Hi Rob and everyone,
I'd like to try a suggestion for finding a good finger placement with
BrailleTouch for new users and people having trouble with certain
characters. Please let me know if this is helpful.
When you open the touchscreen braille keyboard, first try to find the
four corners of the touchscreen. Let's assume you have not flipped the
dots in the Settings. First, type dot 1 for the letter A with your left
index finger. Move your finger toward the corner of the iPhone until you
find the limits of the touch sensitive area of the screen. Then type an
apostrophe with your left ring finger, dot 3. Move this finger toward
that corner of the iPhone until you find the limits. Now go back and
forth with the letter A and the apostrophe until you have comfortably
and reliably located your left hand.
Next, do the same thing with your right hand. Start with your right
index finger on dot 4 for the at-sign. Then locate your right ring
finger on dot 6 for the capital sign. Then check both the at-sign and
the capital sign back and forth until you've found a good position for
your right hand.
I am curious to know if this is helpful for anyone who is new to
BrailleTouch or anyone who is having trouble getting certain characters
to work. Please let me know.
Thanks,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/1/2013 3:04 PM, RobH! wrote:
I think they're about half inch in, but there's some slack so absolute
accuracy isn't critical; but can't afford to stray out of the area. I'd
like our favourite producer adviser to give some idea of dimensions so we
might get a better idea of finger spacing; I think that could betray us.
Can one be too far up or down towards an edge and miss that button?
Thanks, RobH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Regina Alvarado" <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:23 PM
Subject: RE: Problems with BRAILLETOUCH
Sorry Jen, I misspoke. I am not touching the all caps with my little finger
but my ring finger. I am holding the phone with the screen away from me and
my thumbs on top and little fingers holding the bottom in landscape. What I
need to know, or perhaps this is just more practice, is how far do I put my
Braille key fingers from the sides (top and bottom in portrait) into the
screen to be able to touch the dots. Are they right above the home button
on the right and just below the ear slit on the left or are they further
into the screen?
Reggie
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Jennie Facer
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:06 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Problems with BRAILLETOUCH
Hi,
First of all, you don't hold your phone flat down on the table. Act as if
you were going to take a picture of yourself with the back camera. now, put
your palms on each end of the phone. now rest your fingers vertically on
the screen. dots 1, 2, and 3 are your left. Dots 4, 5, and 6 are your
right. I hope this makes some sense. Your hands have to be at each end of
the screen.
Write me off list if I can be of more helpp.
Jenn
Sent from my iPhone
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