[real-eyes] Re: fleksy help?
- From: "Andrea Breier" <andreabreier@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:51:29 -0500
I think it would be doable with some practice. Especially on an ipad. I
would use landscape on the iPad then copy the text into notes or email for
dropbox.
I wouldn't want to do it from my phone, because it would be to much like
texting. They say you should be able to type twenty words per minute, But I
only think I could type that fast if I was using landscape to type.
Interesting idea though.
Hugs,
Andrea M. Breier
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Beach
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:14 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: fleksy help?
Andrea,
Have you tried using this app to take notes in a meeting or class? Does it
even work in the Notes app?
Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
913-288-7671
rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Andrea Breier
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:10 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: fleksy help?
fleksy touch typing app
Two things you must do before starting fleksy.
1. turn the keyclicks on under settings, sounds menu.
2. Setup the triple click home shortcut under settings, general,
accessibility.
When you launch Fleksy you must tap the screen once to start typing. When
finished place your finger on the screen above where the keyboard would be
on the screen. Then the menu will come up. Explore the options by flicking
to the right. You will find an option for instructions. These are very
concise but precise. Failing that, either listen to David Woodbrdge's demo
podcast on www.applevis.com or within the podcast section of iBlink radio on
your iOS device.
1. open the app and it will say loading.
2. when it is loaded and says tap once to start typing.
3. to type what you wish to type just tap with one finger on the screen
where you think each letter of the word you want to type should be, you
don't have to be accurate.
4. flick to the write and it will tell you what word it thinks you typed, if
it is the wrong word flick down through a list of words until it finds the
write word. If the word is not in the list of suggestions flick left to
delete the last word it announced. Then try again on a different part of the
screen maybe a bit to the left or write of where you first typed.
5. to put a full stop in flick to the write again after you've typed the
word and it will put the full stop in, flick down if you want a question
mark comma or exclamation mark. There are more advanced simbles you can put
in, using the rotor to switch between keyboards.
At any time, that you wish to review what you have typed, hold the phone up
as if you were going to talk on the headset and the text will be read to
you. To continue lay the phone flat.
When you have finished typing then touch and hold your finger above the
keyboard until you hear a little tone and the menu will appear. From this
screen you can flick to the write to review the menu containing options to
access favorites, text, email, copy, etc.
The only thing I would add is that the settings for fleksy is under the main
settings menu. You can go in there and add favorites. You just type
telephone numbers of the people you text most. Just type a phone number,
then a comma then the next phone number and so on. Then these shortcuts will
show up in fleksy, as you flick to the right after composing your message.
Also in settings you can insert your phone number and email address, then
fleksy will place a link in your texts or emails with a link at the end of
either so that any other fleksy user will be able to just click on the link
and they will be automatically put into fleksy so that they can respond back
to you.
When in fleksy, you have to imagine the blank screen is an invisible
keyboard. Place your fingers where you think the qwerty keys home row should
be, and, if you're a touch typist, go from there using all your fingers. You
may find it easier in Landscape mode so lock Fleksy in Landscape via the
Fleksy Settings dialog in the main Settings app. But I know people who use
Fleksy with only one or two fingers, 'guessing' roughly where the qwerty
keys would be.
So you've turned VoiceOver off, got Fleksy in either Portrait or Landscape
mode according to your preference. You can check you've got it right in
landscape mode, using the fact that a left flick will tell you there's no
text to delete. (If the keyboard's the wrong way round, turn it round till a
left flick boings at you to show no more text to delete).
Decide on whether you're going to actually touch type or use one or two
fingers. Use a word like 'bananas' as it's a good pattern to start with.
With the bottom edge of the IPhone near you, imagine the Home row a little
way up. So the B A N A N A s will be easy for you to imagine. Just press
where you think the B will be (bottom row, nearly at the halfway point on
the left side of the row), then tap the place as on a typewriter keyboard
and immediately lift your finger off the key. You won't get feedback but
should here a slight keyclick. (I do find I have to have volume turned up
when typing in a noisy environment).
Now type the other keys - quicker I find is better. So A over to the left
but a little higher as it would be on the Home row. N back on where the
bottom row would be but a little over to the right. Etc. Etc. It's much
easier if you are actually a touch typist but not difficult once you get the
hang of it if you're not.
Once you've typed all the letters of the word in, flick to the right instead
of pressing a space bar (this does take a bit of getting used to). This
brings up the 'Suggestions' list, and, with any luck your first word should
be 'bananas'. Accept this and you're ready to type the next word. No need to
press anything. After the word is spoken, just continue typing. If it
guesses the word wrong, flick Down until Fleksy says the word you want; Up
if you pass the word.
And you're on your way.
Probably the most important information is to keep typing without waiting to
hear the letters announced and just assume that the app will identify the
word you typed in one of the selections that you flick through. Occasionally
there will just be certain words that aren't in it's dictionary, and you
will have to slowly type and add these in, using the touch typing method,
then flick up to add this word to the dictionary. Certain long, and
complicated words will better be entered if you carefully find the first few
letters, then revert to just "guessing" the positions of the other letters.
I think the current version is not really optimized for the iPad, and you'll
find if you explore the keyboard that the layout of the Fleksy keyboard
occupies a much larger portion of the screen than you're used to using, so
you have to "exaggerate" the placement of the keys in your touch gestures to
use this at present.
For those who are curious, but have not yet purchased Fleksy, the
instructions button within the app takes the user to the current version's
documentation.
Hugs,
Andrea M. Breier
-----Original Message-----
From: Kimberly A. Morrow, PhD
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 8:15 AM
To: 'real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: fleksy help?
I just downloaded Fleksy, read the instructions, and I still do not
understand how it works. How can you type letters that are not announced. .
.how do you know where you are on the keyboard? When I tap a letter, the
letter does not announce itself. What might I be doing incorrectly here?
Kimberly A. Morrow, PhD
Communications Specialist
Unity
Message of Hope Ministry
1901 NW Blue Parkway
Unity Village, MO 64065
Toll Free: 866-421-3066
Local: 816-251-3588
M-F, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CT)
www.unity.org
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Sheila Styron
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 4:33 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: fleksy help?
Andrea helped me and I will try and help you. No menus or instructions came
up for me either, and I was also at a loss. However, Andrea told me to just
tap near the top of the screen closer to the right sideband hold your finger
down, and it worked. You do not double tap, just place your finger on the
screen and hold until you hear a sound then menu choices which you can swipe
through. Hope this helps, Sheila On Aug 12, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Roseanne Young
wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
> I just recently downloaded the update for Fleksy and I'm very
> disappointed.
> I am unable to access things like I use to. I can't get to the menu
> or bring up the actual keyboard when voice-over is on. When it's off,
> it's acting unpredictably and bringing it to my ear only activates
> siri and does not read the text I've just typed. I've tried
> everything I know to try, but I can not get it to function like my
> original download. Does anyone have any suggestions about what I might
> try? I appreciate your help.
>
>
>
> Roseanne
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