1. a set of instruc7ons for preparing a par7cular dish ... … · going back to sengs on the ipad...
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The term “recipe”, when used for switchcontrol,referstoasetofinstruc7onsthatcanbe sent toa switch, inorder forapar7cularoutcome. A recipe is used to access thetabletwithaswitch that replacesagesturesor series of gestures when you cannotac7vatethetabletinatypicalfashion.
1.asetofinstruc7onsforpreparingapar7culardish,includingalistoftheingredientsrequired.2.somethingthatislikelytoleadtoapar7cularoutcome.
UndergeneralseCngsAccessibility!(swipetoboEom)!accessibilityshortcutItypicallyhavebothguidedaccessandswitchscanningchecked.
The first thing I do is to set myaccessibilityShortcut, so I canmoveinandoutofswitchac7va7oneasily.
StepsForUsingRecipes
Next,Isetupmyswitches.
First,makesureyourswitchinterfaceisconnected.
Atthispoint, Imakeassignmentstomyswitches. I typicallyusetheApplicatorswitchinterface from Pretorian/Inclusive TLC although the other interfaceswork in a similarfashion.Forthisexample,theswitchassignmentsIpreferare5(space)inchannel/jack1and6(enter)inchannel/jack2.
SwitchAssignments
GoingbacktoseCngsontheiPad,IteachmyiPadwhatmyswitchesaregoingtodo.
StartwithSeCngs!General!Accessibility!SwitchControl
Thenchooseswitches. Addanewswitch External
Chooseyourdefaultac7on.Inthisexample,Iwantedtoalsousemyswitchesfortwoswitchscanning,soIpickedmyfirst(red)switchtobethestepaheadswitchandmysecond(yellow)switchtobemychoosingswitch.
ConfiguringSwitches
Onceyourswitchassignmentsarecompleted,youcanmakeyourrecipe.
ForthePictellorecipe,Idecidedtojusthavetwoac7ons. Onewouldreadthepage,andonewould turn thepage forward. For this par7cular app, I found I needed to tap thescreeninthemiddleofthepagetoreadit,andIneededtoswipefromrighttoleVtoturnthepageahead.Fortherecipe,Isimplyassignedmytwoswitchestotheseac7ons.
ToMakeaNewRecipe
SeCngs!General!Accessibility!SwitchControl!Recipes!CreateaNewRecipe
Name:selectanamethatgoeswithyourappforeasyremembering.**IfyouareusingtheApplicator,anditisconnectedwhileyoudothis,youmayhavetopressandholdthefirstgreenovaltobringupyoursystemkeyboard
Crea4ngaRecipe
Thenmaketheswitchassignments.I’llbeusingtheswitchesthatIpreviouslyconfigured.Rememberthatwhenyoucreatearecipe,youwillbetellingyourswitchestododifferentthingsthanyoufirstestablishedWHENTHERECIPEISENABLED.Whenyouturntherecipeoff,theseswitcheswillgobacktotheiroriginalac7ons.
Inthisexample,myREDswitch,whichhasanexis7ngassignmentof5/movetonextselec4onwillnowbetolditwilltapthecenterofthescreen.
MyYELLOWswitch,whichhasanexis7ngassignmentof6/selectitemwillbereassignedtoswipefromrighttoleV.
Tap“AssignaSwitch” Chooseswitch,andthenassignment.RememberthatyouhavetohavealreadysetupswitchesinyouriPadwhenyougettothisstep.REDandYELLOWaresimplythenamesIgavemyswitcheswhenIfirstaEachedthemtomyiPad.
SwitchAssignmentsfortheRecipe
Whenyouarereadytousethenewrecipe,youhaveto“launch”it.Pressingtheswitchatthatpointwillcausetheswitchestobehaveintheirnewassignments.Inthisexample,myREDswitchwillnowtapthemiddleofthescreenandmyYELLOWswitchwillswipefromrighttoleVtoturnthepageahead.ThisworkswellforPictello.
Whenyouarefinished,andwantyourswitchestobehaveintheirnormalfashion(suchasforacommunica7ondevice,simplygobackto“LaunchRecipe”andchoose“none”.
LaunchingaRecipe
Anoteaboutcustomgestures…
Recipescanlearncustomgestures,whichmeansyoucanrememberamovementanywhereonthescreen. Since theApplicatorhas4 switch jacks,youcouldpoten7allyhave4differentthingsthatthe switches could do. This would be useful ifyou had a 4 message display, and you wantedswitchestosay4differentthings.Ifinditeasiestto set this up by using a clear overlay to markwhere it is I want to touch. Then, when I amassigning a custom gesture, I can touch thescreenwithcertaintyintheareaIwantac7vated(orwithamovement,suchasaswipe).
Remember,youcanturnswitchaccessonandoffeasilyviathe“AccessibilityShortcut”.Onceyouhaveassignedit,simplytripleclicktheiPad’sHomebuEontoseethemenuyouneed.
AccessibilityShortcut
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