SmartVision3 - User Manual
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The Android virtual keyboard
: this is the standard keyboard that you find on all standard
smartphones. It is displayed on the lower half of the screen and laid out like a computer
keyboard (AZERTY). Place your finger on the screen to scroll through the different
characters, then release your finger on the desired character to insert it.
The Kapsys virtual keyboard
: it is a virtual keyboard specially designed for the visually
impaired. Unlike the Android keyboard, it does not have keys on the touch screen, it simply
allows you to display the last character typed on the screen. When the Kapsys virtual
keyboard is used, you also benefit from quick access to the different input modes via the
Menu key:
o
Character entered
: Returns to the default character input mode.
o
Smileys
: allows access to the list of smileys available on SmartVision3
o
Symbols
: allows access to special characters and punctuation.
o
Edit
: provides access to the following editing options: delete all, copy, cut, paste,
beginning of text, end of text.
o
Settings
: provides access to the following text input options: vibration after character
validation, beep after character validation, character validation delay, automatic
capitalization.
o
Change keyboard
: allows you to return to the Android virtual keyboard
Good to know: you can use the Star 7 and Star 8 keyboard shortcuts to respectively activate the
Kapsys virtual keyboard or the Android virtual keyboard.
Write with voice recognition
SmartVision3 has the "Dictation" function. This feature allows you to dictate text into edit boxes
with your voice. To write with voice recognition, short press the voice command button located on
the right side of the phone, above the volume keys. After the beep, clearly dictate your text.
Speech recognition stops as soon as you stop speaking (or if you pause too long). After a few
moments, the recognized text will be vocalized and inserted in the edit box. You can then edit the
text with the physical keyboard or make new voice input. Here are some recommendations for
using speech recognition to write text:
Wait for the end of the beep before starting to dictate your text.
A quiet environment will improve the voice recognition result.
You can add punctuation marks to the voice (, ?! etc.), to do this you must speak the
desired punctuation. Example: “Would you like to eat at home on Sunday question mark”.
Speech recognition uses the context of the sentence. It will therefore be more relevant with
long sentences than with small groups of words.
Good to know: It is not possible to launch the Dictation function when you are outside of an edit
box. A short press on the voice command button outside of an edit box launches the Assistant
function. See “Assistant” chapter.
Delete text
In an edit box, short press the "Delete" key to delete the last character entered.
Edit text
In an edit box, you can use the Left and Right keys to move the cursor to delete or add a
character, word, or phrase. By default, the cursor moves by characters. You can also move by
words by long pressing the Left or Right key to change the cursor movement mode.
Keyboard shortcuts
It is possible from KAPSYS accessibility service settings to assign up to 20 keyboard shortcuts for
predefined actions. Keyboard shortcuts are a combination of the "Star" or "Hash" keys held down
