It won't work as a braille display that way, but perhaps it could with a keyboard. Will try this later for fun and let you know.
Scott On 11/14/12, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anybody tried pairing the device through the regular Bluetooth keyboard > settings to see if Perring the keyboard separately makes a difference? > I doubt that would work but it might be worth a try. > > Richard > (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sadly, none of the way this thing is set up makes any, well.... sense. >> I was unable to input text into the notes app, but was able to use the >> function key plus h for home. None of the other keys work for input. >> there seems to be no set of keys that would be consistent with the >> braille keyboard either. Will have to try and contact HIMS to see if >> they can give me some pointers, though that doesn't sound promising >> given what the original poster had said. >> >> Scott >> >> On 11/12/12, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I would imagine that the keyboard then would follow the VoiceOver >>> keyboard >>> commands. >>> The issue would be if there is an equivalent key to the options key, >>> which >>> I >>> believe is the same as the Windows key, so if you have a Windows key, a >>> control key and an alt key, you should be able to use it just like using >>> any >>> blue tooth keyboard. >>> The Control key is the same on both Windows and mac, the Windows key >>> equals >>> the Options key and the Alt key equals the Command key. >>> >>> VoiceOver is Options and Control together, so that should work as >>> Windows >>> key plus control on the U2. >>> >>> It will be interesting to see how that does. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf >>> Of don bishop >>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 12:32 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: braille sense u2 qwerty with iPhone? >>> >>> Hi Mary, >>> >>> Yes the qwerty keyboard actually works quite well as an input device. >>> You're right about setting the u2 to uncontracted braille. As for the >>> commands, I'm not sure of them all because documentation is poor for >>> braille >>> input anyway, and even worse for braille qwerty input, but the keys I've >>> found to work for executing commands are a combination of a key on the >>> keyboard and the fn key. Not sure if the windows key works for some >>> commands or not. >>> >>> Honestly, I haven't played with itt all that much but I have played a >>> bit >>> with my u2 qwerty and iphone4s under ios6. >>> >>> Hopefully someone will document this stoff someday. <grin> >>> >>> Don >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/12/2012 12:25 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Richard, >>>> I had a query in to Hims but asked here at the same time, figuring they >>> might be out for the holiday. Turns out they must be open, but the >>> response >>> I got was not entirely clear. You don't use the s d f etc keys to make >>> braille dots as you do with the Apex qwerty. But with respect to >>> navigation >>> equivalents and functionality equivalent to the space plus braille dot >>> combinations, the response was basically vague. It is apparently hit and >>> miss and doesn't make much sense, but they're working on it. I didn't >>> get >>> any specific examples. The controls on the display itself apparently >>> work >>> the same. So this is apparently a real work in progress. Hims also >>> recommends putting the u2 into grade 1 mode when entering text because >>> of >>> the well known issue with Apple back translating letters if you pause at >>> the >>> wrong place. That seems really unfortunate with a qwerty keyboard, where >>> you're not typing braille. >>>> >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> Mary Otten >>>> motte...@gmail.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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