Access Methods
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Echo allows for multiple access methods.
You can swipe up, down, left or right. You must do the swipe across the main part of the screen for it to register.
Swipes trigger the following actions:
Up - Go back/up in the list
Down - Go forward/down in the list
Right - Select the current item
Left - Remove the previous character
Tap - Select the current item
You can enable and disable the swipes in the settings
You can use the on screen arrows to control Echo. You can drag the arrows about the screen to put them somewhere you find convenient.
Arrows trigger the following actions:
Up - Go back/up in the list
Down - Go forward/down in the list
Right - Select the current item
Left - Remove the previous character
You can enable and disable the arrows in the settings
Echo allows you to use external switches to control the app. To add a new switch go to your access settings and then click add a new switch. You can then click 'detect switch' which will then listen for you to press your switch. This registers the switch and then you can assign it an action.
Possible actions are:
None - This can be used if you want to register a switch but not have the switch trigger an action
Go to the next item
Go to the previous item
Select the currently selected item
Delete the last inputted letter
Clear all the inputted text
Start scanning from the current item, scanning must be enabled
Quickly scan through the items - This is only available when holding the switch
If you are using a 'speech case' from TD you need to make sure that the toggle on the side of the case is in 'touch' mode. Once you have done that you can then setup the switches inside of Echo the same way you would any other switch.
Echo also supports the use of Game Controllers to control the app. Read Apples official guide on how to connect your game controller to your device. Once you have connected your controller to your device it will appear in the access methods section of the Echo settings. You can then map each button on the controller to do any action you want inside of Echo.
A game controller has all the same actions as external switches.