[gui-talk] Fwd: Guess What? Braille Sense 4.0 Beta 1 Web-Braille Books

[Steve Pattison]

>To: gw-info at gwmicro.com
>From: dan at gwmicro.com
>
>Disclaimer
>
>The following message includes information regarding Braille Sense 
>4.0 Beta 1. Please note that Braille Sense 4.0 Beta 1 HAS NOT been 
>released at this time. We are, however, providing you with some 
>small glimpses into the features that the 4.0 Braille Sense upgrade 
>will contain. We are currently not answering any questions regarding 
>the functionality of the beta. The only things we're going to talk 
>about will be what we have included in our new Guess What series, 
>which will continue daily up to the beta release date, November 3, 
>2006. We will answer all questions at that time. Please be patient; 
>you will be rewarded.
>
>If you're subscribed to the GW Micro or Guess What podcast feed, 
>you'll automatically receive this Guess What in MP3 format.  Check 
>out <http://www.gwmicro.com/podcast>www.gwmicro.com/podcast  for 
>more information.  If you want to download the MP3, read this 
>article online, or view more Guess What articles (when they are 
>released), please visit 
><http://www.gwmicro.com/sensebeta>www.gwmicro.com/sensebeta.
>
>Enjoy!
>--
>Welcome to GW Micro's "Guess What?" series, an introductory look at 
>the upcoming release of Braille Sense 4.0 Beta 1. We'll be covering 
>a new feature in Braille Sense 4.0 Beta 1 every day until its 
>release, so stop by our web site 
>(<http://www.gwmicro.com/sensebeta>www.gwmicro.com/sensebeta) each 
>day, to make sure you don't miss any of the exciting new features.
>
>Since its Release the Braille Sense has taken the country by storm. 
>The 4.0 upgrade of the Braille Sense will continue to raise the bar 
>in quality. We are excited about the new features in this release 
>and we are conducting this series to give you a glimpse in to what 
>you will see in the Braille Sense 4.0update.
>
>GW Micro is committed to quality and stability in our products, and 
>we want to give you the opportunity to give us feedback on the new 
>features in this release. Since our Window-Eyes public betas are so 
>successful we have decided to conduct a public beta for the Braille 
>Sense. Very soon users of the Braille Sense will be able to give us 
>feedback as we release the first public beta for the 4.0upgrade.
>
>Today we are going to take a look at the Braille Sense and reading 
>Web-Braille Books.
>
>Perhaps some of you are not familiar with Web-Braille and the 
>National Library Service or "NLS for short."
>
>The National Library Service provides books on tape or in Braille 
>for those who are blind and visually impaired.
>
>One of the cool things about NLS is Web-Braille. Web-Braille allows 
>you to read thousands of Braille books and magazines online. You can 
>also download these books or magazines to your computer to read at a 
>later time.
>
>Thanks to the new Braille Sense 4.0 upgrade you can now read these 
>books online or save them to your Braille Sense.
>
>If you live in the United States you can contact your cooperating 
>NLS library to set up your Web-Braille account.
>
>Let's take a look at getting a Web-Braille Book.
>
>To get started, we need to login to our Web-Braille account.
>
>To do this we need to launch the Braille Sense Web Browser.
>
>To quickly launch the Web Browser press F1 then the letter B.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>Once you have launched the Web Browser press ENTER-U and type the 
>following address: 
><http://www.loc.gov/nls/braille/>www.loc.gov/nls/braille/. Then press ENTER.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>You will then be prompted to type in your Web-Braille Username and 
>password. By default you will land on the Username edit box. Type in 
>your Username and then tab to the password edit box to type in your 
>password. Remember you need to enter these in Computer Braille.
>
>Once this is done press Enter to login.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>Once on the Web-Braille page you can use SPACE-DOT-4 or SPACE-DOT1 
>to move through line by line. You can also use SPACE-4-5 to tab 
>through the links on the Web Page, or SPACE-B to go backwards 
>through the links.
>
>Let's tab until we get to Braille Magazines.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>Now press ENTER to activate this link.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>There are a number of Magazines here so you will definitely find 
>something interesting to read.
>
>Once you have tabbed to the Magazine you want to read you can press 
>ENTER to open the new page. There you will be presented with the 
>issues of that magazine that you can open to read.
>
>I have a magazine that I want to read. It is for October 2006 and 
>since there are several Volumes for the magazine it is in several parts.
>
>Let's take a look at what happens when pressing ENTER on part 1.
>
>You are given a pledge that you must agree to in order to read these 
>books. I am going to tab to the button that says I accept best for 
>NoteTaker Users and press ENTER.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>The Braille Sense tells you that you are downloading a BRL or BRF 
>document and that it will be downloaded to the word processor.
>
>Once the magazine or book is downloaded you will be placed in the 
>Braille Sense Word Processor where you can read the document.
>
>One really cool feature in the Braille Sense 4.0 upgrade is the new 
>compressed document mode. If you have a Braille document that is not 
>formatted for 32 characters per line you can optimize if for reading 
>on the Braille Sense by pressing SPACE with dots 1-2-4-6.
>
>There are 2 modes you can choose from. Reading Mode Original and 
>Reading Mode Compressed.
>
>The Original Mode shows the document in its original form. This 
>means you may have 32 characters on one line but 8 on another. By 
>setting the Braille Sense to Compressed Mode you ensure that all of 
>the  real-estate of your Braille Display is being fully used. Now 
>you can enjoy reading Braille and read it faster on the Braille Sense.
>
>All this is very nice you say, but what if you don't have an 
>Internet connection and you want to read a book or magazine later on?
>
>The Braille Sense makes it very easy to save that book or magazine 
>for later reading.
>If at any time you decide you want to save what you are reading 
>press SPACE-S to save it to your Braille Sense for later reading.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>By default if you press ENTER here the Braille Sense will place the 
>Magazine or book in to your work folder where you can access it later.
>
><Braille Sense Speech>
>
>We hope today's Guess What has given you a glimpse in to the Braille 
>Sense and its support for downloading and reading Web-Braille Books.
>
>Please join us again tomorrow when we'll look at making sense of the 
>Braille Sense and DataBases.


Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
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