Nope. Every thought and action is important to Him. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows
: Perhaps, but I'm sure He has bigger and better things to do. : : : -----Original Message----- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terri : Pannett : Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 4:13 PM : To: Braillenote List : Subject: Re: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows : : : There used to be an external Keynote Gold synthesizer and there also was : a : software version of the Keynote Gold voice. : : Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, : California : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Nicole Torcolini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:54 AM : Subject: Re: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows : : :: I'm all for Keysoft for the computers. I'd also like a version of : the :: speech for the computer. I know you can cable the BN to the computer, : but :: that gets tedious after a while, and if you forget to do it, you're : wwithout :: speech. :: :: Nicole :: Failure is not an option. :: ----- Original Message ----- :: From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :: To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> :: Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:53 PM :: Subject: Re: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows :: :: :: > Dear Mary, :: > :: > The advantage of Keysoft over Windows is this: you can perform tasks :: > without :: > having to deal with edit boxes, dialog boxes, list views, a mouse, : and : all :: > of the other gobbledegook you see on a Windows screen. :: > :: > I first used Keysoft in the DOS days, and I loved it even then. I : could :: > learn exactly what I needed to know without going through hoops. :: > :: > You can also write in any grade of braille you want to because a : condensed :: > version of Duxbury is a part of the system. :: > :: > The disadvantage of Keysoft is you must export all documents and all : : other :: > data you want to a format your PC will recognize. :: > :: > In the DOS days, there used to be a version of Keysoft for the PC. : I :: > think :: > HumanWare should create a version of Keysoft for the PC so we could : take :: > advantage of the best of both worlds. :: > :: > Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, :: > California :: > ----- Original Message ----- :: > From: "Mary Otten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :: > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> :: > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:22 PM :: > Subject: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows :: > :: > :: > : Hi folks, :: > : There has been a thread under the topic of suggestions for : keysoft. :: > Some :: > people have expressed a desire that the interface look more like : windows, :: > while others are seriously opposed to such changes. I have never :: > : owned a braille note, although I'd like to get a voice note and : gps. I :: > understand that back when the note family was introduced, not many : blind :: > people were familiar with Windows. Most of us dos users did not go :: > : quietly into the Windows world, and the learning curve was steep : for :: > ost, :: > myself definitely among them. Its been said that the keysoft : interface : is :: > intuitive flr blind people. My sense is that peoples' reactions to : this :: > : whole notion of changing the interface has to do with what we are :: > familiar :: > with and what is intuitive for us because of familiarity. It strikes : me :: > that :: > not being able to open files from the file manager is certainly not :: > : intuitive. Would those of you who don't want the Windows interface :: > agree? :: > As a non-user of the Note family of products, and as one who is : fairly :: > familiar with Windows, I admit that I find the idea of learning a :: > : nonstandard proprietary interface, which I won't be able to use : anywhere :: > else somewhat off putting. and please, nobody suggest that people : who : want :: > windows should buy the compeditive products, which may have :: > : other serious shortcomings. For those of you who like the present :: > interface, what would you say are advantages over Windows? Lack of :: > multitasking is a disadvantage, as is not being able to open files : from :: > within the :: > : manager. Context sensitive help is good, but its not interface :: > dependent. :: > You can have that sort of help regardless of interface. So, what's : good :: > about the keysoft interface that you don't feel is present or is not :: > : efficient in a more Windows-like interface? :: > : Mary. :: > : :: > : :: > : :: > : ___ :: > : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to :: > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: > : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit :: > : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote :: > : :: > : :: > : __________ NOD32 1.1328 (20051219) Information __________ :: > : :: > : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. :: > : http://www.eset.com :: > : :: > : :: > :: > :: > ___ :: > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to :: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit :: > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote :: > :: > :: :: :: :: ___ :: To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit :: http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote :: :: :: __________ NOD32 1.1330 (20051220) Information __________ :: :: This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. :: http://www.eset.com :: :: : : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : : : __________ NOD32 1.1331 (20051220) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : : ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
