I have tried using my thumbs to type a couple of times just because I have heard that lots of people type that way. However, I found it to be extremely awkward. Whenever possible, I use my M braille app to enter text. Its great and so much faster than typing on the keyboard. In fact, I used this app to type out this message. I only use the keyboard when its absolutely necessary. When I do use it, I use my index fingers. Otherwise, I use the dictation feature and seri for very short messages.
> On Jan 18, 2023, at 9:00 AM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > I do use my thumbs. My sighted children showed me how to do it. I place the > phone so that each bottom corner is in the palm of one of my hands. My > fingers reach around behind the phone to cradle it. I then use my thumbs to > type, with my left thumb reaching the keys on the left and so on. > > For longer bouts of typing, I'll use braille screen input, my Orbit Writer or > a Logitech keyboard. > > -- > Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷ > Chaltain at Outlook, USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Gerardo Corripio > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:29 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: When It Comes to iPhone, Are You All Thumbs? > > Holding the phone in my left hand, I use the 3 fingers (Index, Middle, and > Ring), and depending on what letter I'm typing, the finger: for the A, Q, W, > S, i, I use the Index; for the E, D, F, R, etc., the middle but sometimes the > Index. And for the rest of the letters, I use either the Index or middle > finger. To switch between letters and numbwiths, I use the Index finger. And > for the Enter, I use the Ring finger. > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel > >> El 18 ene 2023, a la(s) 12:55 a.m., M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> escribió: >> >> Hello All, >> >> A friend of mine and I got into a discussion about how we type in iOS, >> when sending text messages. >> >> It started when she asked me if I use my thumbs to type. Even though >> I know that a great many people use their thumbs to enter text on >> iPhone, personally I find the technique slow and awkward. >> >> How do I enter text in iOS? >> >> First, I keep my VoiceOver typing mode set to "Touch Typing." >> >> Second, I use a folio case. Not only does such a case cover the >> display when not in use, it also provides a nifty way to balance the >> phone in one hand, fingers-free. >> >> When entering text, I open the case, kind of like a book, with the >> wallet side to the left and the phone to the right. I position the >> phone case in the crook of my left hand (where the base of my thumb >> meets my hand) so that the back of the phone, in the case of course, >> is resting against the palm of my left hand, leaving all five digits on my >> left hand, free. >> >> The wallet side of the case acts as a kind of counter balance so that >> the phone does not slip out of my hand, even when the phone is tilted, >> off-axis, so to speak. >> >> I use my left thumb to access the letters and numbers, located on the >> left side of the onscreen keyboard and the index finger of my right >> hand, to access the letters and numbers located on the right side of >> the onscreen keyboard. >> >> I hold the phone in the exact same way when using Slide-to-Type; >> except in that instance, I use my right index finger, only. >> >> Okay, that's my method for entering text on iPhone. >> >> How about you? What technique do you use to enter text in iOS? >> >> When it come to iPhone, are you all thumbs? 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