Hi Cheryl, Great, thanks for that. I tried the dot 5 6 prefix, but never thought of the dot 2 prefix.
I guess I am showing my age. "( Cheers, Brett. Sent from Brett's iPhone > On 2 Jun 2015, at 12:02 am, Cheryl Lenartiene <cheryl.lenarti...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > In the native iOS Braille input, to write a period in the middle of a string > of characters, such as an e-mail address, type dot 4 followed by dots 4 6. > Cheryl > > Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; > for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. > 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 1, 2015, at 6:29 AM, Brett <brettst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Here is just my opinion. >> >> I think the initial purchase of the app 33AUD was worth every cent, I think >> the third-party keyboard is overpriced and taking the micky a bit. Given >> that other third-party keyboards are free or under 2.50 and there was no >> initial purchase price. The other third-party keyboards include word >> prediction and spell checking in most cases, which MBraille doesn’t. >> >> There are three advantages with MBraille as a third-party keyboard: >> 1. You can do a one finger flick up to read what you have written. >> With iOS Braille, you must dismiss the keyboard before you can read the >> message. You then need to edit the message using the standard keyboard. >> 2. If when reading the message, you notice a mistake, you can navigate >> to it and correct it still using the MBraille keyboard, as long as you don’t >> have direct input enabled. I haven’t found a reason to enable direct input >> yet. >> 3. When writing email addresses or web addresses with iOS Braille, I >> have found when writing the dot com part, you need to braille the period, do >> a space to enter the period, delete the space then write the com bit. You >> don’t have to muck around like this with MBraille. If someone knows of a way >> to do this with iOS braille, please let me know. >> >> Although these advantages are nice, you need to decide if its worth the >> extra money over iOS Braille. I was curious and could afford it, so I gave >> it a go to satisfy my curiosity. I don’t regret it, but still think its >> overpriced as you do loose some MBraille features in the third-party >> keyboard. For Example, spell checking is not available and if you don’t want >> to put mBraille first in line in your keyboard list, you need to switch to >> it every time you want to use it and it is much easier and faster to bring >> up the iOS braille keyboard than the MBraille one. >> >> Just my opinion, hopefully it helps you to make an informed decision. >> >> Cheers, >> Brett. >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Krister Ekstrom >> Sent: Monday, 1 June 2015 7:26 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Pricing and so forth was Re: Bizarre issue re. mBraille as a >> third-party keyboard >> >> Hi, It’s true that Harry has put on his thinking cap when he made this app. >> I only reacted to the price because there were so many price alternatives >> that were unclear, and there are many features i’m not sure i would use, but >> then again, what i use and when may very well vary. I like the idea of the >> shortcuts to post to various sources. Well we’ll see if i get around to >> purchasing it or if i keep switching between Fleksy and the stock keyboard. >> I would be curious though to find out how mBraille works in certain >> situations. >> /Krister >> >> 1 jun 2015 kl. 10:45 skrev Richard Turner <rich...@turner42.com>: >> >> Since I now use mBraille instead of an external keyboard, I have no issues >> with the price. >> On the mBraille list, Harri admitted not being clear when he changed a few >> things and dropped the early products. >> I do think he messed up with the marketing side of things, and yes, the app >> has a few issues as a third party keyboard which he is working hard to fix, >> though some of the issues are because of the way Apple restricts developers. >> He only included the third party keyboard after enough people begged him to >> do it.and given the way Apple does things, it was a much bigger job than >> expected. >> But, it works well in most cases. >> I do not know what is causing Michele's issue. I can use it when creating or >> replying to text messages just fine. >> Back to the pricing, if you paid what was $29.99 in the US, you have to buy >> the third party keyboard for, $9.99 or buy both the third party keyboard >> and Dropbox accessibility for $14.99. >> Now, there are only two pricing options beyond the free version. >> You can buy just the third party keyboard for $9.99 or the "Full Version" >> for $39.99 which includes dropbox and third party keyboard capability. >> Sory I only know the US prices. >> Could Harri have done the amount of work he did to make this app and charged >> less? I have no idea. >> I'm not a programmer and have no idea how many hours it takes to do what he >> has done. >> But, I do know that from the first release, he has out performed any other >> attempt at a braille entry system. >> JMO, >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 1, 2015, at 1:03 AM, Krister Ekstrom <kris...@kristersplace.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, I think that A, the program is over priced but we can’t do much about it >> since we are a small market so guess we’ll have to be satisfied with it or >> not purchase it. B, the price table is very vague. I don’t know what i get >> for the amount i paid, at least i got very confused when it came to what i >> got for the price. There’s a full price but then, do you have to pay more in >> order to get the third party keyboard support? >> /Krister >> >> 31 maj 2015 kl. 23:19 skrev Richard Turner <rich...@turner42.com>: >> >> Yes it is. >> >> Are you using the Away mode layout? >> >> When you select mBraille as the keyboard, you should hear mBraille spoken >> and then be able to start writing. >> >> Maybe you could say which device and what mode, etc. >> Do you have direct input on or off? >> >> Richard >> >> >> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >> what they become by it." >> >> - John Ruskin >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Michelle McQuigge >> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 1:26 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Bizarre issue re. mBraille as a third-party keyboard >> >> Richard, >> >> I purchased what was advertised as the full mBraille program yesterday. It >> cost about $45 Canadian and definitely includes dropbox support. At that >> price, surely third-party keyboard permissions are included too? >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Richard Turner >> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:05 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Bizarre issue re. mBraille as a third-party keyboard >> >> If you are trying to put direct input on, it is dot 6 not dot 3. >> If you only paid $29.99 you don't have full keyboard I bought mBraille at >> $29.99 when it first came out and then finally paid $14.99 to get both >> Dropbox and third party keyboard support. >> It works great on messages, mail, and pretty much everywhere else I have >> tried it. At least as long as I switch back to the standard keyboard with a >> three finger swipe right when I am done. Things are a bit odd if I just >> dismiss the keyboard with the three finger swipe left. >> Richard >> >> >> On May 31, 2015, at 6:51 AM, Michelle McQuigge <michelle.mcqui...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I'm running into something that strikes me as odd when trying to use >> mBraille as a third-party keyboard. As a caveat, I'm running IOS8.3 on an >> iPhone 6 and have enabled full access using the full, paid version of the >> app. >> >> I only seem to be able to use mBraille as a third-party keyboard if I access >> functions through the app first. For instance, if I open messages in order >> to reply to someone and select mBraille as the keyboard of choice, basically >> nothing happens. I can't activate the braille keyboard no matter what I do. >> It clicks, but nothing is inputted. I tried holding down what should be the >> dot 3 and swiping right, but it doesn't seem to recognize the dots. 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