Hi all, I am replying to this e-mail using an original Focus 40 Blue display. As you can see, I am typing just fine. I can press Chord D and that deletes the last character I typed. I’ve not tried other Chord commands as yet because I am more used to a regular keyboard, but if one works I’d be others would as well. For what it might be worth, my VO Braille settings are set to English US output, allow contracted Braille is unchecked, use 8-dot Braille is checked, and use automatic Braille translation is unchecked. I’m discovering that if you alter even one of the above settings, that can make a difference for what works and does not. Let me know if I can be of any further help.
Pete De Vasto > On Jan 6, 2020, at 8:45 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Jonathan and Kawal, > > Okay, I just connected my Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue, the original > model, to my Mac via USB and could type a new email, just fine. > > The problem I have is that I cannot use any cord combinations and I cannot > use the dot 7 or the dot 8 key. When I attempt any cord combos or press > either the dot 7 or 8 key, I get a ding. > > I have rebooted the Mac several times and have attempted every workaround I > know but nothing helps. > > Again, I can enter letters and spaces without difficulty but when I attempt > to use the space bar in combination with any other key, all I get is a ding. > > Very strange. > > Mark > > > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cohn > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 7:28 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Using a Focus braille display with Mac and IOS? > > I can think of two possibilities. > 1. space with dots 1,8 will lock the command key on a Braille display. > 2. You have quickNav enabled. I believe chord Q should turn it off. > > Doing modifier key actions on a Mac is a little different from the PC. > 1. You can't enable multiple modifier keys in one chord. > 2. You use dot 7 with space and one of the dots 1-6 to toggle a modifier for > the next character pressed. > > Hope this solves your issue, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > > On Jan 5, 2020, at 4:04 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi There. > > I am just trying to write with my focus but when I press the letters on my > braille display it goes out of the mail program. So what am I doing wrong as > I wanted to write with contracted braille using the braille display. > > Also are there any podcasts on how to use the focus with the Mac OS? I can > use the braille display with windows by controling the machine even though > it’s a virtual machine with my Focus but can’t do the same with the Mac. I > wish I could. > > Kawal. > > > On 5 Jan 2020, at 20:55, alia robinson <ali...@gmail.com> wrote: > > well, hims is selling their displays for now, and hims customer service > hasn’t been great historically, but when I asked a question last week I got a > reply in two days, and that was right on new year’s eve when I asked, so I > was impressed. I worry about any company for the blind or visually impaired > if I’m honest. so many are moving to phones using speech and abandoning > specialized equipment. I would be concerned yes, but the display is > outstanding, imo the hardware is better than vario. I had to send my VU in > twice for issues, but not the actilino. the actilino also uses an off the > shelf battery, so if like my vu did the battery goes you can just buy a 7 > dollar battery from amazon and replace it yourself. I also had to write > handitech, or helptech or whatever they are now directly once, requesting > better software, just ideas for improvements, and had someone reply to me > twice within an hour. I am not going to tell you not to worry at all that > they’ll be around, but if it was me I would still buy one. as I said the > software is awful, but the hardware is incredible. > > > > On Jan 5, 2020, at 3:44 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > I'd at least like to have the option of using it to control my computer. 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