Hello, Ann and everyone. This question cannot be answered with a "black-and-white" response. The bes way I can think of to answer it is to bear in mind a series of what I hope are largely unarguable points that take into account the advantages of the on-screen keyboard, the external keyboard, and dictation. I don't own a braille display, so I'll eave it out of the mix.
1. If you use the on-screen keyboard, every editing and navigational VoiceOver command for the iPhone and iPad is available to you. If you use an external keyboard, many, but not all are available. If you use dictation, your command responses are even more limited. 2. Gaining proficiency on the on-screen keyboard may take a long time without using apps such as MBraille. Even with solid proficiency (excluding MBraille), using a QWERTY keyboard and dictation will be faster. However, dictation may not always yield the right results. Even in the best recording conditions, it doesn't get things right. If you say, for instance, "I want to sync my iPhone," dictation may render the spelling of "sync" in such a way as to make someone reading your message think that you want to immerse your keyboard in water. Then again, when you get an opinion from someone, it's important to consider the source. Someone who has been typing much of her life on a QWERTY keyboard may stick to that method of input and vigorously defend it even if it means carrying an extra device around. Of course, if you have the financial resources and the time to employ them, the best answer is use everything you can, practicing with each until you become excellent regardless of what input method you use. Craig On 1/19/14, SoonerAnnie <sooneran...@att.net> wrote: > Hi list, > > I am just wondering who uses bluetooth keyboards and who uses the iPhone > without them. For those not using keyboards, how do you use your phones? Do > you use the onscreen keyboard, or other applications to do messaging, email, > etc.? I currently use a bluetooth keyboard primarily and love the ease and > convenience of it, but am thinking that I should probably figure out a good > way to also use the phone itself too. Am looking forward to hearing others' > experiences and advice. Thanks. > > Ann > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
