Joe, I approach entering capital letters differently depending on whether I know the proper name being entered is in my FlickType dictionary or not. For example, my last name Lemly is in my dictionary but if I type it while in the FlickType full screen keyboard, lemly is entered not capitalized. So, before tapping my last name letters, I'll do a two finger tap on the screen to set capital letters and then tap near the l e m l y and swipe once and Lemly will be capitalized. When I'm entering a proper name that I'm confident isn't in my dictionary, I place my finger near where I believe the first letter to be located but if I land on an incorrect letter, I slide my finger without lifting it until the correct first letter is spoken and then I gently apply pressure to the screen which will speak cap followed by that letter before lifting my finger to move to the next key in the name manually. This works great for me to capitalize letters entered manually so you might try practicing this method.
I hope this helps but write back with other questions. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 8:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Flicktype Alan, Thank you for the excellent explanation. I already feel a lot smoother typing using the app. I did send a subscription request to the list, but in the meantime, how do you flawlessly include capital letters in your text? I understand you do a two finger tap to make the next letter a capital one, but the recognition seems to falter, especially around people's names, to the point that it makes more sense for me to manually enter the letters. FlickType is great for what it does, but typing manually in the app feels slippery to me on account of how quickly the app is trying to speed you along. It's a beautiful problem to have, mind you, but I would like to get as proficient at it as you seem to be. Thanks, Joe On 2/24/20, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > Joe, > > I'll do my best to answer your first question about FlickType punctuation. > You should know that I use FlickType in full screen mode when typing > with it and then revert to the iOS standard keyboard. If I'm typing a > phrase that ends with a comma as I did just now, I'd swipe once to put > a period after the word now and then single finger swipe down to > select comma from the choices presented by FlickType. After FlickType > says comma, you then just continue typing. > > As I stated, I use FlickType in full screen mode so when I'm composing > a text, I start out with the standard iOS on screen keyboard and go > first to the message text box and select FlickType from the keyboard > button to the left of the spacebar. I then compose my text message > using FlickType's full screen mode and when I'm done, I single finger > slide up the screen and stop to change back to the standard iOS > keyboard where the text I typed with FlickType is placed in the > message text box. I then single finger swipe right once and land on > the send button. I'm not sure how my method differs but perhaps you've > got FlickType set to other than full screen mode. I prefer leaving my > iPhone set to the standard iOS on screen keyboard and moving to FlickType > full screen when I need to type something. > > As to your final question, I leave my keyboard set to the standard iOS > on screen keyboard and use the button to the left of the spacebar to > switch to FlickType as needed. I then use the single finger slide up > and hold to revert back to the standard iOS keyboard. I don't know > whether this method is more cohesive but it works for me. You might > consider subscribing to the FlickType email list by sending a blank > email to > flicktype+subscr...@groups.io if you have other questions. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Joe Orozco > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 11:23 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Flicktype > > Hello, > > Flicktype is a wonderful app. My typing dramatically increases when I > use it, but there are a few things I cannot seem to get the hang of > even after reviewing their website. I'm hoping you can help me out. > > First, how can I more easily insert punctuation other than a period? I > know I can swipe right twice and then swipe down to see a list of > additional punctuation, but if I want to select a comma, I don't know > how to select this without swiping right and inserting another period. > > Second, is there a seamless way of finding the Send button after > typing out a text message? 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