Hello,
I'm one of those blind people who strongly favours the thumb-typing
method shown to me by a sighted friend. I used to be an
index-finger-typist, but quickly realized I was much more productive
with the more mainstream approach. With that said, I found that it only
works on the iPhone when touch-typing is enabled. Standard typing with
thumbs, i.e. double-tapping every letter after finding it, was both
tortuously slow as to be nearly impossible. If you're going to try it
that way, I highly suggest you make the switch. Most of us on this list
have already taken that leap, I think, but thought I'd put it out there
in case you're still experinmenting with different settings.
Best of luck figuring out what works best for you. As Sieghard said
earlier, this truly is a subjective matter with no right or wrong answer.
Take care,
Michelle
On 8/25/2012 5:09 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
Hi,
I use the index and middle fingers on my right hand, so only two
fingers rather than the three fingers you use. Also, my keyboard is
set for touch typing, so each letter is entered when I lift the finger.
Most sighted people, and some blind people, hold the phone cradled in
the interlaced fingers of both hands and use the left thumb for the
left half of the keyboard and the right thumb for the right half of
the keyboard. According to a sighted friend, the thumbs method is the
quickest. He happens to be one of the few sighted people I know who
uses two fingers of one hand, which he says is slower, but he also
finds it to be less of a strain on his hands.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com <mailto:dchitten...@gmail.com>
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 26/08/2012, at 2:41, "Gerardo Corripio" <gera1...@gmail.com
<mailto:gera1...@gmail.com>> wrote:
HI guys: How do you guys go about typing on the Iphone virtual
keyboard? Here’s my trick hoping to get some more ideas, but
especially help those of you who are only getting started on this new
adventure! I’ve had mine for only about a month and a half but
suffice to say the experience, once getting the hang of a few tricks,
is awesome!
Now for the typing: I type with my right hand in case this makes any
difference; Imagine on the keyboard three areas; the index finger
goes from the a to the f along with the letters above and below; the
middle finger the g h and sometimes j and the letters above and
below; the ring finger the rest of the keyboard. Yes! It requires
some coordination but once getting the hang of it, apart from feeling
more confident typing, I’m little by little picking up speed. Any
more ideas?
Gerardo
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