Diane, I love you too! I hate these guides and I want a braille manual! When I read this guide on the PK I get real sleepy fast! <sigh> Isaac
On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Diane Garrett wrote: > Oh, Isaac, I guess it's back to MANUAL labor for you! Grease those elbows and > sharpen those fingertips for the trip through the User Guide courtesy of > Isaac Braille Lines, Inc. Have a good trip!!! > > Diane Garrett/Leader Daisy > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (918) 664-5731 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:35:51 -0500 (EST) > >Subject: re: [Braillenote] marking a place inmanual > > >maria,,,,, > >I tried all this! It didn't work in the user guide. the only thing that > >moved me was the thumb keys. that was all and you know how tedious that > >is? <sigh > >Isaac > > >On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Maria Kristic wrote: > > >> You're right, when accessing the User Guide through the Options Menu, the > >> cursor is not "tracked", that is, it does not move along with the Braille > >> display windows as you scroll with your thumb keys. What I'd suggest > >> doing would be to use the keyboard navigation commands every once in a > >> while (i.e. SPACE with dots 4-5-6 or SPACE with dots 1-2-3 moves to the > >> next and previous section of the User Guide respectively, SPACE with dots > >> 5-6 or dots 2-3 move forward or back a paragraph respectively, SPACE with > >> dot 4 or dot 1 move forward and back a sentence respectively, etc.) to > >> position your cursor at more of a relevant spot. You can't simply route > >> your cursor to a position or do a search, so that is the most efficient > >> way I've found. Or, if you've forgotten to position your cursor, one of > >> the most useful User Guide navigation commands will be that SPACE with > >> dots 4-5-6 to move you forward a section or SPACE with dots 1-2-3 to move > >> you back, at which point you can move by paragraphs/sentences to find > >> precisely where you left off, but at least you can position your cursor to > >> a new section with one keystroke, and your Braille display will obviously > >> move with your cursor, so I suppose that's the most efficient way. > > >> As for the difference in behavior with the User Guide documents in the > >> KeySoft System Disk, the unit treats these like any other document, > >> meaning one will be brought back to the last place read with the Braille > >> display (although, again, the cursor won't be "tracked") when the document > >> is reopened, unless something like a Reset is performed between openings > >> of the document. > > >> HTH, > >> Maria > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Cc: > >>>Sent: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:08:49 -0500 (EST) > >>>Subject: [Braillenote] marking a place inmanual > > >>>Hi folks, > >>>I was reading section 12 in the user guide. this deals with connectivity. > >>>then I did an e chord and closed the guide. When I returned later, I hit > >>>enter with backspace with H to bring up the user's guide and it asked if I > >>>wanted to resume my reading. I said yes. It slapped me right smack at the > >>>beginning and I'd read up to 12.4 or something. I could find no way to > >>>move fast forwards nor mark my place. this is the user's guide onboard my > >>>PK. What's with this? this is maddening! thanks > >>>Isaac > > >>>___ > >>>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 > >
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