Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?

Discussion:

Chuck Dean

2016-04-04 21:28:04 UTC

Hello all,
I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to
being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with
this thing.
Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and
usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I
type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!

Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble
with this keyboard as I am?

I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was
fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type
on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they
no longer supported.
I guess it work too good!

I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as
fast as the old Fleksy V.O.
Chuck

P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their
app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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2016-04-04 21:40:41 UTC

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Chuck, I can't remember who wrote it, but somebody did a very extensive review of Fleksy on this list. I can't remember their suggestions, but I took them up on them, and while I haven't used Fleksy in a while, it worked quite well when I did.

Thanks,
Ari

Post by Chuck Dean
Hello all,
I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.
Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!
Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?
I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.
I guess it work too good!
I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.
Chuck
P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Krister Ekstrom

2016-04-05 06:28:56 UTC

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I am using it every day and love it.
/Krister

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Chuck, I can't remember who wrote it, but somebody did a very extensive review of Fleksy on this list. I can't remember their suggestions, but I took them up on them, and while I haven't used Fleksy in a while, it worked quite well when I did.
Thanks,
Ari

Post by Chuck Dean
Hello all,
I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.
Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!
Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?
I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.
I guess it work too good!
I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.
Chuck
P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-04 21:55:51 UTC

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Thanks, I will do a search and see if I can find it.
Chuck

Alan Lemly

2016-04-04 22:11:05 UTC

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Chuck,

I wrote a Fleksy Keyboard tutorial and a tips guide for the first-time Fleksy keyboard user in the middle of January and though they've released a couple of upgrades since then, I think most of what I wrote is still accurate.

You can download the Fleksy Keyboard tutorial.html from here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubtto7ggk95vmjc/Fleksy%20Keyboard%20tutorial.html?dl=0

You can download the First-Time Fleksy Keyboard User tips.htm from here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/476an5w5l60w3dt/First-Time%20Fleksy%20Keyboard%20User%20tips.html?dl=0

I marked up each of the above documents so that putting your rotor on headings and single-finger swiping will jump between sections. Some sections contain bulleted lists so single finger right swipes should jump between bulleted items.

I've noticed a bit of improvement with the Fleksy Keyboard when manually typing in a letter at a time in the last couple of upgrades. The keyboard also seems to behave better when it's called up for input in another app but I admit, it can still be frustrating when doing this. It still has the annoying bug of repeating what you just deleted when you press the first letter of new input for those of us using VoiceOver. I've trained myself to ignore the first spoken thing following a deletion.

I hope you find these helpful and post back if you have more comments and questions. Oh, and they've never made the Fleksy Keyboard anything as easy to use as the Fleksy VO/original Fleksy was for VoiceOver users in my opinion.

Alan Lemly

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Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 4:56 PM
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Thanks, I will do a search and see if I can find it.

Chuck

On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:28:04 PM UTC-7, Chuck Dean wrote:

Hello all,

I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.

Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!

Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?

I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.

I guess it work too good!

I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.

Chuck

P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-04 22:15:06 UTC

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Thanks Alan, I found your tutorial with a search of the B iPhone topics. I
will read it thoroughly, and hopefully I will be able to use this app. But,
I haven't had much success.
Chuck

Alan Lemly

2016-04-04 23:22:39 UTC

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Chuck,

Best of luck with the Fleksy Keyboard. I've found it fairly daunting and I attribute a lot of that to my love of the original Fleksy app which I wish they still made available in the Apps Store.

Alan

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Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:15 PM
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Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?

Thanks Alan, I found your tutorial with a search of the B iPhone topics. I will read it thoroughly, and hopefully I will be able to use this app. But, I haven't had much success.

Chuck

On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:28:04 PM UTC-7, Chuck Dean wrote:

Hello all,

I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.

Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!

Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?

I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.

I guess it work too good!

I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.

Chuck

P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-04 23:30:17 UTC

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I totally agree!
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.

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Chuck,
Best of luck with the Fleksy Keyboard. I've found it fairly daunting and I attribute a lot of that to my love of the original Fleksy app which I wish they still made available in the Apps Store.
Alan
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Thanks Alan, I found your tutorial with a search of the B iPhone topics. I will read it thoroughly, and hopefully I will be able to use this app. But, I haven't had much success.
Chuck
Hello all,
I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.
Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!
Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?
I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.
I guess it work too good!
I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.
Chuck
P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Krister Ekstrom

2016-04-05 06:32:54 UTC

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Itâs a bit of a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, itâs great.
/Krister

Post by Alan Lemly
Thanks Alan, I found your tutorial with a search of the B iPhone topics. I will read it thoroughly, and hopefully I will be able to use this app. But, I haven't had much success.
Chuck
Hello all,
I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.
Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!
Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?
I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.
I guess it work too good!
I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.
Chuck
P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Sieghard Weitzel

2016-04-05 13:51:36 UTC

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Hi Chuck,

I spend a bit of time practicing as well and also had no luck. I donât mind learning new stuff and am fairly patient, but at this point being successful with Fleksy seems to be beyond me.

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Thanks Alan, I found your tutorial with a search of the B iPhone topics. I will read it thoroughly, and hopefully I will be able to use this app. But, I haven't had much success.

Chuck

On Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:28:04 PM UTC-7, Chuck Dean wrote:

Hello all,

I used to be a big fan of the Flexi keyboard, but since it's updates to being a third-party keyboard, I have had absolutely no success typing with this thing.

Whenever I type a word it types gibberish as my first selection, and usually my second or third selection is what I actually typed. Even when I type the word I, it gives me the wrong letter!

Am I doing something wrong, or is everybody else having as much trouble with this keyboard as I am?

I remember the old Fleksy V.O., which worked absolutely perfectly. It was fantastic for the visually impaired, and I used it constantly. I could type on it five times faster than any other keyboard I've come across. But they no longer supported.

I guess it work too good!

I have tried the Swift Key keyboard, with some success. It is not nearly as fast as the old Fleksy V.O.

Chuck

P.S. I noticed that they no longer have the Wii love feedback but in their app. Now they expect you to go to Facebook, which I am not a member.
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-04 22:51:10 UTC

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I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it
does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the
iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!

By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it.
It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work.
Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Devin Prater

2016-04-04 23:07:06 UTC

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I tried Fleksy again as well. Nowadays, though, I just use direct touch typing on the iOS keyboard, because there I have auto-complete and all that. Iâve read that Fleksy has auto-complete, but nothing in your tutorial mentions it.
Sent from my Mac.

Devin Prater

Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!
However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.
I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Alan Lemly

2016-04-04 23:34:25 UTC

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Chuck,

I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice does give you better results.

After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.

You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.

Good luck.

Alan

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Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:51 PM
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Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!

However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!

By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.

But as I typed, no text was displayed.

Chuck
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-05 02:17:27 UTC

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Yes, I only use the minimal keyboard when using fleksy. I have hit the space var too many times, and learned my lesson. I'm going to keep trying it, however it doesn't seem to get any better. I know what I'm doing, it is certainly doesn't pick up the right words.

Chuck (mobile)
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Chuck,
I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice does give you better results.
After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.
You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.
Good luck.
Alan
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?
Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!
However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.
I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-05 04:00:31 UTC

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HI Alan, I have been playing with Fleksy since this afternoon, and I am getting much better results. As a matter of fact, I am typing this email with Fleksy.
The problem I was having is I was under estimating the true size of the keyboard. In the minimal and large size, the keyboard takes up almost half the screen of my iPhone 6. Now that I am reaching farther, I am getting much less gibberish. It's not quite as good as the old Fleksy â, but it is getting there ð

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Alan Lemly

2016-04-05 04:25:58 UTC

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Chuck,

That's great. I found I got much better at it too after writing that tutorial and practicing a lot more with it. I still get frustrated from time to time particularly when I try using it to do input in another app requiring a search or other text input. Sometimes this just seems to blow up and I go back to the standard iOS keyboard.

I hope you have continued success.

Alan

From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean
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Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?

HI Alan, I have been playing with Fleksy since this afternoon, and I am getting much better results. As a matter of fact, I am typing this email with Fleksy.

The problem I was having is I was under estimating the true size of the keyboard. In the minimal and large size, the keyboard takes up almost half the screen of my iPhone 6. Now that I am reaching farther, I am getting much less gibberish. It's not quite as good as the old Fleksy â, but it is getting there ð

Chuck (mobile)

Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.

On Apr 4, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Alan Lemly <***@gmail.com> wrote:

Chuck,

I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice does give you better results.

After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.

You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.

Good luck.

Alan

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Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!

However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!

By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.

But as I typed, no text was displayed.

Chuck
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Chuck Dean

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Well, I spoke too soon. As I was working with fleksy, S finally locked up. Now the only thing it does is say keyboard when I tap on the letter. No letters appear it want to race anything it won't do anything. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Fleksy, and both started and restarted the phone. Nothing seems to help. I give up. I will now delete it forever.

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Chuck,
That's great. I found I got much better at it too after writing that tutorial and practicing a lot more with it. I still get frustrated from time to time particularly when I try using it to do input in another app requiring a search or other text input. Sometimes this just seems to blow up and I go back to the standard iOS keyboard.
I hope you have continued success.
Alan
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?
HI Alan, I have been playing with Fleksy since this afternoon, and I am getting much better results. As a matter of fact, I am typing this email with Fleksy.
The problem I was having is I was under estimating the true size of the keyboard. In the minimal and large size, the keyboard takes up almost half the screen of my iPhone 6. Now that I am reaching farther, I am getting much less gibberish. It's not quite as good as the old Fleksy â, but it is getting there ð
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
Chuck,
I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice does give you better results.
After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.
You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.
Good luck.
Alan
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?
Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!
However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.
I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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I shouldnât bother to give any help on this topic since the unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you can select size from the settings. When oneâs new to the keyboard iâd recommend the largest size.
/Krister

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
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Chuck
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-05 06:46:37 UTC

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I was having some success with fleksy this afternoon when the keyboard totally locked up. Now when I touch any key all it says is keyboard, and doesn't do anything. Which also means that there is no way to get out of the keyboard, the two finger swipe up and swipe down does nothing. The only way to get out of the keyboard is to delete it from the phone. I have restarted the phone, reinstall Fleksy, turned off and turned on voiceover, nothing works. It is totally locked up, totally useless.

I am however glad that you are having success with it. I used to love Fleksy VO when it work, it was fantastic.

Chuck (mobile)
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Post by Krister Ekstrom
I shouldnât bother to give any help on this topic since the unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you can select size from the settings. When oneâs new to the keyboard iâd recommend the largest size.
/Krister

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Go into the phones settings/general/keyboard/keyboards, see if Fleksy has full access. Sometimes full access turns itself off for some unexplicable reason. Even if itâs not turned off, turn it off then back on again and see if this helps.
/Krister

Post by Chuck Dean
I was having some success with fleksy this afternoon when the keyboard totally locked up. Now when I touch any key all it says is keyboard, and doesn't do anything. Which also means that there is no way to get out of the keyboard, the two finger swipe up and swipe down does nothing. The only way to get out of the keyboard is to delete it from the phone. I have restarted the phone, reinstall Fleksy, turned off and turned on voiceover, nothing works. It is totally locked up, totally useless.
I am however glad that you are having success with it. I used to love Fleksy VO when it work, it was fantastic.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Alan Lemly

2016-04-05 13:49:55 UTC

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Chuck,

I've experienced what you're describing with Fleksy just announcing keyboard and not registering any other key presses. Usually, a restart of my iPhone with the home and power buttons fixes this problem. I'll also say it seems to arise in apps not requiring much keyboard input other than an occasional search.

You might try going into settings, general, keyboard and removing the Fleksy keyboard from the installed list. You don't actually have to uninstall the app from your device. I would then open the messages app and type a sample using the standard keyboard before turning Fleksy back on.

I will say I'm trying to use the Fleksy keyboard in spacebar mode since my experience is that it seems better behaved in this mode. You also have access to the button immediately to the left of the spacebar that will enable you to switch back to the standard keyboard.

I understand your frustration because the Fleksy keyboard seems unpredictable enough to make one unwilling to fool with it but progress is being made with VoiceOver with each subsequent upgrade.

Only you can decide whether the benefit of using Fleksy outweighs the cost of its frustrations.

Good luck with your decision.

Alan Lemly

Sent from my iPhone

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Chuck Dean

2016-04-05 22:13:02 UTC

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Hi Alan,
I finally figured out what my problem was. Some how I turned off direct touch typing, which I had to access with the rotor.
I am typing this with Fleksy, and I am having a good bit of success. ð

Chuck (mobile)
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Post by e***@gmail.com
Chuck,
I've experienced what you're describing with Fleksy just announcing keyboard and not registering any other key presses. Usually, a restart of my iPhone with the home and power buttons fixes this problem. I'll also say it seems to arise in apps not requiring much keyboard input other than an occasional search.
You might try going into settings, general, keyboard and removing the Fleksy keyboard from the installed list. You don't actually have to uninstall the app from your device. I would then open the messages app and type a sample using the standard keyboard before turning Fleksy back on.
I will say I'm trying to use the Fleksy keyboard in spacebar mode since my experience is that it seems better behaved in this mode. You also have access to the button immediately to the left of the spacebar that will enable you to switch back to the standard keyboard.
I understand your frustration because the Fleksy keyboard seems unpredictable enough to make one unwilling to fool with it but progress is being made with VoiceOver with each subsequent upgrade.
Only you can decide whether the benefit of using Fleksy outweighs the cost of its frustrations.
Good luck with your decision.
Alan Lemly
Sent from my iPhone

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Casey

2016-04-05 23:17:04 UTC

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Hi I have this on my phone as well.
And I went to open it.
And it says install flexible button.
So I hit on that button and then it brings up something delaing with the
keyboards.
So I hit the back button and it takes me back to the install flexie
button again.
So how do I get this up and working.

Hi Alan,
I finally figured out what my problem was. Some how I turned off direct
touch typing, which I had to access with the rotor.
I am typing this with Fleksy, and I am having a good bit of success. 😎
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.

Post by e***@gmail.com
Chuck,
I've experienced what you're describing with Fleksy just announcing
keyboard and not registering any other key presses. Usually, a restart
of my iPhone with the home and power buttons fixes this problem. I'll
also say it seems to arise in apps not requiring much keyboard input
other than an occasional search.
You might try going into settings, general, keyboard and removing the
Fleksy keyboard from the installed list. You don't actually have to
uninstall the app from your device. I would then open the messages app
and type a sample using the standard keyboard before turning Fleksy
back on.
I will say I'm trying to use the Fleksy keyboard in spacebar mode
since my experience is that it seems better behaved in this mode. You
also have access to the button immediately to the left of the spacebar
that will enable you to switch back to the standard keyboard.
I understand your frustration because the Fleksy keyboard seems
unpredictable enough to make one unwilling to fool with it but
progress is being made with VoiceOver with each subsequent upgrade.
Only you can decide whether the benefit of using Fleksy outweighs the
cost of its frustrations.
Good luck with your decision.
Alan Lemly
Sent from my iPhone

Post by Chuck Dean
I was having some success with fleksy this afternoon when the
keyboard totally locked up. Now when I touch any key all it says is
keyboard, and doesn't do anything. Which also means that there is no
way to get out of the keyboard, the two finger swipe up and swipe
down does nothing. The only way to get out of the keyboard is to
delete it from the phone. I have restarted the phone, reinstall
Fleksy, turned off and turned on voiceover, nothing works. It is
totally locked up, totally useless.
I am however glad that you are having success with it. I used to love
Fleksy VO when it work, it was fantastic.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Apr 4, 2016, at 11:39 PM, Krister Ekstrom

I shouldn’t bother to give any help on this topic since the
unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and
those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard
can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you
can select size from the settings. When one’s new to the keyboard
i’d recommend the largest size.
/Krister

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember
that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically
faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing
with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the
options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Excellent, Chuck. I'll just say that the Fleksy keyboard has too many things that can cause it to burp and hopefully they will continue to decrease with future upgrades. I'm glad you're having some success with it.

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Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 5:13 PM
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Hi Alan,

I finally figured out what my problem was. Some how I turned off direct touch typing, which I had to access with the rotor.

I am typing this with Fleksy, and I am having a good bit of success. ð

Chuck (mobile)

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On Apr 5, 2016, at 6:49 AM, Alan Lemly <***@gmail.com> wrote:

Chuck,

I've experienced what you're describing with Fleksy just announcing keyboard and not registering any other key presses. Usually, a restart of my iPhone with the home and power buttons fixes this problem. I'll also say it seems to arise in apps not requiring much keyboard input other than an occasional search.

You might try going into settings, general, keyboard and removing the Fleksy keyboard from the installed list. You don't actually have to uninstall the app from your device. I would then open the messages app and type a sample using the standard keyboard before turning Fleksy back on.

I will say I'm trying to use the Fleksy keyboard in spacebar mode since my experience is that it seems better behaved in this mode. You also have access to the button immediately to the left of the spacebar that will enable you to switch back to the standard keyboard.

I understand your frustration because the Fleksy keyboard seems unpredictable enough to make one unwilling to fool with it but progress is being made with VoiceOver with each subsequent upgrade.

Only you can decide whether the benefit of using Fleksy outweighs the cost of its frustrations.

Good luck with your decision.

Alan Lemly

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On Apr 5, 2016, at 1:46 AM, Chuck Dean <***@gmail.com> wrote:

I was having some success with fleksy this afternoon when the keyboard totally locked up. Now when I touch any key all it says is keyboard, and doesn't do anything. Which also means that there is no way to get out of the keyboard, the two finger swipe up and swipe down does nothing. The only way to get out of the keyboard is to delete it from the phone. I have restarted the phone, reinstall Fleksy, turned off and turned on voiceover, nothing works. It is totally locked up, totally useless.

I am however glad that you are having success with it. I used to love Fleksy VO when it work, it was fantastic.

Chuck (mobile)

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On Apr 4, 2016, at 11:39 PM, Krister Ekstrom <***@kristersplace.com> wrote:

I shouldnât bother to give any help on this topic since the unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you can select size from the settings. When oneâs new to the keyboard iâd recommend the largest size.

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Chuck,

I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice does give you better results.

After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.

You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.

Good luck.

Alan

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Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!

However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!

By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.

But as I typed, no text was displayed.

Chuck
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I just could not get efficient with Fleksy. I kept accidentally hitting keys that are not letters like the shift key and fleksy could not interpret my typing into words that were even close to what I meant. I was using the minimal keyboard but I just could not stop hitting keys that were not letters. :( I just don’t have the skills. I think there are plenty of people who are proficient with Fleksy and I am happy for them. :)
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The more i work with it, the better it gets. Although, the first suggestion is rarely the right word.

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Post by Christina C.
I just could not get efficient with Fleksy. I kept accidentally hitting keys that are not letters like the shift key and fleksy could not interpret my typing into words that were even close to what I meant. I was using the minimal keyboard but I just could not stop hitting keys that were not letters. :( I just don’t have the skills. I think there are plenty of people who are proficient with Fleksy and I am happy for them. :)
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And remember, Fleksy doesnât work at once, thereâs a learning curve. If i were to change phones today, iâd probably have to relearn Fleksy again. As i said when the tutorial was published and i hope it made its way into the tutorial, patience, patience and yet more patience. If you really want to use fleksy which i do all the time, it takes a bit of sitting down and typing away. If itâs of any help to you thereâs an extension that comes with the keyboard called âone handedâ this shrinks the keyboard a little and makes it easier to type with one hand.
/Krister

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The more i work with it, the better it gets. Although, the first suggestion is rarely the right word.
Chuck (mobile)
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I just could not get efficient with Fleksy. I kept accidentally hitting keys that are not letters like the shift key and fleksy could not interpret my typing into words that were even close to what I meant. I was using the minimal keyboard but I just could not stop hitting keys that were not letters. :( I just donât have the skills. I think there are plenty of people who are proficient with Fleksy and I am happy for them. :)
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It's hardly unanimous, and I don't think anyone is being flogged.
Remember, there are something like 1400 members on this list, and I
haven't seen nearly that many people claiming that Fleksy is useless,
and I've seen a few members like yourself trying to help the rest of us
who'd like to use Fleksy more. I'd encourage you not to get discouraged
and keep sending tips on how to use Fleksy to the list. There will
always be negativity out there, especially on a list with so many
members, but don't let that negativity get you down.

I shouldn’t bother to give any help on this topic since the unanymous
vote of the blind community is that it is useless and those who think
differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard can be resized.
There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you can select size from
the settings. When one’s new to the keyboard i’d recommend the largest size.
/Krister

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that
it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster
than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with
it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no
longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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Sieghard Weitzel

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Hi Krister,

I am certainly not flogging you, in fact, I think itâs awesome you are so proficient with Fleksy and I wish I could be, but it seems to be one of those situations where you just seem to have a particular skill/ability which allows you to use it and most others donât. I seem to remember you once wrote you canât take good pictures with the iPhone. I think that is something that can be learned also and I certainly have no problems doing so and getting great results with apps like KNFB Reader, Tap Tap See, Talking Goggles etc. Sorry if it was a different thing you once stated you couldnât do if your life depended on it or if I am mixing you up with somebody else, but there just are some things that are easier for some than for others. I typically have a pretty good spacial awareness of the screen and all that and I have tried everything you said and also read Alanâs excellent tutorial yet still find Fleksy is just not working for me. I sometimes hear Podcasts where people use Braille Input and it sounds like it works great and they are very fast with that. I wish I could do that, but unfortunately the hand injuries I have when I blew myself up 30 some years ago make that impossible, I only have two fingers and the thumb on each hand so canât use braille input since you need at least three fingers. So Iâm stuck with the regular iOS keyboard and of course dictation which works quite well. If I travel and only take my iPhone I usually bring a Bluetooth keyboard for situations where I may have to reply to an email and type quite a lot of text.

Regards,

Sieghard

From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 11:39 PM
To: ***@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?

I shouldnât bother to give any help on this topic since the unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you can select size from the settings. When oneâs new to the keyboard iâd recommend the largest size.

/Krister

5 apr. 2016 kl. 01:34 skrev Alan Lemly <***@gmail.com <mailto:***@gmail.com> >:

Chuck,

I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice does give you better results.

After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.

You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.

Good luck.

Alan

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Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?

Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!

However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results. It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or third prediction is usually the correct one.

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!

By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.

But as I typed, no text was displayed.

Chuck
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Krister Ekstrom

2016-04-05 15:18:48 UTC

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Hi I donât know if we should drift off into another topic, but let me just say that yes, it was me who had the problems with the camera, and this has to do with mindset just as much as the operation itself. I just canât get into my thick head how blind folks want to and even take pictures knowing that thereâs no way in hell to check what the results of their attempts would be and i just donât want to embbarras myself with pictures that look like a blind person has taken them. But thatâs me and itâs also another thread or topic alltogether.
/Krister

Post by Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Krister,
I am certainly not flogging you, in fact, I think itâs awesome you are so proficient with Fleksy and I wish I could be, but it seems to be one of those situations where you just seem to have a particular skill/ability which allows you to use it and most others donât. I seem to remember you once wrote you canât take good pictures with the iPhone. I think that is something that can be learned also and I certainly have no problems doing so and getting great results with apps like KNFB Reader, Tap Tap See, Talking Goggles etc. Sorry if it was a different thing you once stated you couldnât do if your life depended on it or if I am mixing you up with somebody else, but there just are some things that are easier for some than for others. I typically have a pretty good spacial awareness of the screen and all that and I have tried everything you said and also read Alanâs excellent tutorial yet still find Fleksy is just not working for me. I sometimes hear Podcasts where people use Braille Input and it sounds like it works great and they are very fast with that. I wish I could do that, but unfortunately the hand injuries I have when I blew myself up 30 some years ago make that impossible, I only have two fingers and the thumb on each hand so canât use braille input since you need at least three fingers. So Iâm stuck with the regular iOS keyboard and of course dictation which works quite well. If I travel and only take my iPhone I usually bring a Bluetooth keyboard for situations where I may have to reply to an email and type quite a lot of text.
Regards,
Sieghard
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy keyboard?
I shouldnât bother to give any help on this topic since the unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The keyboard can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the keyboard and you can select size from the settings. When oneâs new to the keyboard iâd recommend the largest size.
/Krister

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember that it does have a learning future with in it. It is technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very frustrating!
By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.
But as I typed, no text was displayed.
Chuck
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rajmund

2016-04-05 15:57:57 UTC

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Hi,
I'm one of those fast braillests, people always wonder. I can be
as quick on my 5s, in braille, uncontracted, as some others with
direct touch on an iPad, for instance.

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From: Sieghard Weitzel <***@live.ca
To: <***@googlegroups.com
Date sent: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 07:02:20 -0700
Subject: RE: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy
keyboard?

Hi Krister,

I am certainly not flogging you, in fact, I think it's awesome
you are so proficient with Fleksy and I wish I could be, but it
seems to be one of those situations where you just seem to have a
particular skill/ability which allows you to use it and most
others don't. I seem to remember you once wrote you can't take
good pictures with the iPhone. I think that is something that
can be learned also and I certainly have no problems doing so and
getting great results with apps like KNFB Reader, Tap Tap See,
Talking Goggles etc. Sorry if it was a different thing you once
stated you couldn't do if your life depended on it or if I am
mixing you up with somebody else, but there just are some things
that are easier for some than for others. I typically have a
pretty good spacial awareness of the screen and all that and I
have tried everything you said and also read Alan's excellent
tutorial yet still find Fleksy is just not working for me. I
sometimes hear Podcasts where people use Braille Input and it
sounds like it works great and they are very fast with that. I
wish I could do that, but unfortunately the hand injuries I have
when I blew myself up 30 some years ago make that impossible, I
only have two fingers and the thumb on each hand so can't use
braille input since you need at least three fingers. So I'm
stuck with the regular iOS keyboard and of course dictation which
works quite well. If I travel and only take my iPhone I usually
bring a Bluetooth keyboard for situations where I may have to
reply to an email and type quite a lot of text.

Regards,

Sieghard

From: ***@googlegroups.com [mailto:***@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 11:39 PM
To: ***@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy
keyboard?

I shouldn't bother to give any help on this topic since the
unanymous vote of the blind community is that it is useless and
those who think differently get flogged, but here goes: The
keyboard can be resized. There are 3 different sizes of the
keyboard and you can select size from the settings. When one's
new to the keyboard i'd recommend the largest size.

/Krister

5 apr. 2016 kl. 01:34 skrev Alan Lemly <***@gmail.com
<mailto:***@gmail.com> >:

Chuck,

I still find the Fleksy VO app very useful and still use it. I'm
trying to make myself use the Fleksy Keyboard more often since
like they say, practice makes perfect, or in this case, practice
does give you better results.

After you type what you need with Fleksy VO, do a 2 finger swipe
up and you'll be taken to the screen where VO will read your
input and let you copy it for pasting to the app of your choice.

You might try using the Fleksy Keyboard in minimal mode instead
of with the spacebar present. This will present the keyboard
more like the original Fleksy app. You can switch from the
spacebar keyboard by doing a 2 finger swipe down in the keyboard
area. A 2 finger swipe up while in the minimal Fleksy keyboard
will switch back to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard.

Good luck.

Alan

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[mailto:***@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:51 PM
To: VIPhone
Subject: Re: Is anybody having any success with the Fleksy
keyboard?

Hi Alan, I read your tutorial, excellent job!

However, I went back and tried Fleksy and had very poor results.
It's first prediction is wrong about 99% of the time. Second or
third prediction is usually the correct one.

I do not know if this will improve over time, I seem to remember
that it does have a learning future with in it. It is
technically faster than the iOS keyboard, but it is very
frustrating!

By the way, I went back to my old Fleksy VO app, and tried typing
with it. It got every word right! Unfortunately, many of the
options no longer work. Although messages and email still work.

But as I typed, no text was displayed.

Chuck

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