David, Do you tend to use contracted more than uncontracted Braille? Also I think I'm going to get one of those booklets that will help me remember how to make an "at" @ symbol etc. I never used computer Braille. In fact until a year ago or so I had not used Braille since I was in school which was a good while ago. :) I'm really looking to use my RefreshaBraille for more than just reading. :)
On Sep 16, 2012, at 3:42 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > All braille displays work similarly with the iPhone. It is the iOS software > which controls everything. The braille display is for viewing and the > keyboard is for typing. Controls are more basic than with a braille note > taker. > > I would be cautious about getting the HumanWare or vario displays. > Connections can be more problematic do to the nature of the bluetooth driver > stacks and controls in the HumanWare products. > > I have an Alva BC640 and a RefreshaBraille. Both work well with my iPhone. > > That said, I prefer the Refreshabraille because I can turn it on and off > whilst my iPhone is unlocked and it connects and disconnects without > difficulties. My Alva, on the other hand, requires that I lock my iPhone > before I turn the Alva on. After the display is on, I unlock my iPhone and > the Alva automatically connects. However, when I write in 8 dot computer > braille, the Alva is easier because all 8 dots are in a row (40 cells gives > more room for the keyboard). On the Refreshabraille, dots 7 and 8 are next to > the spacebar, so harder to press dot 7 for capitalisation. > > National Braille Press, NBP, in the US has a braille brochure with the > computer braille code. They also use to sell a book training on computer > braille. In computer braille, the letters are the same, numbers are dropped > to the lower part of the 6 dot cell (1 is dot 2, 2 is dots 2 3, 3 is dots 2 > 5, Etc.), and there are unique symbols for each punctuation mark. Upper-case > letters are the same as lower-case letters with dot 7 added. I write computer > braille at the same speed that I write contracted braille. > > For large files, I find my iPhone 4 does better in 8 dot mode rather than > contracted braille mode. Also, in contracted braille mode, iOS has a half > second buffer. If you stop writing for half a second, whatever is in the > buffer is translated and written to the field. Braille entry works whenever > the keyboard is activated. Also, almost everything VO speaks is > simultaneously displayed in braille. I regularly take notes in braille during > meetings with speech muted. > > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 17/09/2012, at 7:05, Amy Harris <aharr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sharonda, thanks for the clarification, and thanks for the Essys 14 Kawal. >> I knew that if I asked here I could get REAL help. You know, useful help. >> *GRIN* >> >> I know that some braille displays are notetakers in and of themselves. >> That's not really what I need. I need something more along the lines of >> being able to turn off VoiceOver on my iDevice yet still use it through >> braille while in a meeting. Does that eliminate any of these devices? I'd >> also love a display that worked with iPhone apps like Pages, Messages, >> Notes, Mail, Reminders, my grocery list app, and so on. Does such a thing >> even exist, or does it all have to be done through the particular braille >> display's software? >> >> Amy >> >> -- >> 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, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > 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, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- 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, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
