[mac4theblind] Re: Is there a quicker way of typing punctuation with the default IOS Keyboard?

  • From: Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:04:52 -0700

yeah double tap the space bar and you will get  a period. This can be found in 
settings/general/keyboard. For other punctuation I dunno.
Probably not.
On Apr 23, 2013, at 7:26 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> I use dictation.
> 
> On Apr 9, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi all, my reason for asking this question is because I've been doing some 
> testing and when I type words like don't, isn't haven't etc. I've noticed 
> that this sometimes works as expected for me. Is this the auto correct 
> feature in IOS? 
> 
> Well since this, I was wondering being a voiceover user, is there any current 
> way where we can get to punctuation quicker using the IOS keyboard instead of 
> having to find the symbols/numbers button? I've heard that for someone 
> sighted to type a period at the end of a sentence all they need to do is 
> double tap the space bar and they would get a period. I haven't actually 
> asked someone I know sighted to comferm this but since this wouldn't work 
> with voiceover because of our double tap gesture it got me thinking/wondering 
> and I thought I'd just to ask you guys if you know of anything.
> 
> Is there is no such way that voiceover users know of then that's fine. I'll 
> just use Fleksy because I like the way that works for punctuation I would try 
> to use the default IOS Keyboard but I don't want to have to keep constantly 
> going to the numbers button just to type a dot, question mark etc. Sure I 
> could use dictation but that's not my style. Just the way I am. LOL 
> 
> Thanks and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
> 
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