Hello Denise, I use the Focus 40 Blue very happily with both the iPhone and iPad. I haven't tried Garth's suggestion regarding the rotor.
Best Regards Ron Miller Ron Miller On Jun 25, 2012, at 7:16 PM, denise avant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Garth, > yes that was helpful. though i would still like to hear from a Braille user > with the ipad if possible. > > On Jun 25, 2012, at 6:53 AM, Garth Humphreys wrote: > >> I would suggest adding "Containers" to your rotor in Settings, >> accessibility, Voice Over. I don't use braille however I will give you the >> description of how it works with a bluetooth keyboard and hope you can do >> the translation to a braille display. >> Once you have added containers to your rotor you can use the up and left or >> right arrows to adjust the rotor and select containers. Now when you press >> either the up or down arrow you will jump between the major sections of the >> mail app. This lets you get very quickly between different places on the >> mail app. >> >> You can have a listen to a podcast I am putting together at the moment. The >> dropbox link below is an episode where I cover some of the iPad specific >> gestures and discuss containers. As it happens it was with the mail app that >> I gave the demo. The podcasts is about gestures, not keyboards but the >> principles are the same. >> >> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10084394/iBt-006-Gestures201-iPad.mp3 >> >> >> Hope it helps >> >> >> Garth >> iblindtech.com >> On 25/06/2012, at 6:52 PM, denise avant wrote: >> >>> hi, >>> it is easy to understand that you can control the iphone with the Braille >>> Display. But what about the ipad? for example, using the focus, how do you >>> control the ipad reading mail since things are in columns? it seems like >>> you would have to have some interaction with the ipad to highlight things. >>> also, when reading in read2go and you need to switch pages, how do you land >>> at the top of the next page. >>> what are the best keys for navigating the focus and ipad or iphone? right >>> now i am using the older unit to see if i'm interested in getting the new >>> unit. >>> thanks. >>> >>> On Jun 24, 2012, at 8:34 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, ask away on or off list. I should be able to help. I'm currently >>>> supporting IPad with focus blue, brailliant BI, and braille pen. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting >>>> at $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. >>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2012-06-23, at 11:24 AM, denise avant wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> I am wondering if there is someone using one of the Braille Displays with >>>>> an ipad, particularly the focus 40. if so, can you contact me off list as >>>>> I have some navigation questions given the ipad's layout versus that of >>>>> the iphone? thank you. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/[email protected]/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> 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 "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> 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 "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> 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 "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. 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