Nicks WorldFor those who don't know, there's an IOS function that allows you to use your braille display or braille input device without having to worry about accidentally touching your screen and activating something you don't want. It's called touch curtain. To activate it using a braille display or braille input system like the orbit writer, press dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and the space bar at the same time. An alert will appear telling you what touch curtain does. Press ok and it will activate for you, making your screen unable to use so that your braille display or braille input device can take over. #Blind #Apple, #IOS
@NicksWorld This is just my perspective--but I just mute speech when using my Braille display. What happens if you loose connectivity with your Braille display and yet touch curtain is on? Maybe there's a way around that possibility, but I'm cautious. I don't want my phone to be unusable.
@Lynn It turns off automatically.
@NicksWorld Turns off automatically when? What the trigger?
@Lynn When the braille display is disconnected from your phone, touch curtain is automatically turnned off so you have control with your screen.
@NicksWorld Disconnected as in turning off the display? That might work, although my phone auto locks in low power mode, so if that disabled touch curtain, I wouldn't like that either. Then I'd just have to re-enable touch curtain. I don't use sound curtain either, for much the same reason.
@NicksWorld I also mute speech on my phone before I talk with Tony so that my phone isn't chattering in the background. Yes, I could use audio ducking when speaking, but I don't bother with that. Just so much easier to do a three finger double tap and mute speech.
@NicksWorld This reminds me--I remember reading something about iOS 26 giving you more choices in what magic tap does, I need to look for that, and see if I can somehow limit its use to connecting and disconnecting calls with the two finger double tap gesture? Our conversation here reminded me of that.
@NicksWorld Well, I guess I was mistaken about limiting that gesture to calls only. 🤷 It still applies globally. I could disable it, but that would mean picking up the phone to use the side button, which I have to do because of the way I place it next to my ear.
@Lynn I see. I am glad its possible to find ways to use our devices in the methods we need.
@NicksWorld Yes! I know I'm old school and/or different about many ways I use technology or don't use it. :) Doubt that's ever going to change.