Re: braille display

2024-07-06 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Follow the below link to find a list of braille commands. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209138 From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -Helen Keller My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 7/6/2024 12:56 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I recently

Re: Braille Display Commands on Mac

2021-03-20 Thread Kerryann Ifill
Hi I have a brilliant 32 cell. Drop me an email off list kerryann.if...@gmail.com and I’ll help you out. Kerry > On 20 Mar 2021, at 12:28 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > The command assignments are specific to the type of braille display

Re: Braille Display Commands on Mac

2021-03-20 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
The command assignments are specific to the type of braille display connected, which is presumably why they won’t appear unless you have a working display.   I would suggest reviewing the table of commands (with the display connected, of course) and deciding whether to make changes. As to opening

Re: Braille Display Commands on Mac

2021-03-19 Thread John Panarese
Yes, I don’t think the, assign commands, button will be available unless you have an active Braille display connected. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT

Re: Braille Display Commands on Mac

2021-03-19 Thread 'Matthew Dierckens' via MacVisionaries
Hi Eileen, So great to hear from you, I hope you and your husband are well. I think the issue here is, because I don’t have a Braille display, the commands button won’t show up. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified assistive technology specialist Macintosh, iOS, and windows Trainer > On Mar

Re: Braille Display Commands on Mac

2021-03-19 Thread 'Eileen Scrivani' via MacVisionaries
Hi Matthew, Check in the VoiceOver Utility (VO+F8). Select Braille in the categories table, then select the tab for Displays. Use the Tab key to move through the settings and you will find commands there. I’m not sure how to use or set commands for a display. HTH. Eileen From: 'Matthew

Re: Braille Display and Bluetooth

2020-03-17 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Ended u removing then adding again. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/17/2020 7:08 AM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi There. Press VO 8 and find the braille table. There there

Re: Braille Display and Bluetooth

2020-03-17 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Hi There. Press VO 8 and find the braille table. There there is an option to connect the braille display via bluetooth as well as USB. So when you go to the braille option, choose option three which is the display tab and there you can connect your braille display via bluetooth rather than

Re: Braille Display on Mojave

2019-04-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Never mind the command tab question. I tried it again It does work with space 1-7 then space 2-3-4-5. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 4/19/2019 2:41 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:    I

Re: Braille Display on Mojave

2019-04-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I have the list and have been trying them out and adding/removing. One that I have not looked for yet is the command-tab. Thanks, am on that group. Not enough Mac users there. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if

Re: Braille Display on Mojave

2019-04-19 Thread KliphnShari Miller
> I can send you a list of commands I know, in the mean time look below. Do you own a braille display and want to help, or are you a new user and need tips to help learn your device? Than come join the braille display users group and join in with your Q’s, subscribe here

Re: Braille Display on Mojave

2019-04-19 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Thanks Pete. I haven't graduated to working with apps like mail yet but its coming soon. Also working on the iDevices which is going very well. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 4/19/2019 1:17

Re: Braille Display on Mojave

2019-04-19 Thread Pete De Vasto
I have a slightly older Focus than yours, but I can assure you that space+2 and space+5 do in fact pan the display left and right. Try doing those commands while reading my reply. You’ll see. It’s interesting, because when I go into keyboard help (control+option+K) while inside an app like

Re: Braille Display Commands

2018-11-30 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Jonathan, No. I have wasted 2 days with this so after I run errands today, I will start over with a fresh pairing of the Focus to the iPhone. I had hoped to work in the iOS mail app by now. What I would suggest is to go into the Braille commands in VO settings on the iPhone and browse

Re: Braille Display Commands

2018-11-30 Thread Jonathan Cohn
ET, Did you write up a procedure for reproducing additions to Braille commanders that you recommend for frequent users. I’d love to learn ways to make processing e-mail more efficient especially on the IOS platform. Though I am still not getting an good concept of “QuickNav” and “single level

Re: Braille display commands

2017-11-21 Thread Maria Reyes
Yes I made a command for Siri on my Brailliant BI 32 when I found out about this. Get Outlook for iOS From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf of David Chittenden Sent:

Re: Braille display issues

2017-08-15 Thread Jonathan Cohn
So, are you implying that 1/2 the commands were being sent via bluetooth and 1/2 via USB? It seems there have been several generations of Focus 40 displays. Does your display have the ability to change between three BlueTooth connections using a hot key? My memory of the initial query was that

Re: braille display commands for the mac

2016-01-28 Thread E.T.
You can find everything here. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 1/28/2016 7:06 AM, Brian Howerton wrote: Hello all, I am trying to use my

Re: braille display commands for the mac

2016-01-28 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Brian, With your Braille display connected to your Mac, open the VoiceOver utility (VO-F8_ and go down to Braille. Select Braille Displays. You should find a table showing all the commands provided for your particular display. You’ll also see that you can assign your own commands.

Re: braille display commands for the mac

2016-01-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, this will depend on which display you are using as far as commands go. To see a list, go to vo utility with vo f8. go down to braille. then I think it’s under the layout tab, and it’s called key commands or something like that. It brings up a table of the commands for your particular

Re: Braille display problem in mail.

2015-05-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Not sure. I don’t have any focus display here so i can’t try. /A 16 maj 2015 kl. 19:35 skrev christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com: Does this also happen with Freedom Scientific Focus Braille displays? Any other displays we should be aware of where this behaviour is present? On

Re: Braille display problem in mail.

2015-05-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Does this also happen with Freedom Scientific Focus Braille displays? Any other displays we should be aware of where this behaviour is present? On 16 May 2015, at 16:40, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! I sometimes have problems reading mail with my papenmeier braillex els40

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-07 Thread Caitlyn Furness
If you go to the voice over manual online on apple's site, there is an entire chapter on using braille with a mac. hth, Cait On Sep 4, 2014, at 4:24 PM, Joe Quinn jdawg1...@gmail.com wrote: Is there some sort of tutorial or something that shows people how to use braille on the Mac? I love

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-07 Thread David Taylor
You don't need to go to the Apple site, just use the VO help menu, VO-h. People should take a good look at everything in there. It is mentioned in the getting started guide. On 7 Sep 2014, at 22:09, Caitlyn Furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: If you go to the voice over manual online on

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-05 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi Joe and the others, at first: thanks for your responses. @Joe: Just search in VO Settings program under braille and you'll find a lot of stuff that might be good to know. All the best Jürgen Am 04.09.2014 um 22:24 schrieb Joe Quinn jdawg1...@gmail.com: Is there some sort of tutorial or

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-04 Thread Scott Davert
It's usable, but there are some bugs and you just have to work around them until they get fixed. As noted before, don't expect it to be like what you would find running JAWS or something on Windows. If you have used braille on iOS, the experience is fairly close to that in terms of typing with the

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-04 Thread Joe Quinn
Is there some sort of tutorial or something that shows people how to use braille on the Mac? I love using it on the iPhone, but wanna learn how to use it on the Mac. I mean, come on, I bought those things :-) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Scott Davert

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Joe I think all you really need is a list of commands. I may have missed something here, but what braille display do you have? Some of them have sections in their manuals that give a list of commands for IOS and sometimes for the Mac. A lot of the IOS braille commands work on the Mac. My

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-04 Thread Scott Davert
If you want podcasts, the below can get you started. http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/using-braille-displays-mac For something more advanced, like assigning braille commands to

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-04 Thread Joe Quinn
I have the focus 14 blue Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi Joe I think all you really need is a list of commands. I may have missed something here, but what braille display do you have? Some of them have sections in their manuals

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-03 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well, i could say a lot about braille on the mac. Most of it is really negative. Tbut i can make a summary. Don't expect it to be like using jaws with windows or any linux based screenreader. They have a lot to improve which i've tried to tell them. Hopfully they will listen. /A 1 sep 2014

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-01 Thread Gerard Doody
Hi There, I think it depends on which display you are using. I have found that for use on a computer, the shorter ones, with 12, 18, even 32 characters might not suite. However, if you have a 40 cell it works pretty well. Oh, also it depends on you skills using both the mac and braille. I

Re: Braille display and VO on the Mac

2014-09-01 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I think it is much easier for me to use braille completely on my i-devices than on my computers and I definitely don't like the way words that would be speech or that could have symbols are written out. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained

Re: braille display question

2014-06-03 Thread erik
Hi Cait. Did you go into the menu on the brailliant and check the connection setting? It should be set to auto. Best Erik Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 6:04

Re: braille display question

2014-06-03 Thread Les Kriegler
Kate, I've had this happen when the battery level got down to about 10 or 11%, but not at 38. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, So this morning I was happily reading on my brailliant 40 bi and I heard this beep

Re: braille display question

2014-06-03 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Yep. It's still on auto. I really thought the battery had gone dead. do you think it just lost the connection or something? does it have a sleep mode after a certain amount of time? I was actively reading with it, though, so that last really doesn't make sense.. thanks! Cait On Jun 3, 2014,

Re: braille display question

2014-06-03 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
thanks Did plugging it in help? Cait On Jun 3, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Kate, I've had this happen when the battery level got down to about 10 or 11%, but not at 38. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie

Re: braille display question

2014-06-03 Thread Les Kriegler
Yes, when I plugged it in, the battery started charge. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2014, at 5:54 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: thanks Did plugging it in help? Cait On Jun 3, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Kate, I've had this

Re: braille display question

2014-06-03 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, Have you tried removing it from braille preferences in the voiceover utility and re-adding it? Best, Erik Burggraaf Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2014-06-03, at 5:53 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Braille display and NVDA

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
I believe you've got the wrong list. You posted it to the Mac Visionaries List. HtH, teresa Visualize whirled peas. On May 30, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Robert C gone.to.da...@gmail.com wrote: Soon I will use the braille display connected to Windows 7 using the NVDA screen reader. I would

Re: braille display connectivity

2014-05-18 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi Amy, Are you attempting to connect the display by going to the VoiceOver utility and choosing Braille? Robert Carter On May 18, 2014, at 8:39 AM, Amy Ruell aru...@comcast.net wrote: Hello all, I am trying to connect a Supervario2 to my macbook air via Bluetooth. It connects flawlessly

RE: braille display connectivity

2014-05-18 Thread Amy Ruell
Subject: Re: braille display connectivity Hi Amy, Are you attempting to connect the display by going to the VoiceOver utility and choosing Braille? Robert Carter On May 18, 2014, at 8:39 AM, Amy Ruell aru...@comcast.net wrote: Hello all, I am trying to connect a Supervario2

Re: braille display connectivity

2014-05-18 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Amy, Is there a way to hard reset the burial? I wonder if that would allow it to work. Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2014, at 9:39 AM, Amy Ruell aru...@comcast.net wrote: Hello all, I am trying to connect a Supervario2 to my macbook air via Bluetooth. It connects flawlessly via USB

RE: braille display connectivity

2014-05-18 Thread Amy Ruell
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: braille display connectivity Hi Amy, Is there a way to hard reset the burial? I wonder if that would allow it to work. Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2014, at 9:39 AM, Amy Ruell aru...@comcast.net wrote: Hello all, I am trying to connect a Supervario2 to my

Re: braille display comands on mac

2013-11-26 Thread Joanne Chua
http://www.apple.com/lae/support/accessibility/vision/ If you Google it, there are numbers of result come out related to what you looking for. Thanks On 26/11/2013, Andrew Head ath...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi all, Just wondering, is there a list of commands to use a braille display with a

Re: braille display vs braille note takers.

2013-08-18 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Chenelle, This is an interesting and difficult question to answer. I am fortunate to have access to the 2 devices you are inquiring about. I recently purchased the u2. Both have definite strongpoints. It really depends what you need to do on your new job. While I currently use the

Re: braille display vs braille note takers.

2013-08-18 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, Well, strictly speaking this is OT for the list. I do training on these devices and also recommendations for employment supports. If you want to email me off list, go right on ahead. I can tell you that the braille sense u2 is a smaller braille display than the brailliant. The U2 has an

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-07 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there There are several commands which are already built into voiceover for using your braille display. Commands like plus the letter E for example, are the return key or enter.Plus the D means delete. Then you can map keys on your braille display to voice over commands. Regards Gigi Sent

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-06 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
How do you do VO on a braille display when using the Mac? I've not used my braille display very much with a Mac, and because I've not had a computer for over a month, I've not had the opportunity to use my braille display with a Mac. Kawal. On 5 Jan 2013, at 01:34 AM, Eugenia Firth

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-05 Thread Steve Holmes
What Christine wants to do is use the command bound to VO-J; I don't remember the exact name for it but it allows for jumping between different parts of the screen and remain interacted with the same. I use it a lot in iTunes and Mail. For Mail it jumps immediately between the list of mail

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-05 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Steve and Kristeen Although it probably won't do everything that's wanted, I did figure out how to get into a message with the braille display so it can be read. It seems to work every time. If you press spacebar and the letter e, it's like doing the return key. I've done it several times

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-05 Thread Les Kriegler
I tried the interaction command with the braille command and I was not taken to the message text. Rather, it interacted with the sender of the message. However, space with E sends the return key to the Mail App and then the message will open. Les On Jan 4, 2013, at 8:19 PM, Scott Davert

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Dan Eickmeier
I have a Brailliant BI 40, and it works nicely on the MAc, and iOS as well. On 2013-01-03, at 2:35 PM, Chris Bruinenberg cbrui...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Braille conect and it works great with iOS windows and Mac. Best of luck deciding on one! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2013, at

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Thanks to you all. My questions are a bit more specific, I think. I would like to be able to use the display without having the voice on at all. I was able to function with just a Braille display when I used Windows and I could turn the Jaws speech off or mute it. When I try to do that with the

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
I think there is a way to customize key presses under Braille. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2013, at 3:06 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to you all. My questions are a bit more specific, I think. I would like to be able to use the display without having the voice on

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Chkristine. I just gfigured out how to interact with messages with your braille display. I thought it would work, and it did. Try pressing space bar with dots 2-3-6. I tested the other day to uninteract. That command is space bar and the dots 3-5-6. In other words, spacebar with the question

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Scott Davert
Hi. I have created my own command for this space with J. You can create keyboard commands on the display, however, they can only be for VoiceOver specific keyboard commands. For example, VO plus J works fine, but command Q, which is an OSX command, will not work. Apparently there is some kind of

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Scott Davert
HI Gigi. She was asking about VO plus J, which jumps to the text content of an email mesage. This is different than interacting with an item. I'm not trying to be rude or anything like that, I just thought I should clerify. Unless I'm the one off base here? Scott On 1/4/13, Scott Davert

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Scott. I realize that she was talking about Vo J and that it is different. However, I tested it, and it works anyway on email messages. I did that before I wrote the post. I wanted to see if it would work. It did. In fact, I wonder if these commands VO J and the usual interacting command

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Thanks Iggie, I'll try that. You can customize some things under Braille in the Voiceover utility, but you can only customize the choices that are offered and so many things are not. Apple has a way to go with their Braille support on the Mac. I'm hoping it's better on the iOS platform. I've

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi again Kristeen. Well, I discovered that it doesn't always work. I got it to work the first time, but when I tried it again, it didn't work. In fact, it's real strange. It interacts and then says dimmed, even though it's still there and everything. I got the space D to work to delete an

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-03 Thread erik burggraaf
you can email me off list if you like. Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-01-03, at 8:14

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-03 Thread Scott Davert
You can email me off list, but I think this discussion can most likely help others. Even if not imediatley, someone may later wish to search the list archives for this topic and will find the thread you started. Scott On 1/3/13, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com wrote: you can email me off

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-03 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Kristeen. VoiceOver should recognize your Focus 40 Blue, whether you are using your Mac, your IOS device, or a Windows computer. I've connected to a Windows compchter with Blue Tooth. I have with my Mac and iPhone. The one thing that I am finding is that you will want to connect it within

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-03 Thread Les Kriegler
I think the code is for the Focus. Les On Jan 3, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi Kristeen. VoiceOver should recognize your Focus 40 Blue, whether you are using your Mac, your IOS device, or a Windows computer. I've connected to a Windows compchter with Blue

Re: Braille Display Questions

2013-01-03 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
I have a Braille conect and it works great with iOS windows and Mac. Best of luck deciding on one! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2013, at 11:29 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: I think the code is for the Focus. Les On Jan 3, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Eugenia Firth

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread erik burggraaf
Les, you can press control option K to start keyboard help and then press combinations on your display to find out what they do. Space plus the combinations on the braille keyboard activates some functions while combinations of the round command keys at the side perform others. You can add,

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Eric, Okay, thanks. I've started exploring the various key functions as you suggested. I really want to start using braille to navigate and read, so this will be a good jump start for this to occur. Thanks again. Les On Dec 29, 2012, at 9:25 AM, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread cait furness
You might also find some documentation on the apple pages under the voice over section. Caitlyn On 2012-12-29, at 10:21 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eric, Okay, thanks. I've started exploring the various key functions as you suggested. I really want to start using

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Thanks. I'll also check out the manual to see if there is a specific commands list for the Mac. In the meantime, I'll experiment with keyboard help. There doesn't appear to be that many Mac-specific keys, although Eric's suggestion about defining keys on the BrailleConnect seems interesting

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
How can you get F1 F2 etc with a braille display on a Mac? I hope to have my I Mac in a few days. Kawal. On 29 Dec 2012, at 02:09 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: I have just started using my BrailleConnect with our iMac. Is there a list of keys specific to using the Mac

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Les Kriegler
kawal, The F1 through F4 keys I was referring to relate to the keys on the BrailleConnect. Each of those keys performs an action; F1 sends the escape key, F2 brings up the VoiceOver Help Menu, F3 goes to the Desktop, F4 goes to the Dock, I may have those last 2 reversed. Sorry for not

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Are there any keys on a Braille display that are used to simulate the command and option keys or the control? Kristeen On Dec 29, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks. I'll also check out the manual to see if there is a specific commands list for the Mac. In

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Les Kriegler
I don't think so, but I wonder if that can be defined? Les On Dec 29, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Kristeen Hughes khwi...@gmail.com wrote: Are there any keys on a Braille display that are used to simulate the command and option keys or the control? Kristeen On Dec 29, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Les

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread erik burggraaf
unfortunately the design of braille display support on the mac is very proprietary and doesn't take system shortcut keys into account. This is a major detraction, but is in line with the design of most major screen readers and braille displays. The only integrated system feature is the

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Kristeen Hughes
So are you saying that you can do this with a script of some kind? Kristeen On Dec 29, 2012, at 2:17 PM, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com wrote: unfortunately the design of braille display support on the mac is very proprietary and doesn't take system shortcut keys into account. This

Re: Braille Display with the Mac

2012-12-29 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I have the Essys which is probably smaller than what you have so I have no F 1 or F2 keys. On 29 Dec 2012, at 04:29 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: kawal, The F1 through F4 keys I was referring to relate to the keys on the BrailleConnect. Each of those keys performs an action;

Re: braille display commands

2012-11-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Mary Ann I no longer Snow Leopard, so I hope what I am about to say helps. I found the commands list under assigning commands in the VoiceOver Utility. I was going to paste the list I found into this message, but it didn't work. I don't think the commands changed much. I couldn't get the

Re: braille display

2012-10-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
: Monday, October 01, 2012 3:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: braille display Scott, I think I have narrowed it down to either the Brailliant 40 or Focus 40. Since he uses JAWS the Focus 40 may be the better choice. That is what I am hoping to learn. On 10/1/12, Eugenia

Re: braille display

2012-10-02 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
I like the Brailliant BI40. It's not bulky. On Oct 1, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Scott Berry wrote: Do you have any braille displays in mind? Humanware has some. So does Freedom Scientific. Scott On 9/30/2012 12:42 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: This is a cross post because I hope for several

Re: braille display

2012-10-02 Thread Kaare Dehard
me too, just have troubles using it things like using the keyboard to do command-l and pull a links list. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd love ya. I have done the rtfm, but am still at a loss. On 2012-10-02, at 10:10 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Scott Berry
Do you have any braille displays in mind? Humanware has some. So does Freedom Scientific. Scott On 9/30/2012 12:42 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: This is a cross post because I hope for several responses. I am purchasing a braille display for an elementary student. This student has excellent

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hello out there. I just bought a new braille display, and so far I like it. It is new to the Mac and IOS devices. I got the Braille Edge 40 this past weekend. The inputs are actually doing better than I was having with my Focus 40. I didn't have ghluetooth before, and I do not now. This

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Marianne Denning
Scott, I think I have narrowed it down to either the Brailliant 40 or Focus 40. Since he uses JAWS the Focus 40 may be the better choice. That is what I am hoping to learn. On 10/1/12, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello out there. I just bought a new braille display, and so far I like

RE: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread M. Taylor
, October 01, 2012 3:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: braille display Scott, I think I have narrowed it down to either the Brailliant 40 or Focus 40. Since he uses JAWS the Focus 40 may be the better choice. That is what I am hoping to learn. On 10/1/12, Eugenia Firth gigifi

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
-Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 3:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: braille display Scott, I think I have narrowed it down to either the Brailliant

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Kaare Dehard
: braille display Scott, I think I have narrowed it down to either the Brailliant 40 or Focus 40. Since he uses JAWS the Focus 40 may be the better choice. That is what I am hoping to learn. On 10/1/12, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hello out there. I just bought a new braille

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Scott Berry
Exactly what do you need to know. Also please keep me in the loop as to what happens when this student gets the display and how it works. I am trying to start a store in Montana for the blind and low vision. Trying to sell items for low vision and the blind since there is nothing here for

Re: braille display

2012-10-01 Thread Scott Berry
, but it is definitely a proverbial game changer for me. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 3:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: braille

Re: braille display

2012-09-30 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi, A focus 40 Blue will work with IOS Mac and Windows w/ JAWS. HTH Becky and Ceil On Sep 30, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Marianne Denning maria...@denningweb.com wrote: This is a cross post because I hope for several responses. I am purchasing a braille display for an elementary student. This student

Re: braille display

2012-09-30 Thread Kristyn Leigh
The Braille Edge 40-cell display from Hims is another competitive option. On Sep 30, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Becky Knaub becnc...@embarqmail.com wrote: Hi, A focus 40 Blue will work with IOS Mac and Windows w/ JAWS. HTH Becky and Ceil On Sep 30, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Marianne Denning

Re: braille display question with VO

2011-10-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
I'm pretty sure they all have to be Bluetooth, but someone correct me if I'm wrong. HTH, Teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Oct 17, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hey Guys. I am facing the possibility that my PacMate is ok and my braille display has a big problem that Freedom

Re: Braille display

2011-09-25 Thread erik burggraaf
Braille displays are very personal much like speech synthesizer preferences. I strongly suggest that you feel a couple for comparison before agreeing to buy one. For me, any paperish feeling my fingertips notice when I use a focus or packmate is dispelled by the fact that when one of the

Re: Braille display

2011-09-25 Thread Teresa Cochran
The Focus 40 Blue is quite portable. It's smaller than most notetakers, and about the same weight. HTH, Teresa On Sep 24, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi Priscilla. I can't answer all your questions, but I'll see what I can offer about braille displays. I have a Focus 40. Mine is

Re: Braille display

2011-09-25 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Guys. I think it makes a difference what you need your braille display for. In my case, I can't use an 18 cell display because I'm doing braille proofreading. Also, although I used to have a 20 cell VersaBraille, I wouldn't want an 18 cell display if I were doing a lot of reading with the

Re: Braille display

2011-09-25 Thread erik burggraaf
Window-eyes supports 50 displays or some silliness. I think some of those have to be so legacy that no one owns them any more and probably couldn't use them if they did because of 64 bit compatibility. Absolutely every modern display that I have ever heard of is supported by window-eyes

Re: Braille display

2011-09-24 Thread Priscilla Garces
Hello I'm considering getting the focus 40 blu Braille display. Has anyone kno how feels like if it's portable? I haven't felt one but I've heard it's like reading Braille on regular paper is that true? I'm taking a couple courses requiring extensive reading and especially editing in Spanish.

Re: Braille display

2011-09-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Priscilla. I can't answer all your questions, but I'll see what I can offer about braille displays. I have a Focus 40. Mine is not a Blue but the classic. Mine came with a stand which can be removed. I do this sometimes and put the display in my Mac Book Pro case. I have one of those cases

Re: Braille display

2011-09-24 Thread Aimee Glover
Honestly I like the refreshabraille from APH. it is only 18 cells but reads pretty fast and comfortably. Don't forget it is about $1,000 cheaper too. Aimee Sent from my iPhone On Sep 24, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Priscilla Garces priscillagarces1...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello I'm considering getting

Re: braille display Assistance requested

2011-06-05 Thread Georges Zaynoun
The EuroBraille eSYS40 did not work using bluetooth for me, I have it connected via usb. I have a Braillino which I must try via bluetooth, I know it works using cable. On another side, the only braille table available in macos is US, are there any other braille tables and where can one get

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