Hi, Sieghard, It's definitely a preference iisue. Tapping feels more like typing to me than lifting. Also, I just can't seem to get the muscle memry of Fleksy, or it may just be that I don't like a lot of audio distraction while I'm typing. The autotext drives me mad. :) I usually proofread after I enter a big block of text.
I guess it goes into the category of "to each one's own." :) Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > On Nov 4, 2014, at 2:27 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Teresa, > > If you slide and verify the character, then lift and tap to type I t, then > why not use regular touch typing which would type the character as soon as > you lift the finger and it will not require you to lift and tap again. Just a > thought, everybody has different preferences. I really understood the > benefits of direct touch typing in combination with auto correct for the > first time when I listened to this Podcast and whenever I have time I’ll > practice and play around with that. At this point I am still faster using the > regular touch typing, but I can really see how the other way could work well > with lots of practice and of course even better on an iPad in landscape mode > where you could probably really type just as on a keyboard with pretty good > results. I’ll have to try this at Christmas time on my Mom’s iPad. I could > also see where a tactile screen protector may help with direct touch typing > so I probably order one again for my 5S and give it a shot. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Teresa Cochran > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 1:42 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Trying direct touch typing! > > Don't forget that you can slide your finger to find the correct character > before you type. I somehow find direct touch typing easier, as it feels more > natural to tap once, rather than lifting or double-tapping. I am often very > close to the correct character but rarely right on it. Still, I find it more > satisfying to type this way, even verifying the character before I tap. > > Teresa > > "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with > the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > > On Nov 4, 2014, at 7:27 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Claudia and Christopher, > > As Christopher pointed out, direct touch typing works by typing the letter > when you tap it not when you lift your finger as in touch typing. If you have > auto correct turned on, you can, however, type and just as with Fleksy not > worry too much whether you totally hit the exact letter you wanted or maybe > the one right next to it because auto correct will do what it is supposed to > do and auto correct what you are typing and as soon as you press the spacebar > the correct word will usually be written. But you still have to be very good > in terms of hitting the letter you want most of the time or maybe be just one > letter off. There is an excellent Podcast on www.appleviss.com where the > Podcaster shows how this works and while I realized basically how it works, I > always thought this was not for most blind people, but with auto correct and > lots of practice I think some people will be really good with this. > > Regards, > Sieghardit really at least > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 2:46 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Trying direct touch typing! > > Just single tap the screen on the letter you want to enter. It requires > a pretty good knowledge of where each character is located, and at least > in my case, a pretty extensive use of the delete key, at least until I > get a bit better at it. > > On 11/04/2014 04:13 AM, Claudia wrote: > > How do you use Direct Touch Typing? > > *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Teresa Cochran > *Sent:* Sunday, September 21, 2014 2:19 PM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Trying direct touch typing! > > Very nice. I'd say you're getting the hang of it. :) > > Teresa > > "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing > with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks > > > On Sep 21, 2014, at 12:12 PM, Jose Lomeli <jose.lome...@gmail.com > <mailto:jose.lome...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > This is a test. 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