Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Peter Torpey
Chuck,
Thanks for that suggestion. Sounds like a neat way of flipping back and forth as needed. I’ll give that a try next time I have to type something.
--Pete
From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chuck Dean
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 4:29 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hello Allen and Pete, As I have said before, I use FlickType in the standard configuration, and when I want to use the full screen mode, I simply turned my iPhone into landscape. Of course, you have to have the lock rotation button turned off in the control panel. This gives me the advantage of using FlickType in the standard mode being able to navigate whatever I’m typing in, and then when I want to type something long such as a message I turn it into landscape mode, and I have all the advantages in full screen mode.
Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Chuck Dean
The rotor works fine on my iPhone 8, running ios 13.7 in both standard and full screen versions of FlickType.
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Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Jan 5, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@...> wrote:
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Chuck Dean
Hello Allen and Pete, As I have said before, I use FlickType in the standard configuration, and when I want to use the full screen mode, I simply turned my iPhone into landscape. Of course, you have to have the lock rotation button turned off in the control panel. This gives me the advantage of using FlickType in the standard mode being able to navigate whatever I’m typing in, and then when I want to type something long such as a message I turn it into landscape mode, and I have all the advantages in full screen mode. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Jan 5, 2021, at 4:12 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@...> wrote:
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hi Pete,
What I intended to say in my previous note was that I use the standard US English keyboard as my default and use it for entering short text such as passwords and search terms. I'm not aware of a shortcut for switching between the FlickType full screen
keyboard and the FlickType regular sized keyboard. This has to be done through the FlickType settings as far as I'm aware and takes a few steps.
Alan Lemly
with
Outlook for iOS
From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Peter Torpey <ptorpey00@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 2:20:55 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party In a previous note you mentioned that you use the flicktype on screen keyboard for entering short text as for a password but that for most typing you use the flicktype full screen keyboard. Is there an easy way of switching back and
forth between the on screen and full screen keyboard for Flicktype?
Thanks. --Pete -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Benny Barber Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 1:08 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Alan, I use flicktype in full screen. I have never been able to pull up the rotor when FlickType is open. I wanted to test your instructions with direct touch typing and cannot pull up the rotor. I am running iOS 13.6 on a 6S. Of course I do not have the issues that you are addressing because I have not upgraded iOS to 14 yet. I just wanted to see if I could pull up the rotor while flicktype was in full screen. Can you enlighten me on how to do so. Thank you. Benny > On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:31 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@...> wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > > > I'll post again what I'm doing to successfully use the latest beta version of FlickType in full screen mode on my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.3. First, let me say that FlickType on iOS 14.3 has the following two problems that I consistently experience: > > > > 1. When I begin text entry for example with the Messages app, my default on screen keyboard is US English. . I typically place focus in the text box and double tap to bring up the on screen US English keyboard. I then place my finger on the spacebar in the bottom middle of the screen and slide left past the dictate button until focus is on the next keyboard button. If FlickType is announced as the next keyboard, I should be able to double tap anywhere on the screen to open my FlickType keyboard in full screen mode. However, this does not happen normally. I've been unable to trust the next keyboard that Voiceover speaks as what will open. Instead, when the next keyboard button has focus, I double tap and hold on the screen and slide my finger up until FlickType is spoken and then I release. FlickType will always open in full screen mode when I use this method. > > 2. In later iOS 13 versions, FlickType would automatically launch in direct touch mode and work as it's supposed to. This is not the case with iOS 14 at least not with my system. I realize these devices have gotten extremely powerful with a wealth of settings that can vary greatly among devices which can affect our results. However, I believe FlickType and iOS 14 have some incompatibility issue which requires users to turn direct touch on in order for FlickType to work correctly, If this is not done, typing with the FlickType keyboard does not work for me and I also can't close the keyboard or switch to a different keyboard. Read below for the steps I use to work around this issue with the minimum number of gestures. > > > > Here is what I do when I'm typing a text message to successfully use FlickType in full screen mode with the least number of gestures: > > > > 1. I double tap in the Messages text box to open the on screen US English keyboard which is my default. > > 2. I place focus in the bottom middle of the screen on the spacebar and slide to the left until the next keyboard button has focus. > > 3. I single finger double tap and hold and slide my finger up until I hear FlickType and then release. > > 4. The FlickType keyboard opens in full screen mode. > > 5. I place my finger in the bottom left corner of the screen where I hear FlickType. > > 6. I do one rotor clockwise gesture. I do a counter clockwise rotor gesture until I hear direct touch which is usually after only one time. I single finger swipe down once and Voiceover says on. > > 7. FlickType now types as it should and as it always did under iOS 13.2 or so without all of these direct touch shenanigans. > > 8. I single finger slide up and hold to close FlickType and return to my default US English keyboard. > > > > I hope the above makes sense to others and works for you as it does for me. Hopefully, one of the upcoming iOS versions will return FlickType functioning to how it used to at the end of iOS 13. > > > > Alan Lemly > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 3:00 PM > To: hello@flicktype.groups.io > Subject: Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party > > > > Wait, is this why I struggle to dismiss Flicktype when I no longer need it? Somoetimes the Flicktype gets into this space where I can neither type in it nor dismiss it from my screen. Thanks for bringing this up, about the different modes, and thanks in advance for any tips to get rid of it from the screen.--Joe > > > >> On 1/4/21, Alan Lemly < <mailto:walemly@...> walemly@...> wrote: >> >> Hi Pete, > >> > >> I've pretty much used Flicktype in the full screen mode since > >> originally that was the only mode available. I have used the keyboard > >> mode but I find full screen more convenient with my bit of remaining > >> vision. And I've finally mastered its iOS 14 quirks and can > >> consistently turn on direct touch with a minimum of gestures. > >> > >> Alan Lemly > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone with Outlook< <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS > >> ________________________________ > >> From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf > >> of Peter Torpey < <mailto:ptorpey00@...> ptorpey00@...> > >> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:34:55 PM > >> To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> > >> Subject: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: > >> [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party > >> > >> Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or > >> in the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in > >> one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and > >> sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having > >> to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able > >> to get to certain items in the messages app. > >> > >> --Pete > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf > >> Of Eileen Misrahi > >> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM > >> To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io > >> Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party > >> > >> Hi Alan, > >> > >> Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, > >> but it didn't at the time. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Best,Eileent from my iPhone > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Peter Torpey
Alan,
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thanks. I didn't realize that you were using both keyboards. Would be nice (and more efficient) if one would suffice. --Pete
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 10:00 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Pete, The majority of on screen keyboarding I do with the standard on screen keyboard is to enter a password or search term or some such short entry. I just find it easier to enter this sort of info with the on screen keyboard. If I'm typing a sentence or more, I'll be using the FlickType full screen keyboard. Alan -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Peter Torpey Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 9:53 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party I am curious what prevents you from using flicktype as the default keyboard. Are you running into other limitations with Flicktype or are there some tasks that you find easier to do using the standard Apple keyboard? --pete -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 7:32 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Joe, I'll post again what I'm doing to successfully use the latest beta version of FlickType in full screen mode on my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.3. First, let me say that FlickType on iOS 14.3 has the following two problems that I consistently experience: 1. When I begin text entry for example with the Messages app, my default on screen keyboard is US English. . I typically place focus in the text box and double tap to bring up the on screen US English keyboard. I then place my finger on the spacebar in the bottom middle of the screen and slide left past the dictate button until focus is on the next keyboard button. If FlickType is announced as the next keyboard, I should be able to double tap anywhere on the screen to open my FlickType keyboard in full screen mode. However, this does not happen normally. I've been unable to trust the next keyboard that Voiceover speaks as what will open. Instead, when the next keyboard button has focus, I double tap and hold on the screen and slide my finger up until FlickType is spoken and then I release. FlickType will always open in full screen mode when I use this method. 2. In later iOS 13 versions, FlickType would automatically launch in direct touch mode and work as it's supposed to. This is not the case with iOS 14 at least not with my system. I realize these devices have gotten extremely powerful with a wealth of settings that can vary greatly among devices which can affect our results. However, I believe FlickType and iOS 14 have some incompatibility issue which requires users to turn direct touch on in order for FlickType to work correctly, If this is not done, typing with the FlickType keyboard does not work for me and I also can't close the keyboard or switch to a different keyboard. Read below for the steps I use to work around this issue with the minimum number of gestures. Here is what I do when I'm typing a text message to successfully use FlickType in full screen mode with the least number of gestures: 1. I double tap in the Messages text box to open the on screen US English keyboard which is my default. 2. I place focus in the bottom middle of the screen on the spacebar and slide to the left until the next keyboard button has focus. 3. I single finger double tap and hold and slide my finger up until I hear FlickType and then release. 4. The FlickType keyboard opens in full screen mode. 5. I place my finger in the bottom left corner of the screen where I hear FlickType. 6. I do one rotor clockwise gesture. I do a counter clockwise rotor gesture until I hear direct touch which is usually after only one time. I single finger swipe down once and Voiceover says on. 7. FlickType now types as it should and as it always did under iOS 13.2 or so without all of these direct touch shenanigans. 8. I single finger slide up and hold to close FlickType and return to my default US English keyboard. I hope the above makes sense to others and works for you as it does for me. Hopefully, one of the upcoming iOS versions will return FlickType functioning to how it used to at the end of iOS 13. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 3:00 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Wait, is this why I struggle to dismiss Flicktype when I no longer need it? Somoetimes the Flicktype gets into this space where I can neither type in it nor dismiss it from my screen. Thanks for bringing this up, about the different modes, and thanks in advance for any tips to get rid of it from the screen.--Joe On 1/4/21, Alan Lemly < <mailto:walemly@gmail.com> walemly@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Pete, I've pretty much used Flicktype in the full screen mode since originally that was the only mode available. I have used the keyboard mode but I find full screen more convenient with my bit of remaining vision. And I've finally mastered its iOS 14 quirks and can consistently turn on direct touch with a minimum of gestures. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone with Outlook< <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS ________________________________ From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Peter Torpey < <mailto:ptorpey00@gmail.com> ptorpey00@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:34:55 PM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or in the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able to get to certain items in the messages app. --Pete -----Original Message----- From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Alan, Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hi Benny,
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I don't know if running FlickType on an iOS 13.x device versus running it on an iOS 14.x device as I am makes any difference in rotor availability. Maybe someone else running iOS 13.x can comment on rotor availability. When I'm in FlickType full screen mode running iOS 14.3 and do the rotor "turn the radio dial" gesture, Voiceover immediately speaks the current rotor item. I assume you have the rotor turned on and available with other apps so it should also be available in FlickType full screen mode. I've heard that some folks have trouble doing the rotor gesture but I'm assuming that isn't your issue. If you continue to have problems accessing the rotor in FlickType full screen mode, I'd recommend you call Apple Accessibility at 877-204-3930 while they are connected to your device and maybe they can figure something out. Good luck. Alan Lemly
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Benny Barber Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2021 2:08 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Alan, I use flicktype in full screen. I have never been able to pull up the rotor when FlickType is open. I wanted to test your instructions with direct touch typing and cannot pull up the rotor. I am running iOS 13.6 on a 6S. Of course I do not have the issues that you are addressing because I have not upgraded iOS to 14 yet. I just wanted to see if I could pull up the rotor while flicktype was in full screen. Can you enlighten me on how to do so. Thank you. Benny On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:31 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@gmail.com> wrote:
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Peter Torpey
In a previous note you mentioned that you use the flicktype on screen keyboard for entering short text as for a password but that for most typing you use the flicktype full screen keyboard. Is there an easy way of switching back and forth between the on screen and full screen keyboard for Flicktype?
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Thanks. --Pete
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Benny Barber Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 1:08 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Alan, I use flicktype in full screen. I have never been able to pull up the rotor when FlickType is open. I wanted to test your instructions with direct touch typing and cannot pull up the rotor. I am running iOS 13.6 on a 6S. Of course I do not have the issues that you are addressing because I have not upgraded iOS to 14 yet. I just wanted to see if I could pull up the rotor while flicktype was in full screen. Can you enlighten me on how to do so. Thank you. Benny On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:31 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@gmail.com> wrote:
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Benny Barber
Alan,
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I use flicktype in full screen. I have never been able to pull up the rotor when FlickType is open. I wanted to test your instructions with direct touch typing and cannot pull up the rotor. I am running iOS 13.6 on a 6S. Of course I do not have the issues that you are addressing because I have not upgraded iOS to 14 yet. I just wanted to see if I could pull up the rotor while flicktype was in full screen. Can you enlighten me on how to do so. Thank you. Benny
On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:31 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@gmail.com> wrote:
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Joe Orozco
Hot damn! OK, that finally worked. Here's hoping that setting sticks,
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and we dont have to adjust it every time. Thanks for the help!--Joe
On 1/5/21, Alan Lemly <walemly@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Pete,
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hi Pete,
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The majority of on screen keyboarding I do with the standard on screen keyboard is to enter a password or search term or some such short entry. I just find it easier to enter this sort of info with the on screen keyboard. If I'm typing a sentence or more, I'll be using the FlickType full screen keyboard. Alan
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Peter Torpey Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 9:53 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party I am curious what prevents you from using flicktype as the default keyboard. Are you running into other limitations with Flicktype or are there some tasks that you find easier to do using the standard Apple keyboard? --pete -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 7:32 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Joe, I'll post again what I'm doing to successfully use the latest beta version of FlickType in full screen mode on my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.3. First, let me say that FlickType on iOS 14.3 has the following two problems that I consistently experience: 1. When I begin text entry for example with the Messages app, my default on screen keyboard is US English. . I typically place focus in the text box and double tap to bring up the on screen US English keyboard. I then place my finger on the spacebar in the bottom middle of the screen and slide left past the dictate button until focus is on the next keyboard button. If FlickType is announced as the next keyboard, I should be able to double tap anywhere on the screen to open my FlickType keyboard in full screen mode. However, this does not happen normally. I've been unable to trust the next keyboard that Voiceover speaks as what will open. Instead, when the next keyboard button has focus, I double tap and hold on the screen and slide my finger up until FlickType is spoken and then I release. FlickType will always open in full screen mode when I use this method. 2. In later iOS 13 versions, FlickType would automatically launch in direct touch mode and work as it's supposed to. This is not the case with iOS 14 at least not with my system. I realize these devices have gotten extremely powerful with a wealth of settings that can vary greatly among devices which can affect our results. However, I believe FlickType and iOS 14 have some incompatibility issue which requires users to turn direct touch on in order for FlickType to work correctly, If this is not done, typing with the FlickType keyboard does not work for me and I also can't close the keyboard or switch to a different keyboard. Read below for the steps I use to work around this issue with the minimum number of gestures. Here is what I do when I'm typing a text message to successfully use FlickType in full screen mode with the least number of gestures: 1. I double tap in the Messages text box to open the on screen US English keyboard which is my default. 2. I place focus in the bottom middle of the screen on the spacebar and slide to the left until the next keyboard button has focus. 3. I single finger double tap and hold and slide my finger up until I hear FlickType and then release. 4. The FlickType keyboard opens in full screen mode. 5. I place my finger in the bottom left corner of the screen where I hear FlickType. 6. I do one rotor clockwise gesture. I do a counter clockwise rotor gesture until I hear direct touch which is usually after only one time. I single finger swipe down once and Voiceover says on. 7. FlickType now types as it should and as it always did under iOS 13.2 or so without all of these direct touch shenanigans. 8. I single finger slide up and hold to close FlickType and return to my default US English keyboard. I hope the above makes sense to others and works for you as it does for me. Hopefully, one of the upcoming iOS versions will return FlickType functioning to how it used to at the end of iOS 13. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 3:00 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Wait, is this why I struggle to dismiss Flicktype when I no longer need it? Somoetimes the Flicktype gets into this space where I can neither type in it nor dismiss it from my screen. Thanks for bringing this up, about the different modes, and thanks in advance for any tips to get rid of it from the screen.--Joe On 1/4/21, Alan Lemly < <mailto:walemly@gmail.com> walemly@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Pete, I've pretty much used Flicktype in the full screen mode since originally that was the only mode available. I have used the keyboard mode but I find full screen more convenient with my bit of remaining vision. And I've finally mastered its iOS 14 quirks and can consistently turn on direct touch with a minimum of gestures. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone with Outlook< <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS ________________________________ From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Peter Torpey < <mailto:ptorpey00@gmail.com> ptorpey00@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:34:55 PM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or in the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able to get to certain items in the messages app. --Pete -----Original Message----- From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Alan, Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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Re: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Peter Torpey
I am curious what prevents you from using flicktype as the default keyboard. Are you running into other limitations with Flicktype or are there some tasks that you find easier to do using the standard Apple keyboard?
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--pete
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 7:32 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Joe, I'll post again what I'm doing to successfully use the latest beta version of FlickType in full screen mode on my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.3. First, let me say that FlickType on iOS 14.3 has the following two problems that I consistently experience: 1. When I begin text entry for example with the Messages app, my default on screen keyboard is US English. . I typically place focus in the text box and double tap to bring up the on screen US English keyboard. I then place my finger on the spacebar in the bottom middle of the screen and slide left past the dictate button until focus is on the next keyboard button. If FlickType is announced as the next keyboard, I should be able to double tap anywhere on the screen to open my FlickType keyboard in full screen mode. However, this does not happen normally. I've been unable to trust the next keyboard that Voiceover speaks as what will open. Instead, when the next keyboard button has focus, I double tap and hold on the screen and slide my finger up until FlickType is spoken and then I release. FlickType will always open in full screen mode when I use this method. 2. In later iOS 13 versions, FlickType would automatically launch in direct touch mode and work as it's supposed to. This is not the case with iOS 14 at least not with my system. I realize these devices have gotten extremely powerful with a wealth of settings that can vary greatly among devices which can affect our results. However, I believe FlickType and iOS 14 have some incompatibility issue which requires users to turn direct touch on in order for FlickType to work correctly, If this is not done, typing with the FlickType keyboard does not work for me and I also can't close the keyboard or switch to a different keyboard. Read below for the steps I use to work around this issue with the minimum number of gestures. Here is what I do when I'm typing a text message to successfully use FlickType in full screen mode with the least number of gestures: 1. I double tap in the Messages text box to open the on screen US English keyboard which is my default. 2. I place focus in the bottom middle of the screen on the spacebar and slide to the left until the next keyboard button has focus. 3. I single finger double tap and hold and slide my finger up until I hear FlickType and then release. 4. The FlickType keyboard opens in full screen mode. 5. I place my finger in the bottom left corner of the screen where I hear FlickType. 6. I do one rotor clockwise gesture. I do a counter clockwise rotor gesture until I hear direct touch which is usually after only one time. I single finger swipe down once and Voiceover says on. 7. FlickType now types as it should and as it always did under iOS 13.2 or so without all of these direct touch shenanigans. 8. I single finger slide up and hold to close FlickType and return to my default US English keyboard. I hope the above makes sense to others and works for you as it does for me. Hopefully, one of the upcoming iOS versions will return FlickType functioning to how it used to at the end of iOS 13. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 3:00 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Wait, is this why I struggle to dismiss Flicktype when I no longer need it? Somoetimes the Flicktype gets into this space where I can neither type in it nor dismiss it from my screen. Thanks for bringing this up, about the different modes, and thanks in advance for any tips to get rid of it from the screen.--Joe On 1/4/21, Alan Lemly < <mailto:walemly@gmail.com> walemly@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Pete, I've pretty much used Flicktype in the full screen mode since originally that was the only mode available. I have used the keyboard mode but I find full screen more convenient with my bit of remaining vision. And I've finally mastered its iOS 14 quirks and can consistently turn on direct touch with a minimum of gestures. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone with Outlook< <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS ________________________________ From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Peter Torpey < <mailto:ptorpey00@gmail.com> ptorpey00@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:34:55 PM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or in the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able to get to certain items in the messages app. --Pete -----Original Message----- From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Alan, Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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iOS 14 and my FlickType full screen workarounds was RE: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hi Joe,
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I'll post again what I'm doing to successfully use the latest beta version of FlickType in full screen mode on my iPhone SE 2020 running iOS 14.3. First, let me say that FlickType on iOS 14.3 has the following two problems that I consistently experience: 1. When I begin text entry for example with the Messages app, my default on screen keyboard is US English. . I typically place focus in the text box and double tap to bring up the on screen US English keyboard. I then place my finger on the spacebar in the bottom middle of the screen and slide left past the dictate button until focus is on the next keyboard button. If FlickType is announced as the next keyboard, I should be able to double tap anywhere on the screen to open my FlickType keyboard in full screen mode. However, this does not happen normally. I've been unable to trust the next keyboard that Voiceover speaks as what will open. Instead, when the next keyboard button has focus, I double tap and hold on the screen and slide my finger up until FlickType is spoken and then I release. FlickType will always open in full screen mode when I use this method. 2. In later iOS 13 versions, FlickType would automatically launch in direct touch mode and work as it's supposed to. This is not the case with iOS 14 at least not with my system. I realize these devices have gotten extremely powerful with a wealth of settings that can vary greatly among devices which can affect our results. However, I believe FlickType and iOS 14 have some incompatibility issue which requires users to turn direct touch on in order for FlickType to work correctly, If this is not done, typing with the FlickType keyboard does not work for me and I also can't close the keyboard or switch to a different keyboard. Read below for the steps I use to work around this issue with the minimum number of gestures. Here is what I do when I'm typing a text message to successfully use FlickType in full screen mode with the least number of gestures: 1. I double tap in the Messages text box to open the on screen US English keyboard which is my default. 2. I place focus in the bottom middle of the screen on the spacebar and slide to the left until the next keyboard button has focus. 3. I single finger double tap and hold and slide my finger up until I hear FlickType and then release. 4. The FlickType keyboard opens in full screen mode. 5. I place my finger in the bottom left corner of the screen where I hear FlickType. 6. I do one rotor clockwise gesture. I do a counter clockwise rotor gesture until I hear direct touch which is usually after only one time. I single finger swipe down once and Voiceover says on. 7. FlickType now types as it should and as it always did under iOS 13.2 or so without all of these direct touch shenanigans. 8. I single finger slide up and hold to close FlickType and return to my default US English keyboard. I hope the above makes sense to others and works for you as it does for me. Hopefully, one of the upcoming iOS versions will return FlickType functioning to how it used to at the end of iOS 13. Alan Lemly
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 3:00 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Wait, is this why I struggle to dismiss Flicktype when I no longer need it? Somoetimes the Flicktype gets into this space where I can neither type in it nor dismiss it from my screen. Thanks for bringing this up, about the different modes, and thanks in advance for any tips to get rid of it from the screen.--Joe On 1/4/21, Alan Lemly < <mailto:walemly@gmail.com> walemly@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Pete, I've pretty much used Flicktype in the full screen mode since originally that was the only mode available. I have used the keyboard mode but I find full screen more convenient with my bit of remaining vision. And I've finally mastered its iOS 14 quirks and can consistently turn on direct touch with a minimum of gestures. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone with Outlook< <https://aka.ms/qtex0l> https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS ________________________________ From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Peter Torpey < <mailto:ptorpey00@gmail.com> ptorpey00@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:34:55 PM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or in the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able to get to certain items in the messages app. --Pete -----Original Message----- From: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io < <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM To: <mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io> hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Alan, Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Joe Orozco
Wait, is this why I struggle to dismiss Flicktype when I no longer
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need it? Somoetimes the Flicktype gets into this space where I can neither type in it nor dismiss it from my screen. Thanks for bringing this up, about the different modes, and thanks in advance for any tips to get rid of it from the screen.--Joe
On 1/4/21, Alan Lemly <walemly@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Pete,
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Re: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hi Pete,
I've pretty much used Flicktype in the full screen mode since originally that was the only mode available. I have used the keyboard mode but I find full screen more convenient with my bit of remaining vision. And I've finally mastered its iOS 14 quirks
and can consistently turn on direct touch with a minimum of gestures.
Alan Lemly
with
Outlook for iOS
From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Peter Torpey <ptorpey00@...>
Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:34:55 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or in
the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able to get to certain items in the messages app. --Pete -----Original Message----- From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Alan, Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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Full screen versus non full screen mode: - was - RE: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party
Peter Torpey
Just wondering if most people use Flicktype in the full screen mode or in
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the normal mode. Is the performance or useability more robust in one mode than another? I have never used the full screen mode and sometimes run into issues with the normal mode, especially with having to constantly switch to direct touch mode and sometimes not being able to get to certain items in the messages app. --Pete
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From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 11:02 AM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io Subject: Re: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hi Alan, Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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Re: App Not Working In 3rd Party
Eileen Misrahi
Hi Alan,
Thanks. That seemed to work this time. I did try that method prior, but it didn't at the time. Best, Best,Eileent from my iPhone
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Re: App Not Working In 3rd Party
Hi Eileen,
Place focus on the messages text box and double tap anywhere on the screen. This should open your default on screen keyboard. Touch in the bottom middle of the screen to the spacebar and slide left past the dictation button to the next keyboard button
and with focus on the next keyboard button, double tap and hold and single finger slide up until FlickType is announced and then release. The FlickType keyboard will be the displayed keyboard or if you have your settings in Flicktype full screen mode, the
entire screen will be in FlickType mode.
I hope this helps.
Alan Lemly
with
Outlook for iOS
From: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> on behalf of Eileen Misrahi <eileen.misrahi@...>
Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2021 3:54:04 PM To: hello@flicktype.groups.io <hello@flicktype.groups.io> Subject: [FlickType] App Not Working In 3rd Party Hello,
I hope someone can help me out. I know this was discussed with the iOS 14 update. However, I am using iOS 13.6.1, with an 6S. For example, I open the native Message app, I have FlickType listed, but when tapped on, it is skipped over and doesn’t open. Please advise on how I can fix this. Thanks in advance. Best, Eileen
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App Not Working In 3rd Party
Eileen Misrahi
Hello,
I hope someone can help me out. I know this was discussed with the iOS 14 update. However, I am using iOS 13.6.1, with an 6S. For example, I open the native Message app, I have FlickType listed, but when tapped on, it is skipped over and doesn’t open. Please advise on how I can fix this. Thanks in advance. Best, Eileen
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Re: Dictionary entries
Leonard,
There is a setting in FlickType under the Other heading called Automatically learn new words. This is a switch that must be turned on if you want this feature.
Alan Lemly
From: hello@flicktype.groups.io [mailto:hello@flicktype.groups.io] On Behalf Of leonard morris
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 6:34 PM To: Flick Type Subject: [FlickType] Dictionary entries
I thought new words were to be added to the dictionary automatically this does not seem to be happening that way. for example the word app never gets added I have to always
type it manually. Every country has an identity, history, custom, and culture. It’s a unique landscape in determining how its people Live, work, and play.
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Re: Dictionary entries
Jessica D
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I'm running the beta of 14.4 on both my phone and ipad. The braille screen input issue still persists, but its not as bad as it was. Flicktype still won't work, unless you enable direct touch, which still must be done every time you wish to use the app. I'm honestly not sure how best to describe that issue when writing a bug report. Thanks, Jessica
On Dec 16, 2020, at 10:14 PM, Peter Torpey <ptorpey00@...> wrote:
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