August 2026 - MBraille-Test

A different topic, Viskey
by Harri Pasanen Sept. 7, 2026

Sept. 7, 2026

Hi all, I know this is MBraille test list. That said, I'm dusting of Viskey, the low vision keyboard which has "enjoyed" a similar hiatus as MBraille. In case you are interested, or have friends who might be interested, feel free to spread the word and get in contact with me. I'm aware of Flotype, which is doing a similar thing, but which is English only,. Viskey is multilingual and has a little bit different goals anyway, not so focused on typing fast, more focused on typing accurately and more aimed at low vision users. Target audiences for Viskey are: - Someone who almost can see the iPad keyboard, but not quite - Non English users - People having Achromatopsia - And others who like to type a character at a time Viskey does support VoiceOver, so even fully blind users can use it, but it will not be so different from the stock Apple keyboard for them, maybe worse. Best regards, Harri

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French syntax for Calendar
by Jean-Philippe Rykiel Aug. 24, 2026

Aug. 24, 2026

Hi Harry and all, I can't find how to enter a calendar event with a beginning and end date in French. Is it possible at all? I've tried different ways, but none seem to work. Thanks for your help. Best regards, J.P.R http://www.jprykiel.com http://soundcloud.com/ryksounet https://www.youtube.com/c/jprykiel Http://www.facebook.com/jprykiel

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v23.3.3 coming to TestFlight
by Harri Pasanen Aug. 23, 2026

Aug. 23, 2026

Hi, # Version 26.3.3 ## Fixes - Dialing phone numbers with an extension was broken, like 8442223333,12222 - Added support for GSM Feature codes in phone numbers, like #31# prefix to hide caller id - Danish natural language parsing bugs fixed for the cal command # Version 26.3.2 ## Fixes - French date range parsing for calendar (cal) command was fixed - Portuguese and Spanish natural language date-time parsing fixed Best regards, Harri

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A new firebase version of MBraille available
by Harri Pasanen Aug. 23, 2026

Aug. 23, 2026

Hi, # Version 26.3.2 ## Fixes - French date range parsing for calendar (cal) command was fixed - Portuguese and Spanish natural language date-time parsing fixed I figured I'll do a firebase release first, as there are also many dependencies that changed with upgraded versions. So to avoid regressions so staged testing is in order. Best regards, Harri

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Orbit Player gone nuts!
by Richard Turner Aug. 10, 2026

Aug. 10, 2026

OK, this device has been beeping since last night. None of the reset options seem to be working. I've tried holding the home+star key for 15 20 and 30 seconds. Nothing helps. I tried the down arrow plus star. I've tried holding the power button for a very long time. I get a vibration now and then, but I'm about to throw it against the wall. The beeping is not cut off by plugging in a headphone and it is also driving my wife up a wall and she is in another room. I need a way to start it over. No cables are plugged into it... Richard, "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." Herman Melville My web site: https://www.turner42.com

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