How do I connect my braille display with my I Pod 5th gen?

2013-02-17 Thread Nimit Kaur
Hello Everybody, Hope you are having fun wherever you are. I have a question. How do I connect my Focus 40 braille display with my IPod 5th gen? My braille display has a USB cord and I am not sure if it has a blootooth thing. I checked in the freedom scientific website but no luck. Do I need

Re: To All Freedom Scientific Focus Braille Display Users

2013-02-17 Thread David McLean
I am not happy about it either. On Feb 15, 2013, at 8:35 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > If, like me, you are not happy that, as of the last iOS update, we cannot > use the left Wiz Wheel/Rocker to pan the Braille displ

To All Freedom Scientific Focus Braille Display Users

2013-02-15 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, If, like me, you are not happy that, as of the last iOS update, we cannot use the left Wiz Wheel/Rocker to pan the Braille display in iBooks, please send me a quick reply, off-list. Just reply with something as simple as, "me, too." My direct email address is: mk..

Re: read2go with braille display

2013-02-15 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
ction without switching pages. Best, Anna On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:22 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi all, > > I have options when it comes to reading bookshare books with speech. However, > since getting my braille display, I would like to read certain books in > braille, principally

read2go with braille display

2013-02-14 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I have options when it comes to reading bookshare books with speech. However, since getting my braille display, I would like to read certain books in braille, principally because I find that reading that way requires you keep your attention focused. So I am curious about using a

Re: Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-29 Thread Tom Lange
x27;ll do spreadsheets on my PC. Tom - Original Message - From: Blind Treasures To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:41 AM Subject: RE: Using Pages With A Braille Display This is not exactly the same topic but I am wanting to know if anyone has

Re: Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-29 Thread Alan Paganelli
I was talking about a text box. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 6:12 PM Subject: RE: Using Pages With A Braille Display Alan, If you have a very long document, double tapping doesn't move you t

RE: Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-29 Thread Blind Treasures
2 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using Pages With A Braille Display Alan, If you have a very long document, double tapping doesn't move you to the end of the document. For example, I have a recipe book that is about 150 pages in Word. In the Pages app, it has 475 pages, which are re

RE: Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-28 Thread Richard Turner
ith A Braille Display In my iPhone 4 you can move from the beginning or the end of the document by double tapping on the field useful if you want to add text ahead of what's already there. - Original Message - From: David <mailto:dchitten...@gmail.com> Chittenden To: viphone@

Re: Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-28 Thread Alan Paganelli
2:05 PM Subject: Re: Using Pages With A Braille Display 1) With the rotor you can only navigate by character, word, and line. However, dots 1 3 5 chord with space bar scrolls right one page; dots 2 4 6 chord scrolls left one page; dots 1 4 5 6 chord scrolls up one page; and dots 3 4 5 6

Re: Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-27 Thread David Chittenden
Hi, > I've been really curious about using Pages with a Braille display, so I began > playing with it the other day while I was on the way home from work. > > Using my iPhone 4 with a BrailleNote Apex, I was able to use the Pages app to > create a document, then e-mail the d

Using Pages With A Braille Display

2013-01-27 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I've been really curious about using Pages with a Braille display, so I began playing with it the other day while I was on the way home from work. Using my iPhone 4 with a BrailleNote Apex, I was able to use the Pages app to create a document, then e-mail the document to myself.

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
The only thing I've been able to do is turn my IPod all the way down. (It doesn't have a mute switch.) I'm also going to try experimenting with VO volume by itself and see if I can just turn that down without muting everything. Teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Jan 19, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Mary

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-19 Thread Scott Davert
Hi Richard. No, these are VoiceOver specific sounds which can only be muted in iOS 6 by muting all the sounds on your phone. I actually emailed Apple durring the beta testing fases of iOS 6 to give them the feedback that this was an annoyance, and that it would be nice to have the option of turning

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-19 Thread Mary Otten
No, the clicks and other sounds are the clicks you get when say, moving on the screen amongst icons or when double tapping on an item to open it or a folder to open it etc. Not keyboard clicks that you get when typing, unless you turn them off. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received th

RE: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-19 Thread Richard Turner
: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display Hi. Yes those clicks are really anoying. We should have an option that let us decide, if we would have these sounds if we are using braille with speech muted. Best regards Annie.Den Jan 19, 2013 kl. 4:39 AM skrev Mary Otten : > Len, you are right. With my 4S

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-19 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Yes those clicks are really anoying. We should have an option that let us decide, if we would have these sounds if we are using braille with speech muted. Best regards Annie.Den Jan 19, 2013 kl. 4:39 AM skrev Mary Otten : > Len, you are right. With my 4S on ios 6, I am getting the clicks.

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Mary Otten
Len, you are right. With my 4S on ios 6, I am getting the clicks. I don't know why I didnt' notice them the first time around. My iPad can't upgrade. It is on ios 5 forever, and I definitely do not get the clicks there. It would make sense if the clicks could be muted, but not the phone. I guess

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Mary Otten
I'm using ios6 on my Phone but not on my iPad. Will double check the phone and let you know if it is different results from the iPad. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Len Burns
Mary, Are you using IOS 6? -Len On 1/18/2013 5:46 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > But space with m just mutes speech, right? Not the whole phone. As soon as I > unmute speech on the iPad, I'll check it later on the phone again, the sounds > come back along with VO. Of course, the Pad has no phone c

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Mary Otten
But space with m just mutes speech, right? Not the whole phone. As soon as I unmute speech on the iPad, I'll check it later on the phone again, the sounds come back along with VO. Of course, the Pad has no phone capacity, so I don't know if the phone itself is being muted when I do space m. Wil

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Mary Otten
Well, maybe I'm nuts, but when I had speech muted messing around on my iPad and the 4S, I sure don't remember hearing those clicks. My phone's charging right now, but I just tried again on the iPad, and no clicks or folder and app opening sounds etc are heard with speech muted. I did have to rep

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Traci
M, Mary Otten wrote: > When I mute speech with space plus m, I don't get voice over sounds when > using my braille display. How are you turning off speech? > > Mary > p.s. This is on a 4S and also an iPad original. > > Mary Otten > motte...@gmail.com > > &

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Len Burns
is different? -L On 1/18/2013 5:24 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > When I mute speech with space plus m, I don't get voice over sounds when > using my braille display. How are you turning off speech? > > Mary > p.s. This is on a 4S and also an iPad original. > > Mary

Re: VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Mary Otten
When I mute speech with space plus m, I don't get voice over sounds when using my braille display. How are you turning off speech? Mary p.s. This is on a 4S and also an iPad original. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the &qu

VoiceOver Sounds with a Braille Display

2013-01-18 Thread Len Burns
All, I think I already know the answer to this, but figured it was time to consult those more wise than I. :) When using a display with an iPhone 4S running IOS 6.01, is there any way other than muting the phone to silence the sounds made by VO when speech is turned off? If there is a way, I am

Re: Triggering a Refresh with a Focus 14 Braille Display

2013-01-12 Thread Len Burns
> Sharonda, That works perfectly! Thank you so very much! -Len On Jan 12, 2013, at 6:40 AM, Sharonda Greenlaw wrote: > Len, > I'm gonna take a stab at answering this question. Pl1se let me know if that > works for you—it has been working for me since I tried it. > > First, you must make su

Re: Triggering a Refresh with a Focus 14 Braille Display

2013-01-12 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
Len, I'm gonna take a stab at answering this question. Pl1se let me know if that works for you—it has been working for me since I tried it. First, you must make sure you're at the top of the page. Then, do a number sign chord that's 3456-chord. I think that will refresh for you. Please let me

Triggering a Refresh with a Focus 14 Braille Display

2013-01-12 Thread Len Burns
All, Does any one know of a way to trigger a content refresh with a Focus 14? What I am refering to is the three-finger downward swipe used to trigger updates in Facebook, the IOS mail client, and a number of other apps. Thanks for any tips! -Len -- You received this message because you are s

RE: I Books with Braille Display.

2013-01-08 Thread Richard Turner
Until he allows VoiceOver to interact with the text, braille won't work with it. It sounds like he is going to add good VoiceOver support in the next couple releases that may then make it possible to use a braille display in Voice Dream Reader. Richard -Original Message- From: vi

I Books with Braille Display.

2013-01-08 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. At last I have mastered how to read I books with Braille Display with speech turned off. I actually like it and it's better than listening to an I book with Voice Over. I hope that Dream Reader has Braille display support. Has anyone used Dream Reader with Braille Display?

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-28 Thread Mark BurningHawk
I have recently been using a Braille Edge (40 cell) display with pretty good success via Bluetooth with both an older model Macbook Pro15 and an Ipad 2. I also like the Edge's built-in functions as a note-taker. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 Home page: Http://MarkBurning

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Les Kriegler
ork essentially the same. First question is how many Braille >>> cells? >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 27/12/2012, at 14:41, "

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Les Kriegler
er 27, 2012 5:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Blu Tooth braille display > I did a lot of research and decided on the Focus 40. It will be delivered > tomorrow. > > Marianne ?Denning > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Scott Davert > wrote: > I think

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
; From: Marianne Denning > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Blu Tooth braille display > I did a lot of research and decided on the Focus 40. It will be delivered > tomorrow. > > Marianne ?Denning > > On Thu, Dec 27

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Andy Baracco
: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blu Tooth braille display I did a lot of research and decided on the Focus 40. It will be delivered tomorrow. Marianne ?Denning On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Scott Davert wrote: I think such discussion would be great to have on list, as I'm

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread erik burggraaf
gt; Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 27/12/2012, at 14:41, "Steve \"The Jazz Man\"" >> wrote: >> >>> I am beginning to shop for a wireless braille display for use with my >

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Les Kriegler
ten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 27/12/2012, at 14:41, "Steve \"The Jazz Man\"" wrote: > >> I am beginning to shop for a wireless braille display for use with my iPhone >> and a windows laptop. >

RE: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Øyvind Lode
iant 40. It's a small and very well built device. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve "The Jazz Man" Sent: 27. desember 2012 16:55 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blu Tooth braille display Marian

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Steve "The Jazz Man"
Marianne, I have an older Focus 40 display and have had no issues in running it. Let me know how you do with the new unit. I am pretty sure I'm wanting to stay with the 40 cell size of display and know it works with Window-Eyes as well. Thanks. Steve -- You received this message because yo

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Don
jeanet A thread you might like -Original Message- From: Scott Davert Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 7:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blu Tooth braille display I think such discussion would be great to have on list, as I'm sure many other list members

RE: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Cristobal
- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blu Tooth braille display I think such discussion would be great to have on list, as I'm sure many other list mem

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Marianne Denning
set it up so all Braille > > displays work essentially the same. First question is how many Braille > > cells? > > > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-27 Thread Scott Davert
14:41, "Steve \"The Jazz Man\"" > wrote: > >> I am beginning to shop for a wireless braille display for use with my >> iPhone and a windows laptop. >> >> Is there a specific make and model that would be better over another? >> >> Th

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-26 Thread David Chittenden
e Jazz Man\"" wrote: > I am beginning to shop for a wireless braille display for use with my iPhone > and a windows laptop. > > Is there a specific make and model that would be better over another? > > Thanks. > > Steve > > > -- > You received

Re: Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Erik Burggraaf
Hi, speaking as a technologist who regularly teaches alva, humanware, and focus displays, I suggest that braille displays are one of these highly preferential things. The control surfaces and braille cells feel unique to each model. You should put several in your hand if you can, and choose o

Re: Selecting with a braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Aman Singer
selected. It may also be worth noting that x with space, (dots 1346 with space), will cut the text to the clipboard, and that backspace will delete the selection without cutting it. HTH. Aman On Dec 26, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > To select all with braille display: > >

Re: Selecting with a braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Nicki Keck
: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 9:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Selecting with a braille display To select all with braille display: 1. Make sure Voice Over Cursor is positioned at the top of the message. 2. Press space bar 2356 lower G together like a chord, and then all the

Re: Selecting with a braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
To select all with braille display: 1. Make sure Voice Over Cursor is positioned at the top of the message. 2. Press space bar 2356 lower G together like a chord, and then all the message will be selected. Space bar, C to copy, space bar V to paste somewhere else. Hope that helps. Kawal

Blu Tooth braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Steve "The Jazz Man"
I am beginning to shop for a wireless braille display for use with my iPhone and a windows laptop. Is there a specific make and model that would be better over another? Thanks. Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To

Re: Selecting with a braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Nicki Keck
would be interested in this. also would like to know how to select all using a braille display? have a blessed day, Nicki If you enjoy college football or the NFL, come join us at our new group, touchdowncrazy. Send a blank e-mail message to: touchdowncrazy-subscr...@yahoogroups.com

Selecting with a braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. A day ago, (well I hope it is) someone was talking about pinch gestures. I'm not very good with Pinch and so select using my braille display when sending mail from my I phone. However, I only see the option to select all rather than by line, word or character. Can anyone tell me h

Using read 2 go with a braille display

2012-12-26 Thread Kimberly
Hi all, When using the read 2 go app with my braille display I can't figure out how to access the search button in order to search the collection. It seems like the search button is present only when the onscreen keyboard is displayed on the phone. Any help is much appreciated. Sent

Re: Question About Using A Braille Display With The Iphone

2012-12-17 Thread kb5752
I do it all the time. Even though I have to manually change pages, it is still well worth it to have such access in Braille. -Original Message- From: Kerri Kosten Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 3:51 AM To: viphone Subject: Question About Using A Braille Display With The Iphone Hi

re: Question About Using A Braille Display With The Iphone

2012-12-16 Thread Marco Migotti
yes you can read books from the iBook store. Both grade 1 and 2 and computer braille are supported. VoiceOver incorporates an excellent grade 2 translator making the reading of books a joy. You will need to find a copy of key strokes that are used with a braille display in order to manipulate

Re: Question About Using A Braille Display With The Iphone

2012-12-16 Thread Scott Davert
(2-4-6) to go back a page, but it's something you should be aware of if you plan to do lots of reading. Scott On 12/16/12, Marianne Denning wrote: > If that is what you want to do I think I would buy a braille display > with more braille cells. I would stay away from the ones with 12 a

Re: Braille display

2012-12-16 Thread Jenny Wood
t book on the Braille display from my iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group,

Braille display

2012-12-16 Thread taylorarndt99
Sent I believe you can read it book on the Braille display from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this g

Re: Question About Using A Braille Display With The Iphone

2012-12-16 Thread Marianne Denning
If that is what you want to do I think I would buy a braille display with more braille cells. I would stay away from the ones with 12 and 14 cells. I believe that would slow down your reading significantly. On 12/16/12, David Chittenden wrote: > Yes, etextbooks can be read in Brai

Re: Question About Using A Braille Display With The Iphone

2012-12-16 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, etextbooks can be read in Braille. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 16/12/2012, at 22:51, Kerri Kosten wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I am considering purchasing a braille display for my Iphone4s. > I hav

Re: Double tapping on a braille display

2012-12-13 Thread Jenny Wood
keys located above a word in that particular item. I usually >> hit the first cursor routing button, but you can use any of them. >> Also, you can use the commands space with dots 3-6. Either way should >> work. >> >> HTH, >> Scott >> >> On 12/13/12, K

Re: Double tapping on a braille display

2012-12-13 Thread Kimberly
>> Is there a command to perform a double tap on a braille display? I am using >> a focus 14 if that makes a difference. >> >> Thanks >> >> Sent from Kimber's iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the &qu

Re: Double tapping on a braille display

2012-12-13 Thread Scott Davert
12/13/12, Kimberly wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a command to perform a double tap on a braille display? I am using > a focus 14 if that makes a difference. > > Thanks > > Sent from Kimber's iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed

Double tapping on a braille display

2012-12-13 Thread Kimberly
Hi all, Is there a command to perform a double tap on a braille display? I am using a focus 14 if that makes a difference. Thanks Sent from Kimber's iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public

RE: Braille display question

2012-11-28 Thread Patti Johnson
Thanks, David, I knew there was a fix to this. Patti _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille display question Press g-chord to

Re: Braille display question

2012-11-28 Thread David Chittenden
Press g-chord to switch to grade I Braille and dots 2 3 6 chord to switch to computer Braille whilst in grade I input if necessary. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 29/11/2012, at 4:40, "Patti Johnson" wrote: > I am not a

Braille display question

2012-11-28 Thread Patti Johnson
I am not able to use the keyboard to put in my email address for signing into the nook app, it wants to translate everything. I was able to do this back when I had the 5.0 or 01 software but can't do it now. A friend who just tried to type her email address for something on the pc is having the

RE: Dialing with a braille display.

2012-11-27 Thread Richard Turner
: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 1:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dialing with a braille display. Hi Stacey, Do you have to do anything special after opening the phone app before you start typing numbers? Where does your focus need to be? Thanks, Anna On Nov 27, 2012, at 12:07 PM

reading vowels with macrons on a braille display

2012-11-27 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hello, I finally figured out how to get vowels with macrons to display as dots 4-5-6 followed by the vowel on a braille display used with the iPhone. Turn on grade 2 by pressing G-chord. When grade 2 is off, I see dots 1-4-5-6 whenever there is supposed to be a vowel with a macron, but with

Re: Dialing with a braille display.

2012-11-27 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Stacey, Do you have to do anything special after opening the phone app before you start typing numbers? Where does your focus need to be? Thanks, Anna On Nov 27, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Anna, > With my BraillePen12 I can enter a phone number and use the joystick !flic

Re: Dialing with a braille display.

2012-11-27 Thread Wayne Merritt
Out of curiosity, can you use your Braille display during a call to enter numbers, such as within an automated phone system? Wayne On 11/27/12, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Anna, > With my BraillePen12 I can enter a phone number and use the joystick !flick > down to the call button and pr

Dialing with a braille display.

2012-11-27 Thread Stacey Robinson
Anna, With my BraillePen12 I can enter a phone number and use the joystick !flick down to the call button and press it. I don't know if the focus 40 has ajoystick or not, but hope this helps you some. STACEY ROBINSON AND GEB DOG CHESLEY stacey...@bellsouth.net Sent from my iPhone -- You re

Re: Search button disappears when using Pages on iPhone with a Braille Display

2012-11-23 Thread Barry Abbott
;t guarantee you will land at the beginning of a song and >> it takes too long.. >> The "Done button does not work, nor does pressing chord-8 for enter. I >> cannot find a search button anywhere when using the Braille display and I >> would like to be able to use i

RE: how do i get my braille display to show the macron characters

2012-11-22 Thread Marco Migotti
Sent: November-21-12 8:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: how do i get my braille display to show the macron characters Hi, How strange. I am also working with a Latin book on my iPHone, and I see dots 4-5-6 before the vowel with a macron. So an o with a macron shows dots 4-5-6 o. The

Re: Search button disappears when using Pages on iPhone with a Braille Display

2012-11-22 Thread David Chittenden
in the document canvas you can use chord-4-5-6 to move through the song > pages But it doesn't guarantee you will land at the beginning of a song and > it takes too long.. > The "Done button does not work, nor does pressing chord-8 for enter. I cannot > find a search button

Search button disappears when using Pages on iPhone with a Braille Display

2012-11-22 Thread Barry Abbott
chord-4-5-6 to move through the song pages But it doesn't guarantee you will land at the beginning of a song and it takes too long.. The "Done button does not work, nor does pressing chord-8 for enter. I cannot find a search button anywhere when using the Braille display and I would like

Re: how do i get my braille display to show the macron characters

2012-11-21 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, How strange. I am also working with a Latin book on my iPHone, and I see dots 4-5-6 before the vowel with a macron. So an o with a macron shows dots 4-5-6 o. The files I'm using were originally PDF, which I converted to epub using Stanza and then read in iBooks. This is also how I see vowel

Re: new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-21 Thread Teresa Cochran
This will double tap and hold the button. I tried it on HeyTel. >> I don't see a way to release the button though. >> >> I can't confirm the braille display question. >> Antonio >> >> >> >> Onov 20, 2012, at 10:59 PM, Woody Anna Dresner w

Re: new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-21 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
: >This is a great question. Is there a Braille display equivalent for the > control-option-shift-m Bluetooth keyboard command? > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@m

Re: new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-20 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Hello, I checked the braille display command i-chord and it brings up the item chooser as expected. You now press the home button as usual to get out of it. On Nov 21, 2012, at 12:59 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Isn't part of the problem that there's a good deal of difference in th

Re: new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-20 Thread Cheryl Homiak
t 11:53 PM, "Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr." wrote: > Woody, > > You are right about the first command, VO-shift-m. > This will double tap and hold the button. I tried it on HeyTel. > I don't see a way to release the button though. > > I can't confirm the bra

Re: new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-20 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Woody, You are right about the first command, VO-shift-m. This will double tap and hold the button. I tried it on HeyTel. I don't see a way to release the button though. I can't confirm the braille display question. Antonio Onov 20, 2012, at 10:59 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wr

how do i get my braille display to show the macron characters

2012-11-20 Thread Marco Migotti
I am currently studying a latin textbook on my IPhone and have my focus 40 blue paired with the phone while reading the book. My problem is this, I can, with my finger on the screen, read the words in question on my phone and it will announce the macron characters when going a character at a time,

Re: new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-20 Thread John Panarese
This is a great question. Is there a Braille display equivalent for the control-option-shift-m Bluetooth keyboard command? Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com Twitter

new braille display and bluetooth keyboard commands in iOS 6

2012-11-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, As I understand it, there's a new Bluetooth keyboard command in iOS 6 - VO+Shift+M for double-tap and hold. And there's a new braille display command - Space with I to bring up the Item Chooser. First, am I correct about these, and second, does anyone know of any other new com

Re: Reading iBooks with a Braille Display on iPhone 5

2012-11-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Make sure you are within the text of your book, then use dot 1-3-5-chord to go to the next page. Try reversing panning one item once your past the text, and this will take you back to the top of the page. The new IBooks has the page adjustment control in a slightly different spot. It's no longer

Reading iBooks with a Braille Display on iPhone 5

2012-11-19 Thread Keith Bundy
Hello, all. I am attempting to read an epub document on my iPhone 5 with iBooks, and am having a problem I never experienced on the iPhone 4. I can't advance to the next page! When I get past the text, I try the dots 1-3-5 chord, the dots 1-4-5-6 chord, the dots 2-4-6 chord, and the dots 3-4-5

RE: braille display question

2012-11-02 Thread Rose Combs
never had much luck with it on the 4. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 6:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: braille display question I find navigating the various sc

Re: braille display question

2012-11-02 Thread Cheryl Homiak
t; In my opinion, the greatest strength of the RefreshaBraille is the fact that >> it can connect to the iPhone while the screen is unlocked if you turn it on. >> I have used an Alva BC640 and a Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue. Both of >> those displays required me to lock the iPh

Re: braille display question

2012-11-02 Thread Scott Davert
strength of the RefreshaBraille is the fact >> that >> it can connect to the iPhone while the screen is unlocked if you turn it >> on. >> I have used an Alva BC640 and a Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue. Both of >> those displays required me to lock the iPhone before

Re: braille display question

2012-11-02 Thread Scott Davert
oth of > those displays required me to lock the iPhone before turning them on in > order to connect. > > Brailling, of course, is a little cramped because of the maximum width of > the display. > > If your Braille display is activated, iPhone will usually connect in a few >

Re: braille display question

2012-11-01 Thread David Chittenden
because of the maximum width of the display. If your Braille display is activated, iPhone will usually connect in a few seconds whenever the screen unlocks. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 02/11/2012, at 12:27, Traci wrote

Re: braille display question

2012-11-01 Thread Traci
I'd love to hear your review of the RB18. Navigating and replying to text messages. Navigating the iPhone screen. Are you comfortable typing on it? When the phone is locked, what is it like reading a notification that comes through, thus unlocking the phone? Thank you so much, Traci Sent by Macb

Re: braille display question

2012-10-31 Thread Stacey Robinson
Ah, ok. I just wondered. I have the Braillepen 12. On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Rebecca Ilniski wrote: > I'm borrowing a refreshabraille 18 right now from work so am playing with it > and may eventually get one of my own. > > -- > Rebecca and Zeb > email: rilni...@gmail.com > facebook: www.fac

Re: braille display question

2012-10-31 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
I'm borrowing a refreshabraille 18 right now from work so am playing with it and may eventually get one of my own. -- Rebecca and Zeb email: rilni...@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/rebeccai5 Zeb's facebook: www.facebook.com/zeb.ilniski -- You received this message because you are subscrib

Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having to change pages

2012-10-31 Thread David Chittenden
Homiak > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having > to change pages > > What are you trying to do to change the pages? > > -- > Cheryl > > May the wo

Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having to change pages

2012-10-31 Thread Scott Howell
; Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having > to change pages > > What are you trying to do to change the pages? > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my

Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having to change pages

2012-10-31 Thread Timothy Emmons
com > Subject: Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having > to change pages > > What are you trying to do to change the pages? > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, &

Re: braille display question

2012-10-31 Thread Stacey Robinson
Rebecca, What type of display do you have? On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Rebecca Ilniski wrote: > I love this braille display. Am going to have to get me one when I can afford > it. This method does work and I'm fluent in Braille. I love braille anyway I > can get it. >

RE: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having to change pages

2012-10-31 Thread K. F. Ifill
October 30, 2012 11:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: using iPhone and braille display for reading text without having to change pages What are you trying to do to change the pages? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You,

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