I don't have a braille bluetooth device myself, but from what I've read
on list, it sounds to me like the braille support is provided by Apple,
which I think would frustrate me a bit. Sure the consistency is nice if
I'm jumping from braille device to braille device, but the fact that I
couldn't take advantage of the features unique to my device would be
annoying. I'd easily put up with the inconvenience of having to learn
some new commands if I could take advantage of more advanced features in
each device and not settle for the lowest common denominator. If Android
opened up these more advanced features then I'd consider that pretty
beautiful.
On 05/07/2015 01:32 PM, Scott Davert wrote:
That's correct, Wayne. One of the beauties of iOS over Android for sure.
Scott
On 5/7/15, Wayne Merritt <wcmerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
This is a general observation: It seems like the Braille commands are
the same no matter which display is being used. Certain displays may
have hardware controls, like the Focus series or the Braille Edge, but
even if you have no hardware buttons on your display, you should be
able to perform most actions/gestures with the universal Braille
commands. In other words, if I learn the commands to use my Focus 14
Blue display with the iPhone, I can then pick up a display from a
different manufacturer and use the same Braille commands.
Best,
Wayne
On 5/5/15, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello.
The Edge and the Braille sense have different function keys which also
perform different functions when connected to an iDevice. On the
edge, the 4 rectangular buttons to the right of the space bar will
allow you to navigate pages. Use space with K to learn which one does
which, and space with b to exit the help system in iOS. The function
keys on the braille sense products do not scroll pages, you would
need to use the braille keyboard commands. I'm not quite sure which
does which in the Focus, though I'm sure the manual has that info.
Scott
On 5/4/15, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote:
I have an older model of the Focus Blue, and it doesn't have a
keyboard-locking feature. I'd forgotten about that. Someone can probably
tell you how to unlock the keyboard.
HtH,
Teresa
Winging its way from my iPod
On May 4, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote:
If you want to type in a text field, just find the area that says "ed
txt"
and use the router key above those characters. Then start Brailling.
HtH,
Teresa
Winging its way from my iPod
On May 4, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Melissa Tucker <melissatuck...@att.net>
wrote:
I understand all of that, but how do you activate the braille keyboard
on
the focus so you can type with it?
On May 4, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Raul A. Gallegos <r...@raulgallegos.com>
wrote:
Hello. I have the 40-cell model from Freedom and here is what I can
say.
Along the front panel, there are two keys on the extreme left and
extreme
right. These have arrow shapes or tactile markings. These are pan left
and right respectively. This is the same as space-dot-2 and
space-dot-5.
Then as you move in toward the center you will find rocker keys. These
are for scrolling the page. One of them is for left/right page
scrolls,
like on the home screen. The other is for up/down page scrfolls, like
a
web page or email. I forget which is which at the moment. Then as yu
continue to go toward the center you will find two buttons with an
indented center. Your finger pad will easily go here. The left one is
for
escape, which is the same as space-b. The right one is for play/pause.
This is the same as a 2-finger double-tap. Then right in the middle
are
the 2 most center buttons. These are only used as shift keys when you
are
in 8-dot mode. So, if you want a capital L, you would press one of
these
keys p[lus dots-1-2-3. I hope this helps.
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Subject: Re: Scrolling up and down with Bluetooth Braille Display
I got my focus 40 about two weeks ago and after reading the manual, I
can't figure out a couple of things. this is related to using it on
an
iphone 5s. I'd like to know what the two center buttons on the front
beside the scroll left and right buttons are used for in navigating
the
iphone? Also, how do you activate the focus keyboard. Lastly, I'd
like
to be able to auto scroll through a book so the lines will come up and
I
can read with my hands without having to scroll with buttons. I know
you
can set the phone to read an entire screen with comand
control+option+a,
but it scrolls too fast. Is there a functions in settings, or an app
to
slow this down a tad? I doubt what I'm asking is possible, but just
wondering. Is there a focus blue group I can go to without having to
bug
you all with this?
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