I can't see how Direct Touch would be good for someone totally blind, but possibly people with partial sight might prefer it.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 12:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: adding direct touch to the rotor Maybe I've never seen anything about direct touch since I usually just type in text edit boxes. Direct touch seems like it wouldn't be good for a blind person to use and wouldn't be of much help to us. On 4/5/21, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: > What I find interesting about that rotor item, now that you reminded > me it was there, it was selected on my rotor items, but it does not > show up in the rotor unless you are using an app that does not use the > standard text entry. > But in iOS 14.4.x apple fixed it so you just ignore VoiceOver when it > says Direct Touch Area and keep typing. > I have never found a need to turn the rotor when VoiceOver Says Direct > Touch area. Things just work. > > Do you have an example where you have turned the rotor to Direct Touch > in iOS 1.4.4? > > > > Richard > > Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical > object<>to realize that you are in a hurry. > > > My web site, www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Brad Snyder > Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 8:44 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: adding direct touch to the rotor > > Direct touch can indeed be added or removed from the rotor. > On my iPhone 12 pro, running iOS 14.4.2, direct touch is the last item > in the rotor category. I am able to toggle it on or off as desired. > - Brad - > > On Apr 5, 2021, at 10:20, Richard Turner > <richardturne...@outlook.com<mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote: > > I do not believe it is something you add or remove from the rotor. > It is an Apple thing to “help” with accessiblility. > If you are on iOS 14.4 it should not be a problem. > You should be able to just go ahead and type even though it says > “direct touch area.” > If it won’t let you type, turn the rotor and it will be there and you > flick up to turn it on and you should be good to go. > > > > Richard > > Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical > object<>to realize that you are in a hurry. > > > My web site, > www.turner42.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht > tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C9edf7a6fce454735d61a0 > 8d8f849a81b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6375323425182 > 23178%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJB > TiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=QjD%2BD6MmWNpdVqq6BWEP8P47IGT3 > jLNUd%2BjmqQX5DSo%3D&reserved=0> > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf > Of Esther > Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 7:32 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: adding direct touch to the rotor > > no, I was not in and edit field. Esther an edit field. Esther > > Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > > > > On Apr 5, 2021, at 8:49 AM, Robert Doc Wright > <yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com<mailto:yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Are you in an edit field wen you are looking for it? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Esther<mailto:elevegn...@sbcglobal.net> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 6:23 AM > Subject: adding direct touch to the rotor > > hi, everyone, I am having trouble keeping direct touch added to the rotor. > Everything else I want is in there, but for some reason it does not > stay there. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I didn't think there > was a save button or anything. 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