I put my six fingers on the screen of my iPod Touch 5th Generation and they are tight together. Same of course on the iPHone 5. I don't have particularly large hands, but I would find that placement really difficult. If I was using a 4S, it would be impossible.
However, for those who can manage that orientation, it would be good to offer that as an option, along with the current option of flipping dots a and 3, etc. JMO, Richard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille Touch Doesn't Work as I expected I would have to add my agreement with this as well. I would definitely prefer a horizontal placement for the Braille input. I did manage to get my head around the current method being used but the horizontal placement would be so much easier to use IMHO. Best, Rick alfaro On 2/1/2013 1:36 PM, Aman Singer wrote: > Hello, Jonathan and all. > I would respectfully agree with Jonathan. I would love a setting to > allow entry using the screen divided into six rectangles horizontally > across the screen, as it is on the Perkins and, for example, also on > the refreshabraille. Remember that the virtual keys are long, so there > doesn't need to be any hand twisting for the fingers to land on the > right spots as there would be with button keys. I would be more than > happy to trade the ability to type without a flat surface for the > ability to type on such a six horizontal dot keyboard. I would be even > more pleased if this were a setting which could be changed. > Aman > > On 2/1/13, Kimber Gardner <kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have to agree. Since my biggest problem with this app is holding the >> phone and typing accurately I would love to see an option to reallign >> the keys in the perkins style even if that means having to place the >> phone on a flat surface to input. >> >> Kim >> >> On 2/1/13, Jose Lomeli <jose.lome...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I know what you mean. It's not how I thought it would be! >>> >>> Sent from my iPod >>> >>> On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone, I didn't hear the podcasts on Braille Touch before release, >>>> but thought I'd download it and have a play. The fact that you can try >>>> the >>>> app before purchase is excellent. >>>> >>>> I am a lifelong Braille user and input in Braille every day. And I think >>>> this is my problem. When I heard about Braille Touch, I imagined that >>>> you >>>> would input Braille in the same way that you would on a Perkins or >>>> refreshable Braille display that offers a keyboard. But really you >>>> don't. >>>> On such products, the keys are aligned horizontally. Perhaps there's a >>>> little diagonal placement for the sake of ergonomics, but fundamentally >>>> they are horizontal. With Braille Touch, however, dost 1, 2 and 3 are >>>> under each other. This is how they obviously appear when reading the >>>> cell, >>>> but not when you're inputting. So people who do a lot of input on >>>> refreshable Braille displays are going to have to remember to Braille as >>>> the cell looks, not as they would on a Braille device. >>>> >>>> I wonder if making the dots horizontal could be a future setting. I >>>> think >>>> there's enough screen space for this to work, and I know for my part I'd >>>> find it more intuitive because of the amount of Brailling I do on other >>>> devices. >>>> >>>> Congrats to the developers on the app. >>>> >>>> Jonathan >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an >>>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Kimberly >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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