That's perfectly alright, Dean! I do this sort of thing a lot myself as well.
Hope your Tuesday's better - Monday's not here yet and I dread Mondays, too! <Grin> Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Online Communications > > Hi Jeff, > > Sorry about that, I've just mucked up. I think they call it the Monday > blues or something. > Well, what can I say but I should have looked at the subject line more > closely. I've probably just made the dangerous assumption that the thread > that Don Lisa and yourself are writing to were all one and the same and > along with that, my mind has obviously disregarded some, more like most of > the detail in the messages concerned. > > Dean. > Regards, > > Dean Jackson > Customer/Technical Analyst > Pulse Data International Ltd. > > DDI: +64 3 373 6184 > Fax: +64-3-384 4933 > Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet: > www.pulsedata.com > __________________________ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Bohrman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:59 AM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Online Communications > > > > > > Dean: > > > > I am quite confused by your remarks since this has nothing to do with my > > original message. > > > > Please clarify. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Regards, > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dean Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 3:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Online Communications > > > > > > > > > > Hi list: > > > > > > Don, I think you're suggestion regarding having the Braille display give > > you > > > an indication while resetting is a good one, especially if you're > carrying > > > out a 123 or 456 reset. I'll check with our software developers as to > > > whether this is technically possible and if so, log it for possible > > > inclusion in a future release of KeySoft. > > > > > > Lisa, I have forwarded your earlier message on this thread to the > > > BrailleNote Product Manager for further comment. > > > > > > Dean. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Dean Jackson > > > Customer/Technical Analyst > > > Pulse Data International Ltd. > > > > > > DDI: +64 3 373 6184 > > > Fax: +64-3-384 4933 > > > Email: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Internet: > > > www.pulsedata.com > > > __________________________ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lisa Kozlik" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:45 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Online Communications > > > > > > > > > > Lisa, if you're seconding Jeff's comments, I'm thirding them if there > > is > > > such a word. I would really like to see better representation of all > > > commands, prompts, > > > > etc., on the braille display. And, your comments about better braille > > > support for gps are very true. There are apparently occasions where the > > > braille display > > > > will go blank after you set an address but a confirmation is spoken. > > This > > > should not be! Also, I would really like to see some indication on the > > > braille display > > > > when you do a reset. If you can't hear them, the audible tones on the > > bn > > > just don't cut it, and since resetting is an important part of being > able > > to > > > use a > > > > braille note over the long run, it really is important for all users > to > > > know when the reset is, infact, beginning. Some people have trouble > > pushing > > > in that reset > > > > button (which is okay actually since you wouldn't want to do it by > > > accident), but the press should be confirmed in braille. I'd think this > > > could be done in a > > > > similar manner to how the bn indicates it when you attach or > disconnedt > > > the AC adaptor. > > > > > > > > It might at 5 or 10 seconds to the length of time needed for a reset, > > but > > > that would be a small price to pay for better access by many users who > > could > > > really > > > > use this confirmation. > > > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > > On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:00:05 -0600, Lisa Kozlik wrote: > > > > > > > > I second Jeff's comments. I'm also deafblind and would love to have > the > > > > ability to use my BrailleNote as a TTY and face to face communications > > > > device. PDI staff has told me that they plan to persue this further, > but > > > > that was 3 years ago. Perhaps someone from PDI could comment on *any* > > > > developments that have been made so far (if any)? > > > > > > > > I'd also like to have better access to spoken information that doesn't > > > > automatically appear on the Braille display. There have been times > > > > (especially while using GPS version 2) I've found myself waiting for > the > > > > Braille display to verify a command or prompt, only for me to later > > > discover > > > > that I had to press one of the thumb keys to read this information. > > > > > > > > To end this post on a positive note, I'm really enjoying GPS 2! > Although > > I > > > > haven't had time to examine every aspect of the new version (I'm still > > > > accustomed to version 1 <smile>), I'm really impressed with what I've > > seen > > > > so far. > > > > > > > > Lisa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > > http://list.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
