Hi , I totally agree that braille display has to be ergonomic for the user.
Sent from Brett's iPhone On 15/10/2012, at 3:08 PM, Cheryl Ann Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > I imagine this is personal preference too. Also, it would depend on how hard > you had to work or how much it interrupted your flow to keep moving through > the book. On one end would be something like my braillelite 40 which I can > set to scroll autoatically and then adjust the scrolling speed (braillelite > doesn't work on iPhone though) and the other extreme would be something that > forced you to really go out of your reading pattern to go on to the next > group of cells. > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2012, Brett wrote: > >> I disagree: I have a focus40, which I use at work. I set it to use 14 cells, >> accept for when I am reading code. >> >> For books and the web and everything else, I prefer to read with less cells. >> It requires less hand movement and is more ergonomic, in my opinion. >> >> Sent from Brett's iPhone >> >> On 15/10/2012, at 6:23 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> I have tried some of these small displays, in my opinion they are not much >>> worth. Yes you can use them for writing, but if you are reading only a >>> little mails or longer messages and using safari, the smaller displays will >>> not do it. >>> >>> On the other hand I am also wondering if 40 cells displays are to long. I >>> have better results with something like 32 cells, 24 will probaly do it, I >>> do not know, but I wish there could be done some experiments to figure out >>> if there are any preferable lengths of braille displays. If 40 cells >>> displays is not doing better than e.g. 24 or 32 cells why spend money on >>> the longer displays. >>> >>> Best regards Annie. >>> Den Oct 13, 2012 kl. 5:25 PM skrev Teresa Cochran >>> <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> I read a lot of books on my IPod, so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to >>>> use something like a 12-cell display. I have a preference for Braille >>>> books over audio. I can definitely understand a use for a small display >>>> with Idevices, (portability, reading with light email and web browsing, >>>> and writing practice with Braille beginners) but personally, this wouldn't >>>> be my choice. I haven't actually checked out the small ones, so I can't >>>> evaluate them yet. If I get a chance, I may do so one of these days. >>>> >>>> I use my Focus 40 Blue with both my Mac and IPod, and I switch back and >>>> forth constantly by either locking the screen on my Ipod, or unloading VO >>>> on my Mac. I am very satisfied with this arrangement for my own purposes. >>>> >>>> Teresa >>>> >>>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:01 AM, Cheryl Ann Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, even if one only wants one for iPhone, if you are going to do >>>>> email, reading and web browsing, the question is relevant. I would want >>>>> to use a display for more than just the iPhone and buying questions that >>>>> dealt with those issues probably wouldn't be relevant here. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cheryl >>>>> >>>>> May the words of my mouth >>>>> and the meditation of my heart >>>>> be acceptable to You, >>>>> Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. >>>>> (Psalm 19:14, HCSB) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, > Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14, HCSB) > > -- > 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. 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