This is not meant as a smart Alec answer, but the real answer is, don't use the humanware braille display with your iPhone. At least that is what I would recommend until humanware can get this fixed in the firmware.
Raul A. Gallegos Voice/Text: 832.554.7285 > On Apr 6, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Paul Hunt <prhu...@att.net> wrote: > > Hello everyone. I really want to know how to prevent my Brailliant braille > display from locking up while I'm writing? > Thanks so much. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 9:32 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Problem Running Braille Display with iOS 8.2 > > Hi Scott, > > If you turn on automatic braille translation, braille input will be just like > before. Otherwise, press Space or Space with dots 4-5 to make the current > word translate. > > Best, > Anna > > > >> On Apr 6, 2015, at 8:52 AM, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Paul. >> Oh yes, I've had this issue, and it's a major one for me. In fact, I'm >> in the process of writing an article about this. I suspect, but can't >> confirm, that this feature was designed to allow a person to >> immediately see what they have typed, before it goes to the >> translator. Which is fine, I guess, if you're not confident in your >> braille typing, but it would be nice if this feature could be turned >> off so that it would go back to the old way of braille keyboard input. >> >> Scott >> >>> On 4/6/15, Paul Hunt <prhu...@att.net> wrote: >>> Hello everyone. I use a Brailliant BI 40 braille display with my >>> IPhone 5S and IOS 8.2. I don’t have any issues reading but when I >>> write, sometimes my display just locks up. I can sometimes wait for a >>> couple of seconds and it frees up. Howevr, other times it won’t free >>> and I have to either reboot everything or reestablish the pairing. >>> I’ve reported this to Apple Accessibility and have done numerous >>> tests with them. However, Apple, as far as I’m concerned has not >>> taken ownership of this issue. Has anyone else had issues with their >>> braille displays or with Apple refusing to take ownership? >>> >>> Thanks so much. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner >>> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 6:35 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Problem Running Braille Display with iOS 8.2 >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> The problem is that Quick Nav is on by default. That causes this problem. >>> You need to turn Quick Nav off. in iOS 8.2, the only way to do that >>> is to press the left and right arrow keys together on a Bluetooth keyboard. >>> Fortunately, in iOS 8.3, you’ll also be able to do it by pressing >>> Space with Q on a braille display. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Anna >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 6, 2015, at 1:05 AM, Joe Quinn <jdawg1...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:jdawg1...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm not sure that having automatic braille translation on or off would >>> solve my issue. What the issue is, is when I'm in the now reading tab >>> and have a braille file loaded, and I press r to get to the reading >>> window, it actually enters an r, as if it's in a document. And it >>> used to not do that, it used to go directly to the reading window. >>> Therefore, I can never get back to the place that I was at, because I >>> have to actually dot 4-chord to the Reading window, thereby having to start >>> all the way at the beginning. >>> This is the same for and, next, and P, previous buttons. It enters >>> the actual letters, and I don't know how to fix that, unless an >>> update to the Bard mobile app is in order. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Apr 6, 2015, at 12:47 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net >>> <mailto:wadres...@att.net> > wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> Automatic braille translation doesn’t conflict with BARD if you >>> switch braille input to 8-dot while you’re using the app. This is a >>> good idea anyway, since then each letter you type is seen as a letter >>> rather than a word. The only problem is that Quick Nav is on by >>> default, and in iOS 8.2, you need a Bluetooth keyboard to turn off Quick >>> Nav. >>> >>> >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Anna >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 5, 2015, at 11:31 PM, Joe Quinn <jdawg1...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:jdawg1...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> But automatic Braille translation messes with the BARD navigation >>> keys, especially when reading a .brf file, as it thinks you're trying >>> to write a word. Is there anyway around this? I want my navigation >>> commands back. :-) >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Apr 5, 2015, at 11:25 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net >>> <mailto:wadres...@att.net> > wrote: >>> >>> Hi Alan, >>> >>> >>> >>> It sounds like your friend has automatic braille translation turned off. >>> When she starts typing a word, it goes into a buffer, as indicated by >>> the full braille cells at either end of the display. When she presses >>> Space or dots 4-5-chord, the word will be entered into the text, and >>> the full braille cells will disappear. >>> >>> >>> >>> Another option is to turn off automatic braille translation. Then >>> text is translated automatically a couple of seconds after you type >>> it, regardless of whether you’ve pressed Space or dots 4-5-chord. The >>> only problem with that is that if you stop in the middle of a word to >>> think about something, the part that you’ve already typed gets >>> back-translated, which can cause problems. For that reason, I leave >>> automatic braille translation turned off. >>> >>> >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Anna >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 5, 2015, at 11:09 PM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:wale...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I have another question for my friend running iOS 8.2 on an iPhone 6. >>> Are there new commands to operate a braille display when running >>> iOS8.2? 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