for that.  That's 
something Voiceover should deal with no problems.


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Yep, I gathered I had to set something and I'm going to have to get some 
sighted assistance to go through the menu system to find that but again, 
all detailed in the manual if details are required, thanks again.




On 5/04/2015 11:09 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Dane, as I said in my e-mail, that's perfect.  That will work 
flawlessly. Just plug the cord from the keyboard to your USB port, and 
boom.  You're done. Obviously, you'll have to go into GB or whatever 
and set your midi in and out device to your keyboard/controller, but 
that's easy enough to do.


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


What you said wasn't too detailed, its exactly how MIDI works, even 
the manual of my Yamaha MX49 says nearly as much as you've said, 
enough for the user to know - if they could be bothered reading the 
Introduction to the user manual - that output of sound from the 
keyboard and MIDI I/O are 2 different things, as you say MIDI is a 
controlling interface.


Now this brings me to a question regarding my MX49 which I've been 
meaning to get going for the last 3 months, you know how it is, gets 
put on the list of 50,000 other things that have to be done in the 
next 10 years smile, is the USB port for MIDI access the same as the 
MIDI I/O 5 Pin Din ports on the machine, can I use the supplied USB 
cable that came with the synth for all MIDI controls or do I need to 
purchase an adapter.


Just to simplify things, I plan to be using this keyboard on the Mac 
with garage Band.




On 5/04/2015 9:42 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of 
people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce 
sounds out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail 
than necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to 
have gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi 
cable or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of 
my message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want 
a program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 
10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, 
easily learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that 
I can just play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the last 
hour, gone through the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a 
little low quality, the keyboard is an older model, so I may just 
play using the keyboard then export to mp3 or something then all the 
tracks are good and all, so that’s what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Dane, as I said in my e-mail, that's perfect.  That will work flawlessly. 
Just plug the cord from the keyboard to your USB port, and boom.  You're 
done.  Obviously, you'll have to go into GB or whatever and set your midi in 
and out device to your keyboard/controller, but that's easy enough to do.


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


What you said wasn't too detailed, its exactly how MIDI works, even the 
manual of my Yamaha MX49 says nearly as much as you've said, enough for 
the user to know - if they could be bothered reading the Introduction to 
the user manual - that output of sound from the keyboard and MIDI I/O are 
2 different things, as you say MIDI is a controlling interface.


Now this brings me to a question regarding my MX49 which I've been meaning 
to get going for the last 3 months, you know how it is, gets put on the 
list of 50,000 other things that have to be done in the next 10 years 
smile, is the USB port for MIDI access the same as the MIDI I/O 5 Pin 
Din ports on the machine, can I use the supplied USB cable that came with 
the synth for all MIDI controls or do I need to purchase an adapter.


Just to simplify things, I plan to be using this keyboard on the Mac with 
garage Band.




On 5/04/2015 9:42 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of 
people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce sounds 
out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have 
gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable or 
whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of my 
message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 
10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily 
learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can just 
play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone through 
the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a little low quality, the 
keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using the keyboard then 
export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are good and all, so that’s 
what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that midi 
basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered 
events, with 1's and 0's attached to it. Basically 0 means the event is 
off, while 1 means it is on. Every single thing you do with the 
keyboard is associated with a midi event, as they are called.  I 
understand this isn't what you're asking, but to answer your question, 
I have to define this, so you'll understand in a second where I am 
going with this.  So what happens with midi is, these events are sent 
to your midi hardware or software controller either on the input, or on 
the output side.  Trust me with this, I am an audio engineer, so I know 
what I'm  talking about, believe me.  I've done this stuff for years. 
Not saying I'm God, and know everything, cause I definitely don't, but 
this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand... 
The short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't 
plan to record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main Stage 
might be your best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if you 
want to get the sounds from your keyboard, it may take a little more 
work.  First of all, does your keyboard have built in speakers?  If 
not, you'll need to somehow get the keyboard going to a line source 
like the line in of your mac, or to a mixer etc.  I don't know your 
setup, so it's kind of hard for me to really determine e everything 
right up front without more info.


You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because 
obviously, the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and 
through ports. There is a nice device called the midi Uno that would 
work with this. Basically, it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the male 
round plugs.  One for in, one for out, and one for through.  So, you'd 
connect that end

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, I gathered I had to set something and I'm going to have to get some 
sighted assistance to go through the menu system to find that but again, 
all detailed in the manual if details are required, thanks again.




On 5/04/2015 11:09 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Dane, as I said in my e-mail, that's perfect.  That will work 
flawlessly. Just plug the cord from the keyboard to your USB port, and 
boom.  You're done.  Obviously, you'll have to go into GB or whatever 
and set your midi in and out device to your keyboard/controller, but 
that's easy enough to do.


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


What you said wasn't too detailed, its exactly how MIDI works, even 
the manual of my Yamaha MX49 says nearly as much as you've said, 
enough for the user to know - if they could be bothered reading the 
Introduction to the user manual - that output of sound from the 
keyboard and MIDI I/O are 2 different things, as you say MIDI is a 
controlling interface.


Now this brings me to a question regarding my MX49 which I've been 
meaning to get going for the last 3 months, you know how it is, gets 
put on the list of 50,000 other things that have to be done in the 
next 10 years smile, is the USB port for MIDI access the same as 
the MIDI I/O 5 Pin Din ports on the machine, can I use the supplied 
USB cable that came with the synth for all MIDI controls or do I need 
to purchase an adapter.


Just to simplify things, I plan to be using this keyboard on the Mac 
with garage Band.




On 5/04/2015 9:42 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot 
of people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce 
sounds out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail 
than necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to 
have gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a 
midi cable or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out 
of my message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want 
a program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and 
could optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand 
on OS X 10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a 
simple, easily learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi 
so that I can just play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the 
last hour, gone through the keyboard’s array of sounds and found 
them a little low quality, the keyboard is an older model, so I may 
just play using the keyboard then export to mp3 or something then 
all the tracks are good and all, so that’s what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio. All that 
midi basically is are different numerical values for certain 
triggered events, with 1's and 0's attached to it. Basically 0 
means the event is off, while 1 means it is on. Every single thing 
you do with the keyboard is associated with a midi event, as they 
are called.  I understand this isn't what you're asking, but to 
answer your question, I have to define this, so you'll understand 
in a second where I am going with this.  So what happens with midi 
is, these events are sent to your midi hardware or software 
controller either on the input, or on the output side.  Trust me 
with this, I am an audio engineer, so I know what I'm  talking 
about, believe me.  I've done this stuff for years. Not saying I'm 
God, and know everything, cause I definitely don't, but this much, 
I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at 
hand... The short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  
If you don't plan to record, but just want to play, then Audacity 
or even Main Stage might be your best bet.  The thing however is, 
just know that if you want to get the sounds from your keyboard, 
it may take a little more work.  First of all, does your keyboard 
have built in speakers?  If not, you'll need to somehow get the 
keyboard going to a line source like the line in of your mac, or 
to a mixer etc.  I don't know your setup, so it's kind of hard for 
me to really determine e everything right up front without more info.


You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because 
obviously, the mac doesn't

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Not really, Dane.  The only thing really that you may have to really do in 
the keyboard menus would be to turn off local mode.  and even that's 
technically optional.  In the meantime, if you dont' want to hear things out 
of sync coming out the keyboard's audio output, just turn the volume of the 
keyboard all the way down with it's master volume control.  I mean, ok, you 
might have to go in to the thing and enable the USB midi portion of it, 
although I've never ever in all keyboard/digital piano/controllers ever seen 
the need to do this, so you should be just fine.


When I referred to setting your input and output, I was talking about 
setting that on the midi track within Garageband or whatever itself on the 
software side.  You shouldn't need sighted help for that.  That's something 
Voiceover should deal with no problems.


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Yep, I gathered I had to set something and I'm going to have to get some 
sighted assistance to go through the menu system to find that but again, 
all detailed in the manual if details are required, thanks again.




On 5/04/2015 11:09 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Dane, as I said in my e-mail, that's perfect.  That will work flawlessly. 
Just plug the cord from the keyboard to your USB port, and boom.  You're 
done.  Obviously, you'll have to go into GB or whatever and set your midi 
in and out device to your keyboard/controller, but that's easy enough to 
do.


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


What you said wasn't too detailed, its exactly how MIDI works, even the 
manual of my Yamaha MX49 says nearly as much as you've said, enough for 
the user to know - if they could be bothered reading the Introduction to 
the user manual - that output of sound from the keyboard and MIDI I/O 
are 2 different things, as you say MIDI is a controlling interface.


Now this brings me to a question regarding my MX49 which I've been 
meaning to get going for the last 3 months, you know how it is, gets put 
on the list of 50,000 other things that have to be done in the next 10 
years smile, is the USB port for MIDI access the same as the MIDI I/O 
5 Pin Din ports on the machine, can I use the supplied USB cable that 
came with the synth for all MIDI controls or do I need to purchase an 
adapter.


Just to simplify things, I plan to be using this keyboard on the Mac 
with garage Band.




On 5/04/2015 9:42 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of 
people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce sounds 
out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have 
gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable 
or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of 
my message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 
10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily 
learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can 
just play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone 
through the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a little low 
quality, the keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using the 
keyboard then export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are good 
and all, so that’s what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio. All that 
midi basically is are different numerical values for certain 
triggered events, with 1's and 0's attached to it. Basically 0 means 
the event is off, while 1 means it is on. Every single thing you do 
with the keyboard is associated with a midi event, as they are 
called.  I understand this isn't what you're asking, but to answer 
your question, I have to define this, so you'll understand in a 
second where I am going with this.  So what happens with midi

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Ah okay, I thought a menu option had to be set on the synth itself to 
enable the MIDI interface.


As for the sound from the Synth? The MX49 is not equipped with internal 
speakers so no problem there smile.




On 5/04/2015 11:55 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Not really, Dane.  The only thing really that you may have to really 
do in the keyboard menus would be to turn off local mode.  and even 
that's technically optional.  In the meantime, if you dont' want to 
hear things out of sync coming out the keyboard's audio output, just 
turn the volume of the keyboard all the way down with it's master 
volume control.  I mean, ok, you might have to go in to the thing and 
enable the USB midi portion of it, although I've never ever in all 
keyboard/digital piano/controllers ever seen the need to do this, so 
you should be just fine.


When I referred to setting your input and output, I was talking about 
setting that on the midi track within Garageband or whatever itself on 
the software side.  You shouldn't need sighted help for that.  That's 
something Voiceover should deal with no problems.


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Yep, I gathered I had to set something and I'm going to have to get 
some sighted assistance to go through the menu system to find that 
but again, all detailed in the manual if details are required, thanks 
again.




On 5/04/2015 11:09 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Dane, as I said in my e-mail, that's perfect.  That will work 
flawlessly. Just plug the cord from the keyboard to your USB port, 
and boom.  You're done. Obviously, you'll have to go into GB or 
whatever and set your midi in and out device to your 
keyboard/controller, but that's easy enough to do.


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


What you said wasn't too detailed, its exactly how MIDI works, even 
the manual of my Yamaha MX49 says nearly as much as you've said, 
enough for the user to know - if they could be bothered reading the 
Introduction to the user manual - that output of sound from the 
keyboard and MIDI I/O are 2 different things, as you say MIDI is a 
controlling interface.


Now this brings me to a question regarding my MX49 which I've been 
meaning to get going for the last 3 months, you know how it is, 
gets put on the list of 50,000 other things that have to be done in 
the next 10 years smile, is the USB port for MIDI access the same 
as the MIDI I/O 5 Pin Din ports on the machine, can I use the 
supplied USB cable that came with the synth for all MIDI controls 
or do I need to purchase an adapter.


Just to simplify things, I plan to be using this keyboard on the 
Mac with garage Band.




On 5/04/2015 9:42 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot 
of people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't 
produce sounds out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail 
than necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you 
to have gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging 
a midi cable or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out 
of my message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply 
want a program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, 
and could optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that 
GarageBand on OS X 10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I 
simply want a simple, easily learned and accessible editor 
that’ll work with midi so that I can just play using the 
keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone through the 
keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a little low quality, 
the keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using the 
keyboard then export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are 
good and all, so that’s what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio. All 
that midi basically is are different numerical values for 
certain triggered events, with 1's and 0's attached to it. 
Basically 0 means the event is off, while 1 means it is on. 
Every single thing you do

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Devin Prater
Yes, I just need to know of a program that is like Quick Windows Sequencer for 
the mac, if you’re familiar with QWS.
 On Apr 4, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland clgillan...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 
 Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you understood. 
 You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of people don't 
 understand that midi in and of itself won't produce sounds out the keyboard.
 
 I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
 necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have gotten 
 an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable or whatever 
 in wasn't working.
 
 Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of my 
 message?  I hope so?
 
 Chris.
 
 - Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
 Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac
 
 
 Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
 program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
 optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 10.10 is 
 inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily learned and 
 accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can just play using the 
 keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone through the keyboard’s 
 array of sounds and found them a little low quality, the keyboard is an 
 older model, so I may just play using the keyboard then export to mp3 or 
 something then all the tracks are good and all, so that’s what I want to do.
 On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
 clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 You're talking two totally different things here.
 
 Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that midi 
 basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered events, 
 with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 means the event is off, while 
 1 means it is on.  Every single thing you do with the keyboard is 
 associated with a midi event, as they are called.  I understand this isn't 
 what you're asking, but to answer your question, I have to define this, so 
 you'll understand in a second where I am going with this.  So what happens 
 with midi is, these events are sent to your midi hardware or software 
 controller either on the input, or on the output side.  Trust me with this, 
 I am an audio engineer, so I know what I'm  talking about, believe me.  
 I've done this stuff for years.  Not saying I'm God, and know everything, 
 cause I definitely don't, but this much, I do! know.
 
 OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand...  The 
 short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't plan to 
 record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main Stage might be 
 your best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if you want to get the 
 sounds from your keyboard, it may take a little more work.  First of all, 
 does your keyboard have built in speakers?  If not, you'll need to somehow 
 get the keyboard going to a line source like the line in of your mac, or to 
 a mixer etc.  I don't know your setup, so it's kind of hard for me to 
 really determine e everything right up front without more info.
 
 You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because 
 obviously, the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and through 
 ports. There is a nice device called the midi Uno that would work with 
 this. Basically, it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the male round plugs.  
 One for in, one for out, and one for through.  So, you'd connect that end 
 to your keyboard, and leave the through cable dangling if you don't have a 
 through port on the keyboard... it won't hurt anything.  The other end is a 
 standard USB plug.  That would go into the USB port on your mac.  I think 
 they're somewhere like around $50 or so.  Amazong should have them.  I've 
 had mine for about 5 years now, so I can't tell ya if they still exist, 
 but, I'd definitely look.
 
 If your keyboard actually connects via USB, not the round midi plugs, then 
 just use a standard plug and play USB cable, and you'll be good to go.
 
 If you want to then play midi with the built in instruments, then you'll 
 open up your DAW, (Digital Audio workstation,) of choice, be it Garageband, 
 Audacity, whatever, and you'll want to set your midi output to your 
 keyboard midi controller.  So, if you're using an Uno, or some sort of midi 
 to USB converter, it should, provided you have the drivers properly 
 installed, show up in your output list.  You'd just pick it, and boom, 
 you're done.  Now you'll play the midi file just like you normally would 
 and it then should come out your keyboard speakers, or if no speakers, 
 it'll get routed to your keyboard's line out/headphone out which you

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Yeah, aside from Garageband, I really don't know of anything that is just 
midi that could do only basic midi functions as what I use obviously, with 
ProTools is a full fledged DAW.  Plus, for what it sounds like you need, it 
would not only ouch your wallet, but would be way! and I mean escrutiatingly 
way! overkill!


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Yes, I just need to know of a program that is like Quick Windows Sequencer 
for the mac, if you’re familiar with QWS.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of 
people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce sounds 
out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have 
gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable or 
whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of my 
message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 
10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily 
learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can just 
play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone through 
the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a little low quality, the 
keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using the keyboard then 
export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are good and all, so that’s 
what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that midi 
basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered 
events, with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 means the event 
is off, while 1 means it is on.  Every single thing you do with the 
keyboard is associated with a midi event, as they are called.  I 
understand this isn't what you're asking, but to answer your question, 
I have to define this, so you'll understand in a second where I am 
going with this.  So what happens with midi is, these events are sent 
to your midi hardware or software controller either on the input, or on 
the output side.  Trust me with this, I am an audio engineer, so I know 
what I'm  talking about, believe me.  I've done this stuff for years. 
Not saying I'm God, and know everything, cause I definitely don't, but 
this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand... 
The short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't 
plan to record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main Stage 
might be your best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if you 
want to get the sounds from your keyboard, it may take a little more 
work.  First of all, does your keyboard have built in speakers?  If 
not, you'll need to somehow get the keyboard going to a line source 
like the line in of your mac, or to a mixer etc.  I don't know your 
setup, so it's kind of hard for me to really determine e everything 
right up front without more info.


You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because 
obviously, the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and 
through ports. There is a nice device called the midi Uno that would 
work with this. Basically, it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the male 
round plugs.  One for in, one for out, and one for through.  So, you'd 
connect that end to your keyboard, and leave the through cable dangling 
if you don't have a through port on the keyboard... it won't hurt 
anything.  The other end is a standard USB plug.  That would go into 
the USB port on your mac.  I think they're somewhere like around $50 or 
so.  Amazong should have them.  I've had mine for about 5 years now, so 
I can't tell ya if they still exist, but, I'd definitely look.


If your keyboard actually connects via USB, not the round midi plugs, 
then just use a standard plug and play USB cable, and you'll be good to 
go.


If you want to then play midi with the built in instruments, then 
you'll open up your DAW, (Digital Audio workstation,) of choice, be it 
Garageband, Audacity, whatever

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
What you said wasn't too detailed, its exactly how MIDI works, even the 
manual of my Yamaha MX49 says nearly as much as you've said, enough for 
the user to know - if they could be bothered reading the Introduction to 
the user manual - that output of sound from the keyboard and MIDI I/O 
are 2 different things, as you say MIDI is a controlling interface.


Now this brings me to a question regarding my MX49 which I've been 
meaning to get going for the last 3 months, you know how it is, gets put 
on the list of 50,000 other things that have to be done in the next 10 
years smile, is the USB port for MIDI access the same as the MIDI I/O 
5 Pin Din ports on the machine, can I use the supplied USB cable that 
came with the synth for all MIDI controls or do I need to purchase an 
adapter.


Just to simplify things, I plan to be using this keyboard on the Mac 
with garage Band.




On 5/04/2015 9:42 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of 
people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce 
sounds out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have 
gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable 
or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of 
my message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 
10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily 
learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can 
just play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone 
through the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a little low 
quality, the keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using the 
keyboard then export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are good 
and all, so that’s what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that 
midi basically is are different numerical values for certain 
triggered events, with 1's and 0's attached to it. Basically 0 means 
the event is off, while 1 means it is on. Every single thing you do 
with the keyboard is associated with a midi event, as they are 
called.  I understand this isn't what you're asking, but to answer 
your question, I have to define this, so you'll understand in a 
second where I am going with this.  So what happens with midi is, 
these events are sent to your midi hardware or software controller 
either on the input, or on the output side.  Trust me with this, I 
am an audio engineer, so I know what I'm  talking about, believe 
me.  I've done this stuff for years.  Not saying I'm God, and know 
everything, cause I definitely don't, but this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at 
hand...  The short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  
If you don't plan to record, but just want to play, then Audacity or 
even Main Stage might be your best bet.  The thing however is, just 
know that if you want to get the sounds from your keyboard, it may 
take a little more work.  First of all, does your keyboard have 
built in speakers?  If not, you'll need to somehow get the keyboard 
going to a line source like the line in of your mac, or to a mixer 
etc.  I don't know your setup, so it's kind of hard for me to really 
determine e everything right up front without more info.


You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because 
obviously, the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and 
through ports. There is a nice device called the midi Uno that would 
work with this. Basically, it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the 
male round plugs.  One for in, one for out, and one for through.  
So, you'd connect that end to your keyboard, and leave the through 
cable dangling if you don't have a through port on the keyboard... 
it won't hurt anything.  The other end is a standard USB plug.  That 
would go into the USB port on your mac.  I think they're somewhere 
like around $50 or so.  Amazong should have them.  I've had mine for 
about 5 years now, so I can't tell ya if they still exist, but, I'd 
definitely look.


If your keyboard actually connects via USB, not the round midi 
plugs, then just use a standard plug and play USB cable, and you'll 
be good

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Oh my God!  it's so funny you'd mention that about Reaper.  I just! 
literally! just! like not even 3 minutes, literally! ago wrote the Reapers 
Without Peapers e-mail list to let them know that I tried Reaper just now on 
the Mac, and oh?... my... God!  Ab, suh, lootly? beautiful!  I honestly on 
the mac side didn't have very high hopes, however, it is simply put in one 
word:  Gorgeous!  I don't think even one single element wasn't correctly 
labeled.  Even the track strips themselves and all of the settings within 
them are totally! accessibly adjustable.  Needless to say, though I still 
intend to use ProTools primarily, and not Reaper for now, I have bought 
Reaper and now have it both on my mac, and my Windows machine and am 
incredibly impressed on both sides of the fence.  I'd highly highly 
recommend you all try it out!  There is a 60 day trial, so it's not like you 
have to buy it right now today.  Then, after that, it's only $60! 
Considerring it's a full fledged DAW, and yes, it does do midi, though I 
haven't yet worked out exactly how, in comparison to Logic X, or ProTools, 
this is an absolutely brilliant! solution.  No ILok or anything stupid like 
that either.  Just a simple key that gets e-mail to you.  You either can 
copy and paste it, or, they even attach a file to an e-mail for you which 
you can browse for, and import which automatically will unlock it for you.


I'm simply over here now salivating!

Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac



I wonder if Reaper would be any help? I'm not up with MIDI stuff.



On 5/04/2015 10:12 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
Yes, I just need to know of a program that is like Quick Windows 
Sequencer for the mac, if you’re familiar with QWS.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of 
people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce sounds 
out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have 
gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable 
or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of my 
message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 
10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily 
learned and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can just 
play using the keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone 
through the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a little low 
quality, the keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using the 
keyboard then export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are good 
and all, so that’s what I want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that 
midi basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered 
events, with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 means the event 
is off, while 1 means it is on.  Every single thing you do with the 
keyboard is associated with a midi event, as they are called.  I 
understand this isn't what you're asking, but to answer your question, 
I have to define this, so you'll understand in a second where I am 
going with this.  So what happens with midi is, these events are sent 
to your midi hardware or software controller either on the input, or 
on the output side.  Trust me with this, I am an audio engineer, so I 
know what I'm  talking about, believe me.  I've done this stuff for 
years.  Not saying I'm God, and know everything, cause I definitely 
don't, but this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand... 
The short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't 
plan to record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main 
Stage might be your best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if 
you want to get the sounds from your keyboard, it may take a little 
more work.  First of all, does your keyboard have built in speakers? 
If not, you'll need to somehow get the keyboard going to a line source 
like the line in of your

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks for that and its appreciated far more than you realise, makes me 
fully appreciate why I bothered banging on about Reaper for the last 3 
years smile.




On 5/04/2015 10:58 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Oh my God!  it's so funny you'd mention that about Reaper.  I just! 
literally! just! like not even 3 minutes, literally! ago wrote the 
Reapers Without Peapers e-mail list to let them know that I tried 
Reaper just now on the Mac, and oh?... my... God!  Ab, suh, lootly? 
beautiful!  I honestly on the mac side didn't have very high hopes, 
however, it is simply put in one word:  Gorgeous!  I don't think even 
one single element wasn't correctly labeled.  Even the track strips 
themselves and all of the settings within them are totally! accessibly 
adjustable. Needless to say, though I still intend to use ProTools 
primarily, and not Reaper for now, I have bought Reaper and now have 
it both on my mac, and my Windows machine and am incredibly impressed 
on both sides of the fence.  I'd highly highly recommend you all try 
it out!  There is a 60 day trial, so it's not like you have to buy it 
right now today.  Then, after that, it's only $60! Considerring it's a 
full fledged DAW, and yes, it does do midi, though I haven't yet 
worked out exactly how, in comparison to Logic X, or ProTools, this is 
an absolutely brilliant! solution.  No ILok or anything stupid like 
that either.  Just a simple key that gets e-mail to you.  You either 
can copy and paste it, or, they even attach a file to an e-mail for 
you which you can browse for, and import which automatically will 
unlock it for you.


I'm simply over here now salivating!

Chris.

- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac



I wonder if Reaper would be any help? I'm not up with MIDI stuff.



On 5/04/2015 10:12 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
Yes, I just need to know of a program that is like Quick Windows 
Sequencer for the mac, if you’re familiar with QWS.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you 
understood. You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot 
of people don't understand that midi in and of itself won't produce 
sounds out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail 
than necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you 
to have gotten an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a 
midi cable or whatever in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out 
of my message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply 
want a program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, 
and could optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that 
GarageBand on OS X 10.10 is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply 
want a simple, easily learned and accessible editor that’ll work 
with midi so that I can just play using the keyboard. I have now, 
like in the last hour, gone through the keyboard’s array of sounds 
and found them a little low quality, the keyboard is an older 
model, so I may just play using the keyboard then export to mp3 or 
something then all the tracks are good and all, so that’s what I 
want to do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All 
that midi basically is are different numerical values for certain 
triggered events, with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 
means the event is off, while 1 means it is on.  Every single 
thing you do with the keyboard is associated with a midi event, 
as they are called.  I understand this isn't what you're asking, 
but to answer your question, I have to define this, so you'll 
understand in a second where I am going with this.  So what 
happens with midi is, these events are sent to your midi hardware 
or software controller either on the input, or on the output 
side.  Trust me with this, I am an audio engineer, so I know what 
I'm talking about, believe me.  I've done this stuff for years.  
Not saying I'm God, and know everything, cause I definitely 
don't, but this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at 
hand... The short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  
If you don't plan to record, but just want to play, then Audacity 
or even Main Stage might be your best bet.  The thing however is, 
just know that if you want to get

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland

You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that midi 
basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered events, 
with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 means the event is off, while 
1 means it is on.  Every single thing you do with the keyboard is associated 
with a midi event, as they are called.  I understand this isn't what you're 
asking, but to answer your question, I have to define this, so you'll 
understand in a second where I am going with this.  So what happens with 
midi is, these events are sent to your midi hardware or software controller 
either on the input, or on the output side.  Trust me with this, I am an 
audio engineer, so I know what I'm  talking about, believe me.  I've done 
this stuff for years.  Not saying I'm God, and know everything, cause I 
definitely don't, but this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand...  The 
short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't plan to 
record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main Stage might be 
your best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if you want to get the 
sounds from your keyboard, it may take a little more work.  First of all, 
does your keyboard have built in speakers?  If not, you'll need to somehow 
get the keyboard going to a line source like the line in of your mac, or to 
a mixer etc.  I don't know your setup, so it's kind of hard for me to really 
determine e everything right up front without more info.


You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because obviously, 
the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and through ports. 
There is a nice device called the midi Uno that would work with this. 
Basically, it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the male round plugs.  One for 
in, one for out, and one for through.  So, you'd connect that end to your 
keyboard, and leave the through cable dangling if you don't have a through 
port on the keyboard... it won't hurt anything.  The other end is a standard 
USB plug.  That would go into the USB port on your mac.  I think they're 
somewhere like around $50 or so.  Amazong should have them.  I've had mine 
for about 5 years now, so I can't tell ya if they still exist, but, I'd 
definitely look.


If your keyboard actually connects via USB, not the round midi plugs, then 
just use a standard plug and play USB cable, and you'll be good to go.


If you want to then play midi with the built in instruments, then you'll 
open up your DAW, (Digital Audio workstation,) of choice, be it Garageband, 
Audacity, whatever, and you'll want to set your midi output to your keyboard 
midi controller.  So, if you're using an Uno, or some sort of midi to USB 
converter, it should, provided you have the drivers properly installed, show 
up in your output list.  You'd just pick it, and boom, you're done.  Now 
you'll play the midi file just like you normally would and it then should 
come out your keyboard speakers, or if no speakers, it'll get routed to your 
keyboard's line out/headphone out which you then have fed back into a line 
in source of some type.


If you wanna record using the sounds in the keyboard, this gets a little 
more complecated.  Basically, keeping it general, and elementary, you'd 
need, even if there are! built in speakers, to connect a stereo patch cable 
to the line out, preferred, or if you don't have one, the headphone jack of 
the keyboard, and the other end into a channel on your interface/mixer, or 
if you don't have one, then directly to your line in on the mac.  Fire up 
your DAW of choice.  Open the midi file, or record it like normal, then in 
your project, create a stereo audio track for your final master mix, arm it 
for recording if needed, then making sure none of your midi tracks are 
armed, so you don't accidentally record over them, hit record in the 
software of your choice, and then basically allow the midi to play through 
your keyboard, and get routed out the keyboard to the line in of your 
mixer/interface/line in jack on the mac, therefore capturing that audio and 
recording it to the stereo audio track you just created.  Then, once done, 
delete all the midi tracks from the project, leaving only the one audio 
track, and then mix/bounce/render, however the DAW calls it, it down to 
either a wave file, or an mp3.  Preferably a wave file, so that it won't be 
compressed or with any artifacts.  You can later go back and encode that 
wave to an mp3 file, if it be needed.


I do offer tech support on this type thing, so if you need help, give me a 
call on Monday, and I can definitely help you with this.  My rates are $15 
an hour, or $25 flat rate for unlimited tech support during business hours 
for one whole month.  I take PayPal, and I also can over the phone process 
Visa and Mastercards if it be a last resort.  I prefer PayPal though as the 
other way can

[Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. I mac a lovely midi keyboard… Well it will be when I find the midi 
-to-usb cable… Its a Yamaha keyboard with its own built-in instruments. I 
really would rather use its instruments instead of the garageband ones, and 
would rather have a program that simply makes midi files, like QWS on Windows. 
Are there any apps that can do that for the Mac?
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Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Devin Prater
Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a program 
that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could optionally save the 
midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 10.10 is inaccessible in some 
ways, so I simply want a simple, easily learned and accessible editor that’ll 
work with midi so that I can just play using the keyboard. I have now, like in 
the last hour, gone through the keyboard’s array of sounds and found them a 
little low quality, the keyboard is an older model, so I may just play using 
the keyboard then export to mp3 or something then all the tracks are good and 
all, so that’s what I want to do.
 On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland clgillan...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 
 You're talking two totally different things here.
 
 Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that midi 
 basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered events, 
 with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 means the event is off, while 1 
 means it is on.  Every single thing you do with the keyboard is associated 
 with a midi event, as they are called.  I understand this isn't what you're 
 asking, but to answer your question, I have to define this, so you'll 
 understand in a second where I am going with this.  So what happens with midi 
 is, these events are sent to your midi hardware or software controller either 
 on the input, or on the output side.  Trust me with this, I am an audio 
 engineer, so I know what I'm  talking about, believe me.  I've done this 
 stuff for years.  Not saying I'm God, and know everything, cause I definitely 
 don't, but this much, I do! know.
 
 OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand...  The 
 short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't plan to 
 record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main Stage might be your 
 best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if you want to get the sounds 
 from your keyboard, it may take a little more work.  First of all, does your 
 keyboard have built in speakers?  If not, you'll need to somehow get the 
 keyboard going to a line source like the line in of your mac, or to a mixer 
 etc.  I don't know your setup, so it's kind of hard for me to really 
 determine e everything right up front without more info.
 
 You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because obviously, 
 the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and through ports. There 
 is a nice device called the midi Uno that would work with this. Basically, 
 it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the male round plugs.  One for in, one for 
 out, and one for through.  So, you'd connect that end to your keyboard, and 
 leave the through cable dangling if you don't have a through port on the 
 keyboard... it won't hurt anything.  The other end is a standard USB plug.  
 That would go into the USB port on your mac.  I think they're somewhere like 
 around $50 or so.  Amazong should have them.  I've had mine for about 5 years 
 now, so I can't tell ya if they still exist, but, I'd definitely look.
 
 If your keyboard actually connects via USB, not the round midi plugs, then 
 just use a standard plug and play USB cable, and you'll be good to go.
 
 If you want to then play midi with the built in instruments, then you'll open 
 up your DAW, (Digital Audio workstation,) of choice, be it Garageband, 
 Audacity, whatever, and you'll want to set your midi output to your keyboard 
 midi controller.  So, if you're using an Uno, or some sort of midi to USB 
 converter, it should, provided you have the drivers properly installed, show 
 up in your output list.  You'd just pick it, and boom, you're done.  Now 
 you'll play the midi file just like you normally would and it then should 
 come out your keyboard speakers, or if no speakers, it'll get routed to your 
 keyboard's line out/headphone out which you then have fed back into a line in 
 source of some type.
 
 If you wanna record using the sounds in the keyboard, this gets a little more 
 complecated.  Basically, keeping it general, and elementary, you'd need, even 
 if there are! built in speakers, to connect a stereo patch cable to the line 
 out, preferred, or if you don't have one, the headphone jack of the keyboard, 
 and the other end into a channel on your interface/mixer, or if you don't 
 have one, then directly to your line in on the mac.  Fire up your DAW of 
 choice.  Open the midi file, or record it like normal, then in your project, 
 create a stereo audio track for your final master mix, arm it for recording 
 if needed, then making sure none of your midi tracks are armed, so you don't 
 accidentally record over them, hit record in the software of your choice, and 
 then basically allow the midi to play through your keyboard, and get routed 
 out the keyboard to the line in of your mixer/interface/line in jack on the 
 mac, therefore capturing that audio

Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac

2015-04-04 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sorry for being so detailed.  I just wanted to be sure that you understood. 
You said you wanted to use the built in sounds.  A lot of people don't 
understand that midi in and of itself won't produce sounds out the keyboard.


I have a real bad habbit of doing this and giving far more detail than 
necessary, guilty as charged, but I would have hated for you to have gotten 
an answer, then wonderred why just simply plugging a midi cable or whatever 
in wasn't working.


Pardon the novel-writing.  Did you get anything helpful though out of my 
message?  I hope so?


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: midi keyboard usage within the mac


Well, goodness. I didn’t mean anything that detailed. I simply want a 
program that uses pure midi, can export and import midi, and could 
optionally save the midi as mp3. I’ve heard that GarageBand on OS X 10.10 
is inaccessible in some ways, so I simply want a simple, easily learned 
and accessible editor that’ll work with midi so that I can just play using 
the keyboard. I have now, like in the last hour, gone through the keyboard’s 
array of sounds and found them a little low quality, the keyboard is an 
older model, so I may just play using the keyboard then export to mp3 or 
something then all the tracks are good and all, so that’s what I want to 
do.
On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
clgillan...@gmail.com wrote:


You're talking two totally different things here.

Let's get one thing totally straight.  Midi isn't audio.  All that midi 
basically is are different numerical values for certain triggered events, 
with 1's and 0's attached to it.  Basically 0 means the event is off, 
while 1 means it is on.  Every single thing you do with the keyboard is 
associated with a midi event, as they are called.  I understand this 
isn't what you're asking, but to answer your question, I have to define 
this, so you'll understand in a second where I am going with this.  So 
what happens with midi is, these events are sent to your midi hardware or 
software controller either on the input, or on the output side.  Trust me 
with this, I am an audio engineer, so I know what I'm  talking about, 
believe me.  I've done this stuff for years.  Not saying I'm God, and 
know everything, cause I definitely don't, but this much, I do! know.


OK, so with all of that said, let's address your question at hand...  The 
short answer is, Garageband will definitely do midi.  If you don't plan 
to record, but just want to play, then Audacity or even Main Stage might 
be your best bet.  The thing however is, just know that if you want to 
get the sounds from your keyboard, it may take a little more work.  First 
of all, does your keyboard have built in speakers?  If not, you'll need 
to somehow get the keyboard going to a line source like the line in of 
your mac, or to a mixer etc.  I don't know your setup, so it's kind of 
hard for me to really determine e everything right up front without more 
info.


You're going to most likely need a midi to USB converter, because 
obviously, the mac doesn't have built in round midi in and out and 
through ports. There is a nice device called the midi Uno that would work 
with this. Basically, it's a Y cable.  One end has 3 of the male round 
plugs.  One for in, one for out, and one for through.  So, you'd connect 
that end to your keyboard, and leave the through cable dangling if you 
don't have a through port on the keyboard... it won't hurt anything.  The 
other end is a standard USB plug.  That would go into the USB port on 
your mac.  I think they're somewhere like around $50 or so.  Amazong 
should have them.  I've had mine for about 5 years now, so I can't tell 
ya if they still exist, but, I'd definitely look.


If your keyboard actually connects via USB, not the round midi plugs, 
then just use a standard plug and play USB cable, and you'll be good to 
go.


If you want to then play midi with the built in instruments, then you'll 
open up your DAW, (Digital Audio workstation,) of choice, be it 
Garageband, Audacity, whatever, and you'll want to set your midi output 
to your keyboard midi controller.  So, if you're using an Uno, or some 
sort of midi to USB converter, it should, provided you have the drivers 
properly installed, show up in your output list.  You'd just pick it, and 
boom, you're done.  Now you'll play the midi file just like you normally 
would and it then should come out your keyboard speakers, or if no 
speakers, it'll get routed to your keyboard's line out/headphone out 
which you then have fed back into a line in source of some type.


If you wanna record using the sounds in the keyboard, this gets a little 
more complecated.  Basically, keeping it general, and elementary, you'd 
need, even if there are! built in speakers, to connect a stereo patch 
cable

Re: [Mac-access]: iHome keyboard with an iPad

2015-02-04 Thread Glenn / Lenny
Sounds like it.
Thanks.
Glenn
- Original Message - 
From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com
To: mac access list iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: iHome keyboard with an iPad


Was quick nav off? this seems to be an issue with ios 7 and up.
 On Feb 3, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Glenn / Lenny glenner...@cableone.net wrote:

 Hi All,
 A client just bought a brand-new iPad, and she went to Walmart to get a
 portfolio keyboard/case, of the iHome brand.
 She said that she was not able to input anything or even arrow around 
 while
 VoiceOver was running.
 But as soon as she turned VO off, the keyboard worked fine.
 Has anyone here had any luck with this brand on any IOS products?
 Thanks.
 Glenn

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Re: [Mac-access]: iHome keyboard with an iPad

2015-02-03 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Was quick nav off? this seems to be an issue with ios 7 and up.
 On Feb 3, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Glenn / Lenny glenner...@cableone.net wrote:
 
 Hi All,
 A client just bought a brand-new iPad, and she went to Walmart to get a 
 portfolio keyboard/case, of the iHome brand.
 She said that she was not able to input anything or even arrow around while 
 VoiceOver was running.
 But as soon as she turned VO off, the keyboard worked fine.
 Has anyone here had any luck with this brand on any IOS products?
 Thanks.
 Glenn
 
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[Mac-access]: iHome keyboard with an iPad

2015-02-03 Thread Glenn / Lenny
Hi All,
A client just bought a brand-new iPad, and she went to Walmart to get a 
portfolio keyboard/case, of the iHome brand.
She said that she was not able to input anything or even arrow around while 
VoiceOver was running.
But as soon as she turned VO off, the keyboard worked fine.
Has anyone here had any luck with this brand on any IOS products?
Thanks.
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[Mac-access]: OT: - Widnows with Mac keyboard problem

2014-12-09 Thread The Jazz Den
Hello

Apologies if there is a more appropriate list still running for this, but if 
someone could reply privately I would appreciate it.

I am in the UK and use VMWare to access MS Windows.

I am using a USB Mac keyboard (with the inverted T and numeric keypad build 
int). I have, to the best of my knowledge, got system preferences set to UK for 
region and keyboard in both OS X (Yosemite) and Windows 8, but the keyboard 
Grave Accent character is not where I expect it to be in either OS.

It appears to the left of Z on the bottom row, where I would expect Backslash 
to be. I would expect the Grave accent to be to the left of number 1 on the 
number keys row.

While I can live with this and the At sign key being Shifted @ rather than 
Shifted ‘ I would like to know what I have got wrong here.

With best wishes.

Dennis.
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-08 Thread Andy Collins
Hi again, Colin - Just been back in there, and got to the right place this 
time. Thanks -

Andy
 On 8 Nov 2014, at 00:20, Colin Matthews velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com 
 wrote:
 
 Hi!
 I did it a different way!
 When I got to the part where you were on the search field I did not put 
 anything in there!
 What I did was arrow across to the table of Languages interacted with it then 
 arrowed down to Spanish stopped interacting then arrowed right and another 
 table with 2 options was there [Spanish or Spanish - ISO] So I suppose you 
 would need to pick one of those 2 options!
 Then there is an add default button if your happy with your choice just press 
 enter!
 PS I noticed the table of Languages is to the left of the search field past a 
 HTML field So I would think after your search method you might find that 
 table of 2 choices!
 !
 I HTH Colin.
 
 
 
 On 7 Nov 2014, at 17:46, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote:
 
 Hi Colin -
 
 Under keyboard/input, the only entry in the table was British, so I clicked 
 the add button and got a text field to input a keyword for an input option, 
 so I entered the word Spanish in that text field, which then appeared in the 
 table, under British, but when I selected it, no change seemed to occur for 
 the keyboard. Feels like I”m missing something here? -
 
 Andy
 On 7 Nov 2014, at 00:54, Colin Matthews velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com 
 wrote:
 
 Hi!
 Under keyboard in system preferences select the input sources tab and you 
 can choose a new keyboard from there!
 And if you like can choose to put the keyboards menu in [menu extras] and I 
 think you might be able to switch using the Roda!
 HTH Colin
 
 On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:56, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote:
 
 Hi all -
 
 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
 suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere 
 to add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system 
 preferences, but nothing there it seems.
 
 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question 
 mark, this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on 
 this regular keyboard layout -
 
 Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-07 Thread Andy Collins
Hi Colin -

Under keyboard/input, the only entry in the table was British, so I clicked the 
add button and got a text field to input a keyword for an input option, so I 
entered the word Spanish in that text field, which then appeared in the table, 
under British, but when I selected it, no change seemed to occur for the 
keyboard. Feels like I”m missing something here? -

Andy
 On 7 Nov 2014, at 00:54, Colin Matthews velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com 
 wrote:
 
 Hi!
 Under keyboard in system preferences select the input sources tab and you can 
 choose a new keyboard from there!
 And if you like can choose to put the keyboards menu in [menu extras] and I 
 think you might be able to switch using the Rota!
 HTH Colin
 
 On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:56, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote:
 
 Hi all -
 
 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
 suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere to 
 add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but 
 nothing there it seems.
 
 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question mark, 
 this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on this 
 regular keyboard layout -
 
 Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-07 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi!
I did it a different way!
When I got to the part where you were on the search field I did not put 
anything in there!
What I did was arrow across to the table of Languages interacted with it then 
arrowed down to Spanish stopped interacting then arrowed right and another 
table with 2 options was there [Spanish or Spanish - ISO] So I suppose you 
would need to pick one of those 2 options!
Then there is an add default button if your happy with your choice just press 
enter!
PS I noticed the table of Languages is to the left of the search field past a 
HTML field So I would think after your search method you might find that table 
of 2 choices!
!
I HTH Colin.



On 7 Nov 2014, at 17:46, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote:

 Hi Colin -
 
 Under keyboard/input, the only entry in the table was British, so I clicked 
 the add button and got a text field to input a keyword for an input option, 
 so I entered the word Spanish in that text field, which then appeared in the 
 table, under British, but when I selected it, no change seemed to occur for 
 the keyboard. Feels like I”m missing something here? -
 
 Andy
 On 7 Nov 2014, at 00:54, Colin Matthews velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com 
 wrote:
 
 Hi!
 Under keyboard in system preferences select the input sources tab and you 
 can choose a new keyboard from there!
 And if you like can choose to put the keyboards menu in [menu extras] and I 
 think you might be able to switch using the Roda!
 HTH Colin
 
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 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
 suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere 
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 but nothing there it seems.
 
 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question 
 mark, this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on 
 this regular keyboard layout -
 
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[Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all -

Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere to 
add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but 
nothing there it seems.

In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question mark, 
this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on this 
regular keyboard layout -

Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
have you tried the Spanish keyboard on your phone?maybe you could then save in 
iCloud.



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 Hi all -
 
 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
 suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere to 
 add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but 
 nothing there it seems.
 
 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question mark, 
 this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on this 
 regular keyboard layout -
 
 Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke

Try Shift+Option+? and let me know if it works.

Eleanor

- Original Message - 
From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 7:17 PM
Subject: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?



Hi all -

Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere 
to add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system 
preferences, but nothing there it seems.


In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question 
mark, this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on 
this regular keyboard layout -


Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
Eleanor - Almost, Shift with option and question does it.

Thanks -

Andy
 On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:30, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 
 Try Shift+Option+? and let me know if it works.
 
 Eleanor
 
 - Original Message - From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 7:17 PM
 Subject: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?
 
 
 Hi all -
 
 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
 suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere to 
 add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but 
 nothing there it seems.
 
 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question mark, 
 this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on this 
 regular keyboard layout -
 
 Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke

I did put shift, plus option plus question mark Andy.

Eleanor
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From: Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?



Eleanor - Almost, Shift with option and question does it.

Thanks -

Andy
On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:30, Eleanor Martha Burke 
eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote:


Try Shift+Option+? and let me know if it works.

Eleanor

- Original Message - From: Andy Collins 
a...@recreation.plus.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 7:17 PM
Subject: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?



Hi all -

Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following 
her suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see 
anywhere to add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system 
preferences, but nothing there it seems.


In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question 
mark, this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it 
on this regular keyboard layout -


Andy
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Andy Collins
So far, I’m not an iCloud user -

Andy
 On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:23, Eleanor Martha Burke eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 
 have you tried the Spanish keyboard on your phone?maybe you could then save 
 in iCloud.
 
 
 
 On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:17, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote:
 
 Hi all -
 
 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
 suggestion, I’ve had a good look around my system, but can’t see anywhere to 
 add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but 
 nothing there it seems.
 
 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question mark, 
 this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on this 
 regular keyboard layout -
 
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Re: [Mac-access]: How do I add a Spanish keyboard layout to my Mac?

2014-11-06 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi!
Under keyboard in system preferences select the input sources tab and you can 
choose a new keyboard from there!
And if you like can choose to put the keyboards menu in [menu extras] and I 
think you might be able to switch using the Rota!
HTH Colin
 
On 6 Nov 2014, at 19:56, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote:

 Hi all -
 
 Thanks to Anne I now have accented lettering sorted out, but following her 
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 add a second keyboard. I’ve looked under keyboard in system preferences, but 
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 In the meantime, can anybody tell me how to create a inverted question mark, 
 this is something used regularly in Spanish, but I can’t find it on this 
 regular keyboard layout -
 
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[Mac-access]: Bt keyboard problem may be solved

2014-11-03 Thread Juanita Martin
I kept getting double letters when using my Apple BT keyboard.  So I did a 
factory reset and now the keyboard is performing normally. Also, I can move 
icons around the screen and in to folders using the Vo shift m command.
I'm running IOS 8.1.


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[Mac-access]: Need tips on using Apple Bluetooth keyboard that doesn't have a Control Key

2014-10-31 Thread Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)
Hi, I have a student who just bought an iPad Mini and a Apple Bluetooth 
keyboard the same size.  It seems to be a nice keyboard but does not have a 
Control key.  On the left of the Spacebar are only the  Function, Option and 
Command keys, and on the right is a key that appears to just be a dictation or 
Siri key.  I've tried all sorts of key combinations to simulate the 
Control-Option combo with no success.  If anyone has any suggestions on how to 
perform VO commands without a Control key, I'd appreciate your guidance.

Thanks,

Tonia

Tonia Gatton
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Charles W. McDowell Center
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Re: [Mac-access]: Need tips on using Apple Bluetooth keyboard that doesn't have a Control Key

2014-10-31 Thread eleanor martha burke
is there an option to change the function of the keys



 On 31 Oct 2014, at 16:33, Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV) tonia.gat...@ky.gov wrote:
 
 Hi, I have a student who just bought an iPad Mini and a Apple Bluetooth 
 keyboard the same size.  It seems to be a nice keyboard but does not have a 
 Control key.  On the left of the Spacebar are only the  Function, Option and 
 Command keys, and on the right is a key that appears to just be a dictation 
 or Siri key.  I've tried all sorts of key combinations to simulate the 
 Control-Option combo with no success.  If anyone has any suggestions on how 
 to perform VO commands without a Control key, I'd appreciate your guidance.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Tonia
 
 Tonia Gatton
 Assistive Technology Specialist
 Kentucky career Center
 KY Office for the Blind
 Charles W. McDowell Center
 8412 Westport Road
 Louisville, KY 40242
 (502) 429-4460 ext. 268
 (502) 429-7101
 tonia.gat...@ky.gov
 
 
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Re: [Mac-access]: Need tips on using Apple Bluetooth keyboard that doesn't have a Control Key

2014-10-31 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi all,

I am using an apple wireless keyboard on my mac and this has a control  key.  
Does apple have some new keyboards that I do not know about.  Thanks,.

Matthew
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 On Oct 31, 2014, at 12:48 PM, eleanor martha burke 
 eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 is there an option to change the function of the keys
 
 
 
 On 31 Oct 2014, at 16:33, Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV) tonia.gat...@ky.gov wrote:
 
 Hi, I have a student who just bought an iPad Mini and a Apple Bluetooth 
 keyboard the same size.  It seems to be a nice keyboard but does not have a 
 Control key.  On the left of the Spacebar are only the  Function, Option and 
 Command keys, and on the right is a key that appears to just be a dictation 
 or Siri key.  I've tried all sorts of key combinations to simulate the 
 Control-Option combo with no success.  If anyone has any suggestions on how 
 to perform VO commands without a Control key, I'd appreciate your guidance.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Tonia
 
 Tonia Gatton
 Assistive Technology Specialist
 Kentucky career Center
 KY Office for the Blind
 Charles W. McDowell Center
 8412 Westport Road
 Louisville, KY 40242
 (502) 429-4460 ext. 268
 (502) 429-7101
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Problem using BT keyboard since IOS81

2014-10-23 Thread Juanita Martin
I have noticed that since the update, I can no longer use the BT key
board to reply to email or input contacts in the phone.  When adding a contact, 
after a few letters, VO starts stuttering and I have to exit the phone app.
When replying to a message, it puts my reply at the end of the mail.  I can't 
get the cursor to go to the top of the document.  Has anyone else noticed this?

Sent from my iPhone
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-10-01 Thread Diane Bomar

I am not having this particular problem, but have you tried pushing the up/down 
arrows together to accomplish a vo-space?
Sent from my iPad

On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:21 AM, trevor trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com wrote:

This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, for 
some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when you start 
up the iPhone or iPad.
with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
space does nothing, nor, does enter.
It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
quickly.

Trevor
-Original Message- From: Martin G. McCormick
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
these exploits even have the backing of governments.
So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
to IOS8 today.

Big mistake!
This is a copy of the message I sent to
accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
down. Message follows:

Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.


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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-10-01 Thread Diane Bomar

I am not having this particular problem, but have you tried pushing the up/down 
arrows together to accomplish a vo-space?
Sent from my iPad

On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:21 AM, trevor trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com wrote:

This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, for 
some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when you start 
up the iPhone or iPad.
with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
space does nothing, nor, does enter.
It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
quickly.

Trevor
-Original Message- From: Martin G. McCormick
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
these exploits even have the backing of governments.
So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
to IOS8 today.

Big mistake!
This is a copy of the message I sent to
accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
down. Message follows:

Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.


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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-10-01 Thread trevor scott
Hi Diane,
Thank you for you help but I have got it fixed now.
I did what Martin 
suggested and everything is working fine.

Thanks again,

TrevorOn 1 Oct 2014, at 11:59, Diane Bomar bomon...@earthlink.net wrote:

 
 I am not having this particular problem, but have you tried pushing the 
 up/down arrows together to accomplish a vo-space?
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:21 AM, trevor trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com wrote:
 
 This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
 I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
 After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, for 
 some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when you 
 start up the iPhone or iPad.
 with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
 space does nothing, nor, does enter.
 It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
 Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
 quickly.
 
 Trevor
 -Original Message- From: Martin G. McCormick
 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
 Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!
 
 As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
 networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
 operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
 art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
 crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
 older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
 around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
 they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
 to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
 these exploits even have the backing of governments.
 So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
 to IOS8 today.
 
 Big mistake!
 This is a copy of the message I sent to
 accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
 whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
 down. Message follows:
 
 Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.
 
 
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-10-01 Thread Juanita Martin
At least on the Apple BT keyboard, you can press the top right key and when VO 
says keyboard hidden, press any key and then the top right key again.  

Sent from my iPhone

 On Oct 1, 2014, at 5:59 AM, Diane Bomar bomon...@earthlink.net wrote:
 
 
 I am not having this particular problem, but have you tried pushing the 
 up/down arrows together to accomplish a vo-space?
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:21 AM, trevor trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com wrote:
 
 This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
 I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
 After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, for 
 some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when you 
 start up the iPhone or iPad.
 with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
 space does nothing, nor, does enter.
 It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
 Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
 quickly.
 
 Trevor
 -Original Message- From: Martin G. McCormick
 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
 Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!
 
 As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
 networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
 operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
 art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
 crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
 older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
 around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
 they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
 to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
 these exploits even have the backing of governments.
 So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
 to IOS8 today.
 
 Big mistake!
 This is a copy of the message I sent to
 accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
 whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
 down. Message follows:
 
 Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.
 
 
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-10-01 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Tha'ts the work around I've been doing since ios7 when that bug cropped up.  
and the same is true on my logitech k760 solar powered keyboard as well.

Take care.
On Oct 1, 2014, at 6:29 AM, Juanita Martin jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote:

 At least on the Apple BT keyboard, you can press the top right key and when 
 VO says keyboard hidden, press any key and then the top right key again.  
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Oct 1, 2014, at 5:59 AM, Diane Bomar bomon...@earthlink.net wrote:
 
 
 I am not having this particular problem, but have you tried pushing the 
 up/down arrows together to accomplish a vo-space?
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Sep 28, 2014, at 5:21 AM, trevor trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com wrote:
 
 This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
 I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
 After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, 
 for some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when 
 you start up the iPhone or iPad.
 with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
 space does nothing, nor, does enter.
 It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
 Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
 quickly.
 
 Trevor
 -Original Message- From: Martin G. McCormick
 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
 Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!
 
 As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
 networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
 operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
 art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
 crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
 older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
 around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
 they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
 to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
 these exploits even have the backing of governments.
 So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
 to IOS8 today.
 
 Big mistake!
 This is a copy of the message I sent to
 accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
 whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
 down. Message follows:
 
 Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.
 
 
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-09-28 Thread trevor

This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, 
for some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when 
you start up the iPhone or iPad.
with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
space does nothing, nor, does enter.

It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
quickly.


Trevor
-Original Message- 
From: Martin G. McCormick

Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
these exploits even have the backing of governments.
So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
to IOS8 today.

Big mistake!
This is a copy of the message I sent to
accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
down. Message follows:

Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.


I am a systems engineer with Oklahoma State University
who specializes in unix system programming and who enjoys
solving technical issues as well as building electronic and
mechanical things.
I also happen to be a computer user who is blind and
have used accessibility features in Linux andApple's OSX and IOS
platforms.
When I bought my iPad a couple of years ago, it came
with IOS6.x installed and I was happy with the way voiceover
worked. I did also buy a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard which is
almost indispensable when entering large amounts of text or
passwords. The on-screen keyboard is not impossible for a person
who is blind to use, but it is awkward. Frankly, I much prefer
real keys to hunting and tapping any day.

When IOS7 came out, I upgraded to that and the BT
keyboard was a little more quirky than before, but I had no
trouble using it. One just got used to the way it behaved and
there were no real show stoppers.

If anybody knows that complex systems do not always work
has hoped, it is me so one expects the occasional glitch or bug
when something new comes out but the following is beyond
ridiculous.
On September 27 of 2014, I upgraded to IOS8.0.2 and that
was a huge mistake.
The bluetooth keyboard now is completely useless except
for two very specific conditions:

1.  All the control functions such as Escape, F11 and F12
actually still work.

2.  The letters and numbers will still work
when inside an application such as within a text-edit field but
they do nothing when trying to navigate the screen. The iPad
does emit a sound when the keyboard is switched on and off so it
is not loosing contact.
The Caps-Lock key always reports that Caps lock is on
each time it is pressed but the resulting characters sent to a
text application do reflect the correct case so all the scan
codes are obviously being received and translated correctly.
I would love to have my iPad back. It's loaded with
possibilities and I downloaded the upgrade in good faith that it
would cause the system to work better and be more secure.
I was wrong and I am not happy at this time.

Sincerely,

Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
Systems Engineer
OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group

End of quoted message.

At this time, I don't have any apps on the iPad that are
very important so I wasn't too worried and wasn't really
watching out for things like bluetooth keyboards not working any
longer as that support is part of the OS and should be something
that gets caught very early. It should be kind of like shipping
ten-thousand washing machines without their power cords or drive
motors.
I have had a Linux upgrade go really badly, once, but
that was totally my fault and hey, it's free anyway and I had
backups of all the important stuff. One kind of expects better
out of a multi-million-dollar corporation but I am not sure real
adults are in charge of much of anything any more.

Oh well, I am just blowing off steam now.

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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-09-28 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Acugtally qn is  quite useful. just turn it off if you don't like it. no big 
deal.
On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:21 AM, trevor trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com wrote:

 This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5.
 I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front.
 After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, for 
 some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when you 
 start up the iPhone or iPad.
 with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O 
 space does nothing, nor, does enter.
 It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with.
 Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right 
 quickly.
 
 Trevor
 -Original Message- From: Martin G. McCormick
 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
 Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!
 
 As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
 networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
 operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
 art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
 crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
 older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
 around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
 they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
 to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
 these exploits even have the backing of governments.
 So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
 to IOS8 today.
 
 Big mistake!
 This is a copy of the message I sent to
 accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
 whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
 down. Message follows:
 
 Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.
 
 
 I am a systems engineer with Oklahoma State University
 who specializes in unix system programming and who enjoys
 solving technical issues as well as building electronic and
 mechanical things.
 I also happen to be a computer user who is blind and
 have used accessibility features in Linux andApple's OSX and IOS
 platforms.
 When I bought my iPad a couple of years ago, it came
 with IOS6.x installed and I was happy with the way voiceover
 worked. I did also buy a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard which is
 almost indispensable when entering large amounts of text or
 passwords. The on-screen keyboard is not impossible for a person
 who is blind to use, but it is awkward. Frankly, I much prefer
 real keys to hunting and tapping any day.
 
 When IOS7 came out, I upgraded to that and the BT
 keyboard was a little more quirky than before, but I had no
 trouble using it. One just got used to the way it behaved and
 there were no real show stoppers.
 
 If anybody knows that complex systems do not always work
 has hoped, it is me so one expects the occasional glitch or bug
 when something new comes out but the following is beyond
 ridiculous.
 On September 27 of 2014, I upgraded to IOS8.0.2 and that
 was a huge mistake.
 The bluetooth keyboard now is completely useless except
 for two very specific conditions:
 
 1.  All the control functions such as Escape, F11 and F12
 actually still work.
 
 2.  The letters and numbers will still work
 when inside an application such as within a text-edit field but
 they do nothing when trying to navigate the screen. The iPad
 does emit a sound when the keyboard is switched on and off so it
 is not loosing contact.
 The Caps-Lock key always reports that Caps lock is on
 each time it is pressed but the resulting characters sent to a
 text application do reflect the correct case so all the scan
 codes are obviously being received and translated correctly.
 I would love to have my iPad back. It's loaded with
 possibilities and I downloaded the upgrade in good faith that it
 would cause the system to work better and be more secure.
 I was wrong and I am not happy at this time.
 
 Sincerely,
 
 Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
 Systems Engineer
 OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group
 
 End of quoted message.
 
 At this time, I don't have any apps on the iPad that are
 very important so I wasn't too worried and wasn't really
 watching out for things like bluetooth keyboards not working any
 longer as that support is part of the OS and should be something
 that gets caught very early. It should be kind of like shipping
 ten-thousand washing machines without their power cords or drive
 motors.
 I have had a Linux upgrade go really badly, once, but
 that was totally my fault and hey, it's free anyway and I had
 backups of all the important stuff. One kind of expects better
 out of a multi-million-dollar corporation but I am not sure real
 adults are in charge of much of anything any more.
 
 Oh well, I am just blowing off steam now.
 
 Martin
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy! A fix

2014-09-28 Thread Martin G. McCormick
I got my iPad Back. Am I sorry about all those nasty
things I said about Apple?
Not in the least because this is big business at it's
worst.
Okay. Enough whining and griping from me. Here is the
fix. It was aimed at iPhone users, but it does work on the iPad
just fine.
As in most software bugs, things aren't what they appear
to be. The Caps-lock works correctly but the reporting of it's
status is what is broken. I will condense what little I have
learned so far.
From:Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com
She reported that turning quicknav on helps. You do that
by pressing the Left-arrow and Right-arrow keys simultaneously.
The system reports that quicknav is on. This gives you your
arrows back but I would call this teaser mode because you
can't yet click on/select any of the fields that are
tantalizingly now reported as you arrow back and forth.
Also, another bug in IOS8 is that voiceover crashes when
one is using the arrow keys plus probably a few other things.
The system goes silent briefly and you here Voiceover on and
find that you are now back at the start of the list of available
links to arrow through. This is annoying but if you arrow
through things a little more slowly, it seems to crash less
often. Time to go down another rabbit hole.
One of the google searches I did turned up the following
set of instructions on applevis. Follow these carefully. The
following words are not mine but lifted from the email being
referenced.
Quoting:

   AppleVis
   If your Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work with VoiceOver except just a
   few functions in iOS 8.0, try the following steps to resolve the issue.
   Once the problem disappears, it doesn't appear again unless you change
   the iPhone language in Settings, General, Language  Region. To make
   the problem disappear from your iPhone, follow these steps:

   1. If you use just one software keyboard, temporarily add an arbitrary
   one in Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards, Add New Keyboard.
   2. Open the Notes app.
   3. Create a new note.
   4. Press the left arrow key and the right arrow key simultaneously to
   turn off the quick navigation option.
   5. Hold down the command key and press the space key several times to
   cycle through the list of software keyboards.
   6. Press the left arrow key and the right arrow key simultaneously to
   turn on the quick navigation option.
   7. Now your Bluetooth keyboard should work fine except other iOS bugs.
   8. You may delete the software keyboard temporarily added at Settings,
   General, Keyboard, Keyboards.

   This is a copy of the email sent to RiVO customers to resolve the issue
   (http://goo.gl/GiBvWy) since it should also resolve the problem for
   other Bluetooth keyboards as well.

End of quote

This is Martin speaking now. After activating notes from
the touch screen, I selected compose and did as the instructions
said. I had selected a Spanish keyboard as the software keyboard so I typed
Command+Space and heard Espaniole then English and then
Espaniole again as there were now two software keyboards.
I left it on English. You then just get out of notes and
the BT KB now works as well as it did in IOS6.

The IOS8 accessibility stack was simply not ready for
prime time. While I do not have any inside knowledge of how the
OS works, it appears that various parts of the system are not
speaking to each other during installation and setup. If your
are using an English or Russian or Chinese locale, all important
modules such as the keyboard translator should understand which
character sets to use without the end user having to essentially
initialize them. In unix, we call this the environment and make
use of environmental variables and it generally works
beautifully. IOS is not unix but the concept is an old and
tested one. We are using XYZ language so everything that deals
with text and fonts knows this and behaves accordingly unless
specifically told otherwise.
I hope this helps somebody. Knowledge is worth a lot
more when it is concentrated in one place. Treasure hunts are
fun and challenging but sometimes, we just want stuff to work.

Martin
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy! A fix

2014-09-28 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello Martin,

You didn’t have to upgrade. Your choice. Why not wait for a few weeks and see 
how the people who have non-production devices test the new releases.

Gena

On 28 Sep 2014, at 18:32, Martin G. McCormick mar...@server1.shellworld.net 
wrote:

   I got my iPad Back. Am I sorry about all those nasty
 things I said about Apple?
   Not in the least because this is big business at it's
 worst.
   Okay. Enough whining and griping from me. Here is the
 fix. It was aimed at iPhone users, but it does work on the iPad
 just fine.
   As in most software bugs, things aren't what they appear
 to be. The Caps-lock works correctly but the reporting of it's
 status is what is broken. I will condense what little I have
 learned so far.
 From:Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com
   She reported that turning quicknav on helps. You do that
 by pressing the Left-arrow and Right-arrow keys simultaneously.
 The system reports that quicknav is on. This gives you your
 arrows back but I would call this teaser mode because you
 can't yet click on/select any of the fields that are
 tantalizingly now reported as you arrow back and forth.
   Also, another bug in IOS8 is that voiceover crashes when
 one is using the arrow keys plus probably a few other things.
 The system goes silent briefly and you here Voiceover on and
 find that you are now back at the start of the list of available
 links to arrow through. This is annoying but if you arrow
 through things a little more slowly, it seems to crash less
 often. Time to go down another rabbit hole.
   One of the google searches I did turned up the following
 set of instructions on applevis. Follow these carefully. The
 following words are not mine but lifted from the email being
 referenced.
 Quoting:
 
   AppleVis
   If your Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work with VoiceOver except just a
   few functions in iOS 8.0, try the following steps to resolve the issue.
   Once the problem disappears, it doesn't appear again unless you change
   the iPhone language in Settings, General, Language  Region. To make
   the problem disappear from your iPhone, follow these steps:
 
   1. If you use just one software keyboard, temporarily add an arbitrary
   one in Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards, Add New Keyboard.
   2. Open the Notes app.
   3. Create a new note.
   4. Press the left arrow key and the right arrow key simultaneously to
   turn off the quick navigation option.
   5. Hold down the command key and press the space key several times to
   cycle through the list of software keyboards.
   6. Press the left arrow key and the right arrow key simultaneously to
   turn on the quick navigation option.
   7. Now your Bluetooth keyboard should work fine except other iOS bugs.
   8. You may delete the software keyboard temporarily added at Settings,
   General, Keyboard, Keyboards.
 
   This is a copy of the email sent to RiVO customers to resolve the issue
   (http://goo.gl/GiBvWy) since it should also resolve the problem for
   other Bluetooth keyboards as well.
 
 End of quote
 
   This is Martin speaking now. After activating notes from
 the touch screen, I selected compose and did as the instructions
 said. I had selected a Spanish keyboard as the software keyboard so I typed
 Command+Space and heard Espaniole then English and then
 Espaniole again as there were now two software keyboards.
   I left it on English. You then just get out of notes and
 the BT KB now works as well as it did in IOS6.
   
   The IOS8 accessibility stack was simply not ready for
 prime time. While I do not have any inside knowledge of how the
 OS works, it appears that various parts of the system are not
 speaking to each other during installation and setup. If your
 are using an English or Russian or Chinese locale, all important
 modules such as the keyboard translator should understand which
 character sets to use without the end user having to essentially
 initialize them. In unix, we call this the environment and make
 use of environmental variables and it generally works
 beautifully. IOS is not unix but the concept is an old and
 tested one. We are using XYZ language so everything that deals
 with text and fonts knows this and behaves accordingly unless
 specifically told otherwise.
   I hope this helps somebody. Knowledge is worth a lot
 more when it is concentrated in one place. Treasure hunts are
 fun and challenging but sometimes, we just want stuff to work.
 
 Martin
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy! A fix

2014-09-28 Thread Travis Siegel
You know, this is one thing (not just on this list, but everywhere)  
where folks get ribbed because they upgrade, then have issues.  Yet,  
if anyone mentions that they're not running the latest release (such  
as I've done on a number of occasions) because of issues with that  
release, you get ribbed, because you're not upgrading and taking the  
issues, because they can and will be worked around.  Honestly, I find  
it a bit irritating.  I have learned to ignore it, mostly because I  
don't care about tech support, rarely call for it, and have no issue  
fixing my own hardware (most of the time), so for me, having 10 or  
even 20 year old equipment doesn't bother me in the least, but when I  
mention to someone that I have a computer running windows xp pro, that  
is 10 years old, or that I have an iphone 3gs, or 4s, or that I'm  
running osx 10.5 or 10.6, the response is nearly always, You need to  
upgrade  That's all well and good if someone can afford to do so, and/ 
or if they want to do so, but some folks are perfectly happy with what  
they have, and don't want or need the latest and greatest, and perhaps  
have other equipment in addition to what's being discussed, yet, it  
seems to be antisocial, or anti technology, if someone doesn't want to  
upgrade for whatever reason.  Could we please stop casting aspersions  
on the versions of hardware/software folks are using, and just offer  
help where possible, and keep quiet otherwise?  Honestly, I don't care  
if someone is running 10.4 tiger, or 10.9 mavericks, if they have a  
problem, and I know how to fix it, then I'm always willing to assist,  
and the version of their hardware/software should have no bearing on  
that issue.  Sure, sometimes, problems are fixed in later releases,  
and there's nothing wrong with pointing that out, but it really needs  
to be done in a friendly optional manner, not in a rude direct  
confrontation method, as I've seen all too often here and elsewhere.   
I'm not a moderator, and I have nothing to do with the running of any  
portion of the mac-access sites or anything else relating to the list  
or equipment running it, I'm simply a list user who has withdrawn, and  
participated less and less as time goes on, because frankly, the level  
of snobbery on this list has truly astounded me.  I realize this isn't  
really a matter for me to raise directly on list, but sorry folks,  
it's just finally gotten on my nerves one too many times.  Responses  
like the below do nothing to help, and often cause antagonism, which  
really isn't necessary.  Can we please keep things civil, and stop  
with the sniping at folks who aren't running the versions others have?  
Please?



On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote:


Hello Martin,

You didn’t have to upgrade. Your choice. Why not wait for a few  
weeks and see how the people who have non-production devices test  
the new releases.


Gena

On 28 Sep 2014, at 18:32, Martin G. McCormick mar...@server1.shellworld.net 
 wrote:



I got my iPad Back. Am I sorry about all those nasty
things I said about Apple?
Not in the least because this is big business at it's
worst.
Okay. Enough whining and griping from me. Here is the
fix. It was aimed at iPhone users, but it does work on the iPad
just fine.
As in most software bugs, things aren't what they appear
to be. The Caps-lock works correctly but the reporting of it's
status is what is broken. I will condense what little I have
learned so far.
From:Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com
She reported that turning quicknav on helps. You do that
by pressing the Left-arrow and Right-arrow keys simultaneously.
The system reports that quicknav is on. This gives you your
arrows back but I would call this teaser mode because you
can't yet click on/select any of the fields that are
tantalizingly now reported as you arrow back and forth.
Also, another bug in IOS8 is that voiceover crashes when
one is using the arrow keys plus probably a few other things.
The system goes silent briefly and you here Voiceover on and
find that you are now back at the start of the list of available
links to arrow through. This is annoying but if you arrow
through things a little more slowly, it seems to crash less
often. Time to go down another rabbit hole.
One of the google searches I did turned up the following
set of instructions on applevis. Follow these carefully. The
following words are not mine but lifted from the email being
referenced.
Quoting:

 AppleVis
 If your Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work with VoiceOver except just a
 few functions in iOS 8.0, try the following steps to resolve the  
issue.
 Once the problem disappears, it doesn't appear again unless you  
change

 the iPhone language in Settings, General, Language  Region. To make
 the problem disappear from your iPhone, follow these steps:

 1. If you use just one software keyboard, temporarily add an  
arbitrary

 one

Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-09-27 Thread Martin G. McCormick
As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
these exploits even have the backing of governments.
So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
to IOS8 today.

Big mistake!
This is a copy of the message I sent to
accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
down. Message follows:

Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.


I am a systems engineer with Oklahoma State University
who specializes in unix system programming and who enjoys
solving technical issues as well as building electronic and
mechanical things.
I also happen to be a computer user who is blind and
have used accessibility features in Linux andApple's OSX and IOS
platforms.
When I bought my iPad a couple of years ago, it came
with IOS6.x installed and I was happy with the way voiceover
worked. I did also buy a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard which is
almost indispensable when entering large amounts of text or
passwords. The on-screen keyboard is not impossible for a person
who is blind to use, but it is awkward. Frankly, I much prefer
real keys to hunting and tapping any day.

When IOS7 came out, I upgraded to that and the BT
keyboard was a little more quirky than before, but I had no
trouble using it. One just got used to the way it behaved and
there were no real show stoppers.

If anybody knows that complex systems do not always work
has hoped, it is me so one expects the occasional glitch or bug
when something new comes out but the following is beyond
ridiculous.
On September 27 of 2014, I upgraded to IOS8.0.2 and that
was a huge mistake.
The bluetooth keyboard now is completely useless except
for two very specific conditions:

1.  All the control functions such as Escape, F11 and F12
actually still work.

2.  The letters and numbers will still work
when inside an application such as within a text-edit field but
they do nothing when trying to navigate the screen. The iPad
does emit a sound when the keyboard is switched on and off so it
is not loosing contact.
The Caps-Lock key always reports that Caps lock is on
each time it is pressed but the resulting characters sent to a
text application do reflect the correct case so all the scan
codes are obviously being received and translated correctly.
I would love to have my iPad back. It's loaded with
possibilities and I downloaded the upgrade in good faith that it
would cause the system to work better and be more secure.
I was wrong and I am not happy at this time.

Sincerely,

Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK 
Systems Engineer
OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group

End of quoted message.

At this time, I don't have any apps on the iPad that are
very important so I wasn't too worried and wasn't really
watching out for things like bluetooth keyboards not working any
longer as that support is part of the OS and should be something
that gets caught very early. It should be kind of like shipping
ten-thousand washing machines without their power cords or drive
motors.
I have had a Linux upgrade go really badly, once, but
that was totally my fault and hey, it's free anyway and I had
backups of all the important stuff. One kind of expects better
out of a multi-million-dollar corporation but I am not sure real
adults are in charge of much of anything any more.

Oh well, I am just blowing off steam now. 

Martin
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy!

2014-09-27 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Tur on and off quick nav to get this to work.  This sithe work around.

Take care.
On Sep 27, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Martin G. McCormick 
mar...@server1.shellworld.net wrote:

   As one who works, at least for a few more months, in
 networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our
 operating system whenever possible to the current state of the
 art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and
 crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to
 older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief
 around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because
 they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important
 to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of
 these exploits even have the backing of governments.
   So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad
 to IOS8 today.
 
   Big mistake!
   This is a copy of the message I sent to
 accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect
 whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling
 down. Message follows:
 
 Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible.
 
 
   I am a systems engineer with Oklahoma State University
 who specializes in unix system programming and who enjoys
 solving technical issues as well as building electronic and
 mechanical things.
   I also happen to be a computer user who is blind and
 have used accessibility features in Linux andApple's OSX and IOS
 platforms.
   When I bought my iPad a couple of years ago, it came
 with IOS6.x installed and I was happy with the way voiceover
 worked. I did also buy a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard which is
 almost indispensable when entering large amounts of text or
 passwords. The on-screen keyboard is not impossible for a person
 who is blind to use, but it is awkward. Frankly, I much prefer
 real keys to hunting and tapping any day.
 
   When IOS7 came out, I upgraded to that and the BT
 keyboard was a little more quirky than before, but I had no
 trouble using it. One just got used to the way it behaved and
 there were no real show stoppers.
 
   If anybody knows that complex systems do not always work
 has hoped, it is me so one expects the occasional glitch or bug
 when something new comes out but the following is beyond
 ridiculous.
   On September 27 of 2014, I upgraded to IOS8.0.2 and that
 was a huge mistake.
   The bluetooth keyboard now is completely useless except
 for two very specific conditions:
 
 1.  All the control functions such as Escape, F11 and F12
 actually still work.
 
 2.  The letters and numbers will still work
 when inside an application such as within a text-edit field but
 they do nothing when trying to navigate the screen. The iPad
 does emit a sound when the keyboard is switched on and off so it
 is not loosing contact.
   The Caps-Lock key always reports that Caps lock is on
 each time it is pressed but the resulting characters sent to a
 text application do reflect the correct case so all the scan
 codes are obviously being received and translated correctly.
   I would love to have my iPad back. It's loaded with
 possibilities and I downloaded the upgrade in good faith that it
 would cause the system to work better and be more secure.
   I was wrong and I am not happy at this time.
 
 Sincerely,
 
 Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK 
 Systems Engineer
 OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group
 
 End of quoted message.
 
   At this time, I don't have any apps on the iPad that are
 very important so I wasn't too worried and wasn't really
 watching out for things like bluetooth keyboards not working any
 longer as that support is part of the OS and should be something
 that gets caught very early. It should be kind of like shipping
 ten-thousand washing machines without their power cords or drive
 motors.
   I have had a Linux upgrade go really badly, once, but
 that was totally my fault and hey, it's free anyway and I had
 backups of all the important stuff. One kind of expects better
 out of a multi-million-dollar corporation but I am not sure real
 adults are in charge of much of anything any more.
 
   Oh well, I am just blowing off steam now. 
 
 Martin
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Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8

2014-09-25 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, 
Many thanks for the info on touch typing on IOS 8. 

I vaguely recall reading some posts about bluetooth keyboards on IOS 8. IS 
there a problem there? I have been trying to use the iMac ASpp Type2Phone to my 
new iPhone 5S now running the latest IOS 8. Pressing the arrow keys on the iMac 
moves the cursor between fields on the iPhone but typing characters on the iMac 
does not enter them on the iPhone. 

Any thoughts….
Many thanks. 

Paul Hopewell
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Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8

2014-09-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
You  need to turn off quick nav to get the typing to happen.  it is an ios8 
issue and happened durin the beta cycle. I did report it but email 
accessibil...@apple.com to see if they can fix it.
On Sep 25, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote:

 Hello, 
 Many thanks for the info on touch typing on IOS 8. 
 
 I vaguely recall reading some posts about bluetooth keyboards on IOS 8. IS 
 there a problem there? I have been trying to use the iMac ASpp Type2Phone to 
 my new iPhone 5S now running the latest IOS 8. Pressing the arrow keys on the 
 iMac moves the cursor between fields on the iPhone but typing characters on 
 the iMac does not enter them on the iPhone. 
 
 Any thoughts….
 Many thanks. 
 
 Paul Hopewell
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-21 Thread Sue Bernardo
Excellent follow-up info. Thank you.

Sent from my iPad

 On Sep 21, 2014, at 1:14 AM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I already reported in the public cycle. They said they would look in to it. I 
 heard that they have a dedicated team to close duplicate bug reports so if 
 all of are bus are being closed due to being duplicates I see no point in 
 reporting the bugs I've been reporting.  I still do it though.
 On Sep 20, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Work arounds aside, it is a bug and Apple needs to be bugged to fix it.  I 
 did speak with the Apple engineer and he said that it will continue to be 
 reported as a bug and likely will be fixed within one of the updates to iOS 
 8 that will be released in the next few weeks. I had the feeling that if 
 there aren't enough people making noise about this the problem won't be 
 brought to the top of the pile of problems. Also, as someone on this list 
 pointed out, the bug has been reported in a beta cycle, so it isn't an 
 unknown problem.  If noise isn't made it won't get resolved. Making noise on 
 here or on Twitter is good to get the word out about the problem so that if 
 people who make significant use of the keyboard don't want to be 
 inconvenienced they can stick with iOS 7, but contacting Apple in your 
 preferred manner and letting them know that making it inconvenient to use a 
 Bluetooth keyboard is an unacceptable accessibility feature is also a good 
 idea..  They seemed receptive 
 t
 o addressing user issues.
 
 Cheers!
 
 Sue B.
 
 
 On 9/19/14, 1:28 PM, Juanita Martin wrote:
 
 I'm using the BT
 keyboard and as long as Quick Nav is
 off, everything is fine.  Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
 having the same problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't 
 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR 
 simply do nothing.  Would love to hear how it is working for others.  I've 
 got an escalated call set up with Apple for later today.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Sue B.
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-20 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Yeah tha'ts what I heard over twitter. Tha'ts where I go tthe work around.

tAke care. 
On Sep 19, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Juanita Martin jordmar...@suddenlink.net wrote:

 I'm using the BT 
 keyboard and as long as Quick Nav is 
 off, everything is fine.  Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
 having the same problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't 
 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply 
 do nothing.  Would love to hear how it is working for others.  I've got an 
 escalated call set up with Apple for later today. 
 
 Thanks,
 
 Sue B. 
 Sent from my iPad
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-20 Thread Deb Lewis
While it works, it also restarts VO and puts your cursor in random places.

On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote:

 The bug has been reported.  but one work around is to turn of and on quick 
 nav so I hear. You might have to do it a few times.
 
 Btw this bug was around since beta 1 of the cycle and I did report it then.
 
 Take care.
 On Sep 19, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
 having the same problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't 
 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply 
 do nothing.  Would love to hear how it is working for others.  I've got an 
 escalated call set up with Apple for later today. 
 
 Thanks,
 
 Sue B. 
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-20 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Well a vo space on the field will fix that. one for start, and another for  end 
of field. 

Hope that helps.
On Sep 20, 2014, at 7:39 PM, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com wrote:

 While it works, it also restarts VO and puts your cursor in random places.
 
 On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 The bug has been reported.  but one work around is to turn of and on quick 
 nav so I hear. You might have to do it a few times.
 
 Btw this bug was around since beta 1 of the cycle and I did report it then.
 
 Take care.
 On Sep 19, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
 having the same problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't 
 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply 
 do nothing.  Would love to hear how it is working for others.  I've got an 
 escalated call set up with Apple for later today. 
 
 Thanks,
 
 Sue B. 
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-20 Thread Sue Bernardo
Work arounds aside, it is a bug and Apple needs to be bugged to fix it.  
I did speak with the Apple engineer and he said that it will continue to 
be reported as a bug and likely will be fixed within one of the updates 
to iOS 8 that will be released in the next few weeks. I had the feeling 
that if there aren't enough people making noise about this the problem 
won't be brought to the top of the pile of problems. Also, as someone on 
this list pointed out, the bug has been reported in a beta cycle, so it 
isn't an unknown problem.  If noise isn't made it won't get resolved. 
Making noise on here or on Twitter is good to get the word out about the 
problem so that if people who make significant use of the keyboard don't 
want to be inconvenienced they can stick with iOS 7, but contacting 
Apple in your preferred manner and letting them know that making it 
inconvenient to use a Bluetooth keyboard is an unacceptable 
accessibility feature is also a good idea..  They seemed receptive to 
addressing user issues.


Cheers!

Sue B.


On 9/19/14, 1:28 PM, Juanita Martin wrote:


I'm using the BT
keyboard and as long as Quick Nav is
off, everything is fine.  Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:

Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over Gestures 
on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in contact with 
Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are having the same 
problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't having issues?  I've 
tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply do nothing.  Would love 
to hear how it is working for others.  I've got an escalated call set up with 
Apple for later today.

Thanks,

Sue B.
Sent from my iPad
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-20 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I already reported in the public cycle. They said they would look in to it. I 
heard that they have a dedicated team to close duplicate bug reports so if all 
of are bus are being closed due to being duplicates I see no point in reporting 
the bugs I've been reporting.  I still do it though.
On Sep 20, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:

 Work arounds aside, it is a bug and Apple needs to be bugged to fix it.  I 
 did speak with the Apple engineer and he said that it will continue to be 
 reported as a bug and likely will be fixed within one of the updates to iOS 8 
 that will be released in the next few weeks. I had the feeling that if there 
 aren't enough people making noise about this the problem won't be brought to 
 the top of the pile of problems. Also, as someone on this list pointed out, 
 the bug has been reported in a beta cycle, so it isn't an unknown problem.  
 If noise isn't made it won't get resolved. Making noise on here or on Twitter 
 is good to get the word out about the problem so that if people who make 
 significant use of the keyboard don't want to be inconvenienced they can 
 stick with iOS 7, but contacting Apple in your preferred manner and letting 
 them know that making it inconvenient to use a Bluetooth keyboard is an 
 unacceptable accessibility feature is also a good idea..  They seemed 
 receptive t
 o addressing user issues.
 
 Cheers!
 
 Sue B.
 
 
 On 9/19/14, 1:28 PM, Juanita Martin wrote:
 
 I'm using the BT
 keyboard and as long as Quick Nav is
 off, everything is fine.  Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
 having the same problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't 
 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply 
 do nothing.  Would love to hear how it is working for others.  I've got an 
 escalated call set up with Apple for later today.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Sue B.
 Sent from my iPad
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IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-19 Thread Sue Bernardo
Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over Gestures 
on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in contact with 
Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are having the same 
problem. Which keyboard brand are you using if you aren't having issues?  I've 
tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply do nothing.  Would love 
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-19 Thread Matthew Chao
Hello.  I heard about this problem from another listserv.  If indeed there’s a 
bug here, all the more reason not to upgrade.  Never get 1.0 of anything, and 
iOS 8 appears to be one of them.

Matthew Chao


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 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
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 Thanks,
 
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-19 Thread Sarah k Alawami
The bug has been reported.  but one work around is to turn of and on quick nav 
so I hear. You might have to do it a few times.

Btw this bug was around since beta 1 of the cycle and I did report it then.

Take care.
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 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
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 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply 
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 Thanks,
 
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Re: IOS 8 and Bluetooth keyboard

2014-09-19 Thread Juanita Martin
I'm using the BT 
keyboard and as long as Quick Nav is 
off, everything is fine.  Sent from my iPhone

 On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Sue Bernardo s...@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 Has anyone else had problems with doing some of the common Voice Over 
 Gestures on a Bluetooth keyboard since upgrading to iOS 8?  I've been in 
 contact with Apple about this and it would help to tell them if others are 
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 having issues?  I've tried 2 keyboards and commands like VO-SPACEBAR simply 
 do nothing.  Would love to hear how it is working for others.  I've got an 
 escalated call set up with Apple for later today. 
 
 Thanks,
 
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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-23 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Isaac,

It’s a very bad idea to have VoiceOver announce when a modifier key is pressed 
as it prevents the use of the command “Copy last phrase to clipboard”.

Cheers,

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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-23 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Sounds like you have an activity set for Finder. So open the VoiceOver 
Utility with vo-f8, press command-0 to select activities in the 
categories table. Now I'm not sure how you remove these so rather than 
guessing will stop there and let others chime in.


On 22/07/2014 22:07, Eleanor Burke wrote:

Thanks Chris.  Now why is VO saying when I am at the Finder, Finder Activity?
On 22 Jul 2014, at 20:46, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com 
wrote:


Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options dialogue 
box.
2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it says words.
3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you out of 
the window.


On 22/07/2014 20:30, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote:

Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo.  Thanks.

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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-23 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
Not Isaac but thanks for that Anne as it means I need to uncheck that key 
then.


Eleanor
- Original Message - 
From: Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo


Hello Isaac,

It’s a very bad idea to have VoiceOver announce when a modifier key is 
pressed as it prevents the use of the command “Copy last phrase to 
clipboard”.


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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-23 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
OK Chris, I will await other responses.  I obviously just accidentally 
changed something.
- Original Message - 
From: Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo


Sounds like you have an activity set for Finder. So open the VoiceOver 
Utility with vo-f8, press command-0 to select activities in the categories 
table. Now I'm not sure how you remove these so rather than guessing will 
stop there and let others chime in.


On 22/07/2014 22:07, Eleanor Burke wrote:
Thanks Chris.  Now why is VO saying when I am at the Finder, Finder 
Activity?
On 22 Jul 2014, at 20:46, Christopher Hallsworth 
challswor...@icloud.com wrote:



Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options 
dialogue box.
2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it 
says words.
3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you 
out of the window.



On 22/07/2014 20:30, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote:
Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo. 
Thanks.


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RE: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-23 Thread David Griffith
Removing activities is easy.

Go to voiceover utility VO F8
Interact with the Utility Table.
Cursor down to Activities
Tab out of the Utility Table into the Activity dialogue.
Interact with the Activity Table  shown there.
Cursor through the table until you have selected the activity you want to
remove.
Tab out of that table and you will land probably on the add button.
VO Right arrow once and you will land on the remove button.
Hit that button and then close VO Utility.
Job done.


David Griffith

-Original Message-
From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Eleanor Martha Burke
Sent: 23 July 2014 09:37
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

OK Chris, I will await other responses.  I obviously just accidentally 
changed something.
- Original Message - 
From: Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo


 Sounds like you have an activity set for Finder. So open the VoiceOver 
 Utility with vo-f8, press command-0 to select activities in the categories

 table. Now I'm not sure how you remove these so rather than guessing will 
 stop there and let others chime in.

 On 22/07/2014 22:07, Eleanor Burke wrote:
 Thanks Chris.  Now why is VO saying when I am at the Finder, Finder 
 Activity?
 On 22 Jul 2014, at 20:46, Christopher Hallsworth 
 challswor...@icloud.com wrote:

 Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
 1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options 
 dialogue box.
 2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it 
 says words.
 3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you 
 out of the window.


 On 22/07/2014 20:30, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote:
 Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo. 
 Thanks.

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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-23 Thread Eleanor Burke
Well I am not so sure this is what I want though I am not doubting your 
instruction.  I did not set up an activity, just that vo is saying finder 
activity and when I open Mail vo says mail activity.  This is why I thought it 
might be a verbosity issue.

Eleanor
On 23 Jul 2014, at 10:55, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote:

 Removing activities is easy.
 
 Go to voiceover utility VO F8
 Interact with the Utility Table.
 Cursor down to Activities
 Tab out of the Utility Table into the Activity dialogue.
 Interact with the Activity Table  shown there.
 Cursor through the table until you have selected the activity you want to
 remove.
 Tab out of that table and you will land probably on the add button.
 VO Right arrow once and you will land on the remove button.
 Hit that button and then close VO Utility.
 Job done.
 
 
 David Griffith
 
 -Original Message-
 From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
 [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Eleanor Martha Burke
 Sent: 23 July 2014 09:37
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility
 Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo
 
 OK Chris, I will await other responses.  I obviously just accidentally 
 changed something.
 - Original Message - 
 From: Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:34 AM
 Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo
 
 
 Sounds like you have an activity set for Finder. So open the VoiceOver 
 Utility with vo-f8, press command-0 to select activities in the categories
 
 table. Now I'm not sure how you remove these so rather than guessing will 
 stop there and let others chime in.
 
 On 22/07/2014 22:07, Eleanor Burke wrote:
 Thanks Chris.  Now why is VO saying when I am at the Finder, Finder 
 Activity?
 On 22 Jul 2014, at 20:46, Christopher Hallsworth 
 challswor...@icloud.com wrote:
 
 Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
 1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options 
 dialogue box.
 2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it 
 says words.
 3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you 
 out of the window.
 
 
 On 22/07/2014 20:30, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote:
 Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo. 
 Thanks.
 
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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-22 Thread Christopher Hallsworth

Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options 
dialogue box.
2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it 
says words.
3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you 
out of the window.



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Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo.  Thanks.

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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-22 Thread Eleanor Martha Burke
The end of the message is cut off.  I did the below but this did not work 
for me.  I want to be able to type in an edit field and hear the key press 
as I press it.  Carrying out the below instructions gave me something like 
different sounds as the word was being built up, it sort of reminded me of 
the way children are taught how to read today.  I obviously did something to 
stop this key echo which is very strange.  Why would I check a modifier box 
in any case to produce key echo?
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From: isaac.heb...@gmail.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo



Just go to voiceover utility.
Then  press command 2 to go to verbosity.
Next vo right arrow to the announcement tab and press vo space bar on it.
Next tab to the announce when modifier key is pressed  check box and then 
press vo space bar to check it.and
On Jul 22, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Eleanor Martha Burke 
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Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo. 
Thanks.


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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-22 Thread Eleanor Burke
Thanks Chris, working well now.  Cannot imagine how I did that though I was 
looking around in that area before.  
On 22 Jul 2014, at 20:46, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com 
wrote:

 Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
 1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options dialogue 
 box.
 2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it says 
 words.
 3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you out 
 of the window.
 
 
 On 22/07/2014 20:30, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote:
 Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo.  Thanks.
 
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Re: Mac Keyboard Key and Word Echo

2014-07-22 Thread Eleanor Burke
Thanks Chris.  Now why is VO saying when I am at the Finder, Finder Activity?
On 22 Jul 2014, at 20:46, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com 
wrote:

 Well to change typing echo from the defaults to words do the following:
 1. Press vo-v to open the OS X equivalent of the Adjust JAWS Options dialogue 
 box.
 2. Right arrow until you hear typing echo. Press up or down until it says 
 words.
 3. Press return and it will say stop adjusting typing echo and take you out 
 of the window.
 
 
 On 22/07/2014 20:30, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote:
 Hi, I want to know what should I change to get key and word echo.  Thanks.
 
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-06-17 Thread Jessica Benzing
I'll have to take a look at that when I'm at home where I can download it. 
Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jun 16, 2014, at 12:02 PM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Fleksy Vo
 
 On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:56, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I'm not sure what you mean by flexy for VoiceOver. I'm glad you're 
 sticking with it and getting faster. That's awesome.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:16 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Well, I've gotten faster with two fingers, and even with Fleksy I use two 
 fingers, rich makes things faster. I'm using Fleksy for VoiceOver right 
 now, because I really don't like the regular Fleksy app, because of the 
 smaller typing space and the inability to automatically copy and clear when 
 switching away from the app. I just hope they have Fleksy for VoiceOver as 
 a keyboard of its own. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 8:59, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. 
 After time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. 
 It's sort of like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side 
 of the keyboard is faster because you only have half the space for each 
 finger. Parham, thank you for that fantastic description of how to type 
 with your thumbs. I haven't had my coffee yet and I was definitely going 
 to struggle with that one.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
 pointer finger. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the 
 portrate position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape 
 position. In both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers 
 behind it, and cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now 
 at the bottom near the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, 
 slightly tilt them toward one another, and touch the screen with the 
 tips. Note that it doesn't have to be the very tip; it can be a little 
 to the left or right, depending on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French 
 accent… But how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just 
 move your thumbs over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and 
 right side of the keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all 
 for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I 
 still keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast 
 now. I admit now that I started using dictation my speed has not 
 improved as quickly as it used to. I think it's better if you can try 
 not to dictate as much as possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-06-16 Thread Devin Prater
Well, I've gotten faster with two fingers, and even with Fleksy I use two 
fingers, rich makes things faster. I'm using Fleksy for VoiceOver right now, 
because I really don't like the regular Fleksy app, because of the smaller 
typing space and the inability to automatically copy and clear when switching 
away from the app. I just hope they have Fleksy for VoiceOver as a keyboard of 
its own. 

 On May 27, 2014, at 8:59, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. 
 After time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. It's 
 sort of like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side of the 
 keyboard is faster because you only have half the space for each finger. 
 Parham, thank you for that fantastic description of how to type with your 
 thumbs. I haven't had my coffee yet and I was definitely going to struggle 
 with that one.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
 pointer finger. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the portrate 
 position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape position. In 
 both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers behind it, and 
 cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now at the bottom 
 near the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, slightly tilt 
 them toward one another, and touch the screen with the tips. Note that it 
 doesn't have to be the very tip; it can be a little to the left or right, 
 depending on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… 
 But how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your 
 thumbs over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side of 
 the keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still 
 keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I 
 admit now that I started using dictation my speed has not improved as 
 quickly as it used to. I think it's better if you can try not to dictate 
 as much as possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-06-16 Thread Jessica Benzing
I'm not sure what you mean by flexy for VoiceOver. I'm glad you're sticking 
with it and getting faster. That's awesome.

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:16 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Well, I've gotten faster with two fingers, and even with Fleksy I use two 
 fingers, rich makes things faster. I'm using Fleksy for VoiceOver right now, 
 because I really don't like the regular Fleksy app, because of the smaller 
 typing space and the inability to automatically copy and clear when switching 
 away from the app. I just hope they have Fleksy for VoiceOver as a keyboard 
 of its own. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 8:59, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. 
 After time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. 
 It's sort of like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side 
 of the keyboard is faster because you only have half the space for each 
 finger. Parham, thank you for that fantastic description of how to type with 
 your thumbs. I haven't had my coffee yet and I was definitely going to 
 struggle with that one.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
 pointer finger. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the 
 portrate position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape 
 position. In both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers 
 behind it, and cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now 
 at the bottom near the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, 
 slightly tilt them toward one another, and touch the screen with the tips. 
 Note that it doesn't have to be the very tip; it can be a little to the 
 left or right, depending on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… 
 But how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your 
 thumbs over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side 
 of the keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I 
 still keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast 
 now. I admit now that I started using dictation my speed has not 
 improved as quickly as it used to. I think it's better if you can try 
 not to dictate as much as possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-06-16 Thread Devin Prater
Fleksy Vo

 On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:56, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I'm not sure what you mean by flexy for VoiceOver. I'm glad you're sticking 
 with it and getting faster. That's awesome.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:16 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Well, I've gotten faster with two fingers, and even with Fleksy I use two 
 fingers, rich makes things faster. I'm using Fleksy for VoiceOver right now, 
 because I really don't like the regular Fleksy app, because of the smaller 
 typing space and the inability to automatically copy and clear when 
 switching away from the app. I just hope they have Fleksy for VoiceOver as a 
 keyboard of its own. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 8:59, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. 
 After time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. 
 It's sort of like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side 
 of the keyboard is faster because you only have half the space for each 
 finger. Parham, thank you for that fantastic description of how to type 
 with your thumbs. I haven't had my coffee yet and I was definitely going to 
 struggle with that one.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
 pointer finger. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the 
 portrate position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape 
 position. In both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers 
 behind it, and cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now 
 at the bottom near the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, 
 slightly tilt them toward one another, and touch the screen with the 
 tips. Note that it doesn't have to be the very tip; it can be a little to 
 the left or right, depending on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… 
 But how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your 
 thumbs over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side 
 of the keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I 
 still keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast 
 now. I admit now that I started using dictation my speed has not 
 improved as quickly as it used to. I think it's better if you can try 
 not to dictate as much as possible.
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Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-06-07 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi David

No, that wasn’t my problem and it took me a long time to nail this issue.  
However, here we go.  My start disk had partition errors.  I realised that when 
I used some system tools to check the drive.  So, I did a total backup.  Then I 
switched to that backup as my start disk, formatted my internal drive again 
with a new partition, and then just restored from the working backup.  Now, 
Fusion and a lot of other apps work much better than before.  Just shows what 
can happen with hidden errors like that.

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On 30 May 2014, at 14:26, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote:

Are you using it in full screen mode?

I find that it is only in full screen mode that Fusion works satisfactorily
for me. The toggle key for full screen in fusion is Control command and
enter.
Basically the steps I take are 
1. command F5 to turn voiceover off.
2 Control command and enter to enter full screen  mode and the windows
Screenreader should now grab focus.
3. To leave Windows and return to the Mac control command enter  to put
Fusion into a window then command F5 to turn VO on and finally command tab
to another window or desktop to confirm that Vo and Mac have focus.

David Griffith
Command 

-Original Message-
From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith
Sent: 30 May 2014 13:20
To: Mac OSX  iOS Accessibility
Subject: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

Hi all

I'm experiencing an irritating issue with Fusion.  It is continually
grabbing keyboard control and I can't get back to my VM.  Anybody tell me
how to get focus back to the VM via keyboard?

I don't want to discuss the VM here because it's off topic.  But this seems
to be an issue with Fusion itself, not the VM.

Kindest regards

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Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-06-07 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Gordon,

Which system tools did you use?  And, the bigger question, are they accessable?

thanks,
Caitlyn

On Jun 7, 2014, at 5:36 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:

 Hi David
 
 No, that wasn’t my problem and it took me a long time to nail this issue.  
 However, here we go.  My start disk had partition errors.  I realised that 
 when I used some system tools to check the drive.  So, I did a total backup.  
 Then I switched to that backup as my start disk, formatted my internal drive 
 again with a new partition, and then just restored from the working backup.  
 Now, Fusion and a lot of other apps work much better than before.  Just shows 
 what can happen with hidden errors like that.
 
 Kindest regards
 
 --- Gordon Smith ---
 gor...@mac-access.net
 
 Information Technology Accessibility Consultant;
 Proudly Providing Braille And Alternative Format Transcription Services, Plus 
 I.T Help  Support To The Staff And Students Of the Visually Impaired 
 Department at:
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 On 30 May 2014, at 14:26, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote:
 
 Are you using it in full screen mode?
 
 I find that it is only in full screen mode that Fusion works satisfactorily
 for me. The toggle key for full screen in fusion is Control command and
 enter.
 Basically the steps I take are 
 1. command F5 to turn voiceover off.
 2 Control command and enter to enter full screen  mode and the windows
 Screenreader should now grab focus.
 3. To leave Windows and return to the Mac control command enter  to put
 Fusion into a window then command F5 to turn VO on and finally command tab
 to another window or desktop to confirm that Vo and Mac have focus.
 
 David Griffith
 Command 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
 [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith
 Sent: 30 May 2014 13:20
 To: Mac OSX  iOS Accessibility
 Subject: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control
 
 Hi all
 
 I'm experiencing an irritating issue with Fusion.  It is continually
 grabbing keyboard control and I can't get back to my VM.  Anybody tell me
 how to get focus back to the VM via keyboard?
 
 I don't want to discuss the VM here because it's off topic.  But this seems
 to be an issue with Fusion itself, not the VM.
 
 Kindest regards
 
 --- Gordon Smith ---
 gor...@mac-access.net
 
 Information Technology Accessibility Consultant;
 Proudly Providing Braille And Alternative Format Transcription Services,
 Plus I.T Help  Support To The Staff And Students Of the Visually Impaired
 Department at:
 Sunnyside Academy
 Manorfarm Way
 Colby Newham
 Middlesbrough
 Cleveland
 
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 01133 280547
 Mobile:
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 Or:
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 Or:
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Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi all

I’m experiencing an irritating issue with Fusion.  It is continually grabbing 
keyboard control and I can’t get back to my VM.  Anybody tell me how to get 
focus back to the VM via keyboard?

I don’t want to discuss the VM here because it’s off topic.  But this seems to 
be an issue with Fusion itself, not the VM.

Kindest regards

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RE: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread David Griffith
Are you using it in full screen mode?

I find that it is only in full screen mode that Fusion works satisfactorily
for me. The toggle key for full screen in fusion is Control command and
enter.
Basically the steps I take are 
1. command F5 to turn voiceover off.
2 Control command and enter to enter full screen  mode and the windows
Screenreader should now grab focus.
3. To leave Windows and return to the Mac control command enter  to put
Fusion into a window then command F5 to turn VO on and finally command tab
to another window or desktop to confirm that Vo and Mac have focus.

David Griffith
Command 

-Original Message-
From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net
[mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith
Sent: 30 May 2014 13:20
To: Mac OSX  iOS Accessibility
Subject: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

Hi all

I'm experiencing an irritating issue with Fusion.  It is continually
grabbing keyboard control and I can't get back to my VM.  Anybody tell me
how to get focus back to the VM via keyboard?

I don't want to discuss the VM here because it's off topic.  But this seems
to be an issue with Fusion itself, not the VM.

Kindest regards

--- Gordon Smith ---
gor...@mac-access.net

Information Technology Accessibility Consultant;
Proudly Providing Braille And Alternative Format Transcription Services,
Plus I.T Help  Support To The Staff And Students Of the Visually Impaired
Department at:
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Manorfarm Way
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Middlesbrough
Cleveland

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Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread Phil Halton
I always just press control+command+F to switch screen modes. then I hit the 
tab key a few times if necessary and that gets focus back to the VM. Actually, 
I think that control+command is actually a command to grab/rrelease focus, and 
that’s why it works - don’t really know - it just works.
 
On May 30, 2014, at 8:19 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:

 Hi all
 
 I’m experiencing an irritating issue with Fusion.  It is continually grabbing 
 keyboard control and I can’t get back to my VM.  Anybody tell me how to get 
 focus back to the VM via keyboard?
 
 I don’t want to discuss the VM here because it’s off topic.  But this seems 
 to be an issue with Fusion itself, not the VM.
 
 Kindest regards
 
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Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread Geoff Stephens
Make certain quick nav is off when you switch to the fusion window. I prefer to 
leave VO on while using Fusion. I also do not find it necessary to use full 
screen mode. I enjoy having use of  Mac OS and Windows simultaneously without 
disabling either screen reader. 

Sent from mobile device

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Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi,

Is fusion in full screen mode?  I find that if in full screen mode the vm will 
have full control of the keyboard.  HTH.

Matthew

 
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Re: Fusion; OS X Grabbing Keyboard Control

2014-05-30 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Hello. go to the window menu and chose yoru vm. After that hit option tab and 
you shoudl be back in your vm.

Take care.
On May 30, 2014, at 5:19 AM, Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net wrote:

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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-27 Thread Parham Doustdar

Hi,

There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the 
portrate position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape 
position. In both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers 
behind it, and cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now 
at the bottom near the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, 
slightly tilt them toward one another, and touch the screen with the 
tips. Note that it doesn't have to be the very tip; it can be a little 
to the left or right, depending on how long your fingers are.


Hope this helps.
On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:

How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… But 
how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your thumbs 
over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side of the 
keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
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I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still keep 
my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I admit now that 
I started using dictation my speed has not improved as quickly as it used to. I 
think it's better if you can try not to dictate as much as possible.

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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-27 Thread Devin Prater
Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
pointer finger. 

 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the portrate 
 position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape position. In 
 both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers behind it, and 
 cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now at the bottom near 
 the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, slightly tilt them 
 toward one another, and touch the screen with the tips. Note that it doesn't 
 have to be the very tip; it can be a little to the left or right, depending 
 on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… But 
 how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your thumbs 
 over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side of the 
 keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still 
 keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I admit 
 now that I started using dictation my speed has not improved as quickly as 
 it used to. I think it's better if you can try not to dictate as much as 
 possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-27 Thread Jessica Benzing
It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. After 
time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. It's sort of 
like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side of the keyboard 
is faster because you only have half the space for each finger. Parham, thank 
you for that fantastic description of how to type with your thumbs. I haven't 
had my coffee yet and I was definitely going to struggle with that one.

Sent from my iPhone

 On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
 pointer finger. 
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the portrate 
 position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape position. In 
 both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers behind it, and 
 cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now at the bottom near 
 the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, slightly tilt them 
 toward one another, and touch the screen with the tips. Note that it doesn't 
 have to be the very tip; it can be a little to the left or right, depending 
 on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… 
 But how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your 
 thumbs over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side of 
 the keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still 
 keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I 
 admit now that I started using dictation my speed has not improved as 
 quickly as it used to. I think it's better if you can try not to dictate 
 as much as possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-27 Thread Parham Doustdar

Sure, Jessica.

And Devin, as Jessica suggests, this is not a Magically type ten times 
faster, never thought of before! solution; just like any other method 
that doesn't have software involved, it takes time for your muscle 
memory to develop.

On 5/27/2014 6:29 PM, Jessica Benzing wrote:

It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. After 
time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. It's sort of 
like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side of the keyboard 
is faster because you only have half the space for each finger. Parham, thank 
you for that fantastic description of how to type with your thumbs. I haven't 
had my coffee yet and I was definitely going to struggle with that one.

Sent from my iPhone


On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:

Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
pointer finger.


On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the portrate 
position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape position. In both 
cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers behind it, and cradle the 
phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now at the bottom near the palm of 
your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, slightly tilt them toward one another, 
and touch the screen with the tips. Note that it doesn't have to be the very 
tip; it can be a little to the left or right, depending on how long your 
fingers are.

Hope this helps.

On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… But 
how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your thumbs 
over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side of the 
keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:


I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still keep 
my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I admit now that 
I started using dictation my speed has not improved as quickly as it used to. I 
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-27 Thread Juanita Martin
 I'll admit that I'm lazy.  I use the BT keyboard most of the time.


Sent from my iPhone

 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18 AM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the portrate 
 position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape position. In 
 both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers behind it, and 
 cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now at the bottom near 
 the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, slightly tilt them 
 toward one another, and touch the screen with the tips. Note that it doesn't 
 have to be the very tip; it can be a little to the left or right, depending 
 on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… But 
 how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your thumbs 
 over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side of the 
 keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still 
 keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I admit 
 now that I started using dictation my speed has not improved as quickly as 
 it used to. I think it's better if you can try not to dictate as much as 
 possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-27 Thread Desi Noller
I tried it this morning, and I found it to be the fastest way I have typed so 
far!  I am really excited about how fast I will get after I've done it for 
awhile!


Desi



On May 27, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sure, Jessica.
 
 And Devin, as Jessica suggests, this is not a Magically type ten times 
 faster, never thought of before! solution; just like any other method that 
 doesn't have software involved, it takes time for your muscle memory to 
 develop.
 On 5/27/2014 6:29 PM, Jessica Benzing wrote:
 It won't be faster for quite a while. You have to develop muscle memory. 
 After time, your fingers automatically go to the places they need to go. 
 It's sort of like touch typing. Typing with two fingers one on either side 
 of the keyboard is faster because you only have half the space for each 
 finger. Parham, thank you for that fantastic description of how to type with 
 your thumbs. I haven't had my coffee yet and I was definitely going to 
 struggle with that one.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
 
 Hmm I'm trying that now. And my typing isn't any faster. I'll just use my 
 pointer finger.
 
 On May 27, 2014, at 3:18, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 There are two ways of doing this. One is to keep your phone in the 
 portrate position, and the other is to turn it around to the landscape 
 position. In both cases, you lean the phone against your other fingers 
 behind it, and cradle the phone in both hands. Since the keyboard is now 
 at the bottom near the palm of your hands, you bend your thumbs inward, 
 slightly tilt them toward one another, and touch the screen with the tips. 
 Note that it doesn't have to be the very tip; it can be a little to the 
 left or right, depending on how long your fingers are.
 
 Hope this helps.
 On 5/27/2014 8:32 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
 How en le mond … Ohh I forgot that Alex can slightly do I French accent… 
 But how in the world do you type with your thumbs? Do you just move your 
 thumbs over the keyboard, or set boundaries for the left and right side 
 of the keyboard? If this will help accuracy, then I’m all for it.
 On May 26, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Jessica Benzing jb...@me.com wrote:
 
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I 
 still keep my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast 
 now. I admit now that I started using dictation my speed has not 
 improved as quickly as it used to. I think it's better if you can try 
 not to dictate as much as possible.
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-26 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I can thumb my phone, but I'd rather not.  It's an IPhone, not a crackberry. 
LOL!


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard



Hi Glenn et al,

I meant I'm trying to get to the point where I just tap the letter I want, 
not that I can currently achieve such a thing. The sighted just use thumbs 
of their both hands for typing, and I'm trying to get comfortable with 
that too. The point is that when you're typing with two fingers, your 
speed, once you get hang of it, is pretty much doubled. I can attest to 
that since my speed on a normal keyboard far bypasses my colleague 
programmers since I'm using all of my ten fingers, as opposed to four or 
six that sighted people usually do.


HTH.
On 5/26/2014 12:09 AM, Glenn wrote:

Parham,
Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will
have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
somewhere.
Lifting off will enter the character.
HTH.
Glenn
- Original Message -
From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Hi Desi,

As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
when using phones with software keyboards.

I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
yet, although I practice as much as possible.

HTH.
On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on 
the

on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like
to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.
I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but 
of
course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something 
relatively
privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I 
would
like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use 
my
right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector 
is

at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type
using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to 
use
Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode 
you

use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
keyboard for their typing needs?

Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-26 Thread Devin Prater
I truly don't get how one can type with their thumbs. 

 On May 26, 2014, at 0:10, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi Glenn et al,
 
 I meant I'm trying to get to the point where I just tap the letter I want, 
 not that I can currently achieve such a thing. The sighted just use thumbs of 
 their both hands for typing, and I'm trying to get comfortable with that too. 
 The point is that when you're typing with two fingers, your speed, once you 
 get hang of it, is pretty much doubled. I can attest to that since my speed 
 on a normal keyboard far bypasses my colleague programmers since I'm using 
 all of my ten fingers, as opposed to four or six that sighted people usually 
 do.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/26/2014 12:09 AM, Glenn wrote:
 Parham,
 Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will
 have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
 somewhere.
 Lifting off will enter the character.
 HTH.
 Glenn
 - Original Message -
 From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
 Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard
 
 
 Hi Desi,
 
 As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
 known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
 type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
 however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
 when using phones with software keyboards.
 
 I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
 type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
 yet, although I practice as much as possible.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
 Hi Everyone,
 
 I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the
 on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like
 to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.
 I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of
 course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively
 privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would
 like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my
 right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is
 at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type
 using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use
 Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you
 use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
 keyboard for their typing needs?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-26 Thread Jessica Benzing
 I cradle my phone in both my hands and use my thumbs for typing. I still keep 
 my phone in the portrait position and I type pretty fast now. I admit now 
 that I started using dictation my speed has not improved as quickly as it 
 used to. I think it's better if you can try not to dictate as much as 
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Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the 
on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like to use 
a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.  I just want 
to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of course, 
sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively privately.  I 
have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would like to get faster. 
 I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my right index finger to 
type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is at the bottom of the 
phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type using the regular on-screen 
keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use Touch Typing mode, but I would 
also be interested in what typing mode you use.  And, does anyone else besides 
me just use the regular on-screen keyboard for their typing needs?

Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Parham Doustdar

Hi Desi,

As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is 
known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to 
type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow, 
however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even 
when using phones with software keyboards.


I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to 
type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there 
yet, although I practice as much as possible.


HTH.
On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the 
on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like to use 
a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.  I just want 
to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of course, 
sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively privately.  I 
have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would like to get faster. 
 I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my right index finger to 
type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is at the bottom of the 
phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type using the regular on-screen 
keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use Touch Typing mode, but I would 
also be interested in what typing mode you use.  And, does anyone else besides 
me just use the regular on-screen keyboard for their typing needs?

Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I use a bluetooth keyboard, how ever I type left handed with my bird   finger.  
I can I think do 2 to 3 wpm using touch typing. I'm a bit faser with standard 
typing but not by much.
On May 25, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Desi,
 
 As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is known as 
 Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to type using the 
 on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow, however, even though I'm 
 very fast when using a normal keyboard and even when using phones with 
 software keyboards.
 
 I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to type in 
 the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there yet, although I 
 practice as much as possible.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
 Hi Everyone,
 
 I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the 
 on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like to 
 use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.  I 
 just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of 
 course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively 
 privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would 
 like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my 
 right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is 
 at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type 
 using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use 
 Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you 
 use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen 
 keyboard for their typing needs?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Glenn
Parham,
Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will 
have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch 
somewhere.
Lifting off will enter the character.
HTH.
Glenn
- Original Message - 
From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Hi Desi,

As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
when using phones with software keyboards.

I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
yet, although I practice as much as possible.

HTH.
On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
 Hi Everyone,

 I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the 
 on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like 
 to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy. 
 I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of 
 course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively 
 privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would 
 like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my 
 right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is 
 at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type 
 using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use 
 Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you 
 use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen 
 keyboard for their typing needs?

 Thanks!

 Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Here you all go. I show how fast I can type using both methods. it's not fast. 
My goal in touch typing is 66.5 wpm but that will probably never happen. lol!

https://audioboo.fm/boos/2195567-showing-how-fast-i-can-type-using-standard-typing-vs-touch-typing

Take care to all and be blessed.
On May 25, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Glenn glenner...@cableone.net wrote:

 Parham,
 Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will 
 have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch 
 somewhere.
 Lifting off will enter the character.
 HTH.
 Glenn
 - Original Message - 
 From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
 Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard
 
 
 Hi Desi,
 
 As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
 known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
 type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
 however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
 when using phones with software keyboards.
 
 I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
 type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
 yet, although I practice as much as possible.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
 Hi Everyone,
 
 I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the 
 on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like 
 to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy. 
 I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of 
 course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively 
 privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would 
 like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my 
 right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is 
 at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type 
 using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use 
 Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you 
 use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen 
 keyboard for their typing needs?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I do everything exactly as you do, although I don't use touch typing.  I 
personally cannot stand it!  It makes me very tense, and after about 2 
mintues of typing my hand, and arm both hurt excrutiatingly.


I neither use my thumb as an anker, but aside from that, everything you're 
doing is identical.  I two hold the phone with my left hand, and use my 
right index.  Although sometimes, I use my right pinki... LOL!  just 
kidding.  Ow!  Now that! would be annoying!


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Desi Noller desi.nol...@gmail.com

To: mac-access iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:59 PM
Subject: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard



Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the 
on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like 
to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy. 
I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of 
course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively 
privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would 
like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my 
right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is 
at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type 
using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use 
Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you 
use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen 
keyboard for their typing needs?


Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I can do somewhere in the neighborhood of about 25WPM, although, for a touch 
screen, that's halling major major! butt!


Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com

To: mac access list iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Here you all go. I show how fast I can type using both methods. it's not 
fast. My goal in touch typing is 66.5 wpm but that will probably never 
happen. lol!


https://audioboo.fm/boos/2195567-showing-how-fast-i-can-type-using-standard-typing-vs-touch-typing

Take care to all and be blessed.
On May 25, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Glenn glenner...@cableone.net wrote:


Parham,
Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will
have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
somewhere.
Lifting off will enter the character.
HTH.
Glenn
- Original Message - 
From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Hi Desi,

As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
when using phones with software keyboards.

I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
yet, although I practice as much as possible.

HTH.
On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on 
the

on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like
to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.
I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but 
of
course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something 
relatively
privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I 
would
like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use 
my
right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector 
is

at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type
using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to 
use
Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode 
you

use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
keyboard for their typing needs?

Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Mine via a test at a center for the blind. Now it's just an estomation.
On May 25, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:

 How do you all measure the wpm? 
 
 On May 25, 2014, at 17:23, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
 cgwaxhawlo...@clgproductions.com wrote:
 
 I can do somewhere in the neighborhood of about 25WPM, although, for a touch 
 screen, that's halling major major! butt!
 
 Chris.
 
 - Original Message - From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com
 To: mac access list iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:58 PM
 Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard
 
 
 Here you all go. I show how fast I can type using both methods. it's not 
 fast. My goal in touch typing is 66.5 wpm but that will probably never 
 happen. lol!
 
 https://audioboo.fm/boos/2195567-showing-how-fast-i-can-type-using-standard-typing-vs-touch-typing
 
 Take care to all and be blessed.
 On May 25, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Glenn glenner...@cableone.net wrote:
 
 Parham,
 Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will
 have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
 somewhere.
 Lifting off will enter the character.
 HTH.
 Glenn
 - Original Message - From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
 Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard
 
 
 Hi Desi,
 
 As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
 known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
 type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
 however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
 when using phones with software keyboards.
 
 I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
 type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
 yet, although I practice as much as possible.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
 Hi Everyone,
 
 I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the
 on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like
 to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.
 I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of
 course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively
 privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would
 like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my
 right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is
 at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type
 using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use
 Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you
 use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
 keyboard for their typing needs?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland

I don't.  I'm taking a very wild guess.

Chris.

- Original Message - 
From: Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard



How do you all measure the wpm?

On May 25, 2014, at 17:23, Christopher-Mark Gilland 
cgwaxhawlo...@clgproductions.com wrote:


I can do somewhere in the neighborhood of about 25WPM, although, for a 
touch screen, that's halling major major! butt!


Chris.

- Original Message - From: Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com
To: mac access list iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Here you all go. I show how fast I can type using both methods. it's not 
fast. My goal in touch typing is 66.5 wpm but that will probably never 
happen. lol!


https://audioboo.fm/boos/2195567-showing-how-fast-i-can-type-using-standard-typing-vs-touch-typing

Take care to all and be blessed.

On May 25, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Glenn glenner...@cableone.net wrote:

Parham,
Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you 
will

have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
somewhere.
Lifting off will enter the character.
HTH.
Glenn
- Original Message - From: Parham Doustdar 
parha...@gmail.com

To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Hi Desi,

As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and 
even

when using phones with software keyboards.

I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
yet, although I practice as much as possible.

HTH.

On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on 
the
on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly 
like
to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or 
Fleksy.
I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but 
of
course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something 
relatively
privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I 
would
like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and 
use my
right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the 
connector is
at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who 
type
using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to 
use
Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode 
you

use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
keyboard for their typing needs?

Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Parham Doustdar

Hi Glenn et al,

I meant I'm trying to get to the point where I just tap the letter I 
want, not that I can currently achieve such a thing. The sighted just 
use thumbs of their both hands for typing, and I'm trying to get 
comfortable with that too. The point is that when you're typing with two 
fingers, your speed, once you get hang of it, is pretty much doubled. I 
can attest to that since my speed on a normal keyboard far bypasses my 
colleague programmers since I'm using all of my ten fingers, as opposed 
to four or six that sighted people usually do.


HTH.
On 5/26/2014 12:09 AM, Glenn wrote:

Parham,
Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will
have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
somewhere.
Lifting off will enter the character.
HTH.
Glenn
- Original Message -
From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard


Hi Desi,

As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
when using phones with software keyboards.

I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
yet, although I practice as much as possible.

HTH.
On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the
on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like
to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.
I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of
course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively
privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would
like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my
right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is
at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type
using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use
Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you
use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
keyboard for their typing needs?

Thanks!

Desi
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Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Interesting. I would do about 10 wpm on a phoen wiht buttons, or i did wiht my 
old dash. I can do quite fast but i don't yet feel comfortable wiht my thumbs. 
There is a youtube video of a guy doing about 80 wpm  on an iphone's touch 
screen keyboard. Simply amazing.


On May 25, 2014, at 10:10 PM, Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Glenn et al,
 
 I meant I'm trying to get to the point where I just tap the letter I want, 
 not that I can currently achieve such a thing. The sighted just use thumbs of 
 their both hands for typing, and I'm trying to get comfortable with that too. 
 The point is that when you're typing with two fingers, your speed, once you 
 get hang of it, is pretty much doubled. I can attest to that since my speed 
 on a normal keyboard far bypasses my colleague programmers since I'm using 
 all of my ten fingers, as opposed to four or six that sighted people usually 
 do.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/26/2014 12:09 AM, Glenn wrote:
 Parham,
 Perhaps the difficulty you are having with touch-typing is that you will
 have best results if you slide to the character you want, and not touch
 somewhere.
 Lifting off will enter the character.
 HTH.
 Glenn
 - Original Message -
 From: Parham Doustdar parha...@gmail.com
 To: OS X  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
 Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:23 PM
 Subject: Re: Typing On The iPhone's On-Screen Keyboard
 
 
 Hi Desi,
 
 As I'm living in Iran and Fleksy or Mbraille do not support what is
 known as Pinglish (writing Farsi using English characters) I do have to
 type using the on-screen keyboard. It does feel like I'm too slow,
 however, even though I'm very fast when using a normal keyboard and even
 when using phones with software keyboards.
 
 I'm hoping to get to the point of single-tapping the letter I want to
 type in the touch typing mode. However, I haven't quite gotten there
 yet, although I practice as much as possible.
 
 HTH.
 On 5/25/2014 11:29 PM, Desi Noller wrote:
 Hi Everyone,
 
 I was recently having a discussion with a friend about how to type on the
 on-screen keyboard of the iPhone.  Personally, I don't particularly like
 to use a special program for this like, for instance, mBraill or Fleksy.
 I just want to use the regular keyboard.  Dictation can be useful, but of
 course, sometimes, it's just nice to be able to type something relatively
 privately.  I have built up some speed over the past 3 years, but I would
 like to get faster.  I generally hold my phone in my left hand, and use my
 right index finger to type, anchoring my thumb down where the connector is
 at the bottom of the phone.  I'm interested to know how others who type
 using the regular on-screen keyboard, enter your text.  I do happen to use
 Touch Typing mode, but I would also be interested in what typing mode you
 use.  And, does anyone else besides me just use the regular on-screen
 keyboard for their typing needs?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Desi
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