[gui-talk] braille display
J. Michael Jones
blindmike at charter.net
Tue Sep 26 18:22:40 CDT 2006
Well it is suggests in those things, I may not be doing something correct.
But that does not address my central problem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reinhard Stebner" <reinhard.stebner at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] braille display
> Let me ask you one more question, when you say it does not go past one
> screen full of data, are you saying that using the brailliant, it will
> only
> read the visible area on the monitor in word? What happens when you
> attempt
> to use the display on menus, list of files in My Computer and on the
> internet? Will this display move the curser in these applications?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of J. Michael Jones
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:56 PM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] braille display
>
> Thank you for this exercise, however it does not address the problem.
> I tried what you said and it did what is was suppose to, however, the
> problem is that the display will not scroll the screen, I do not know how
> to explain this any differently.
> What's else can you offer me?
> Again the Braille display will only read what is visible and will not
> bring
> any new text to the screen with out me using page down or cursor keys,
> this
> is something I feel is unacceptable.
> thank you.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reinhard Stebner" <reinhard.stebner at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] braille display
>
>
>> Okay, I am assuming that you are using win eyes right? In win eyes, is
>> there a setting to have the application curser follow the braille curser
>> (I.e. enabling a feature where the screen reader will follow the braille
>> display. JFW has a feature called braille follow active and active
>> follow
>> braille where you can set the screen reader to force the application
>> curser
>> along with your display)? Here is a simple test to see if this linking
>> is
>> enabled.
>>
>> 1) Open a word document
>>
>> 2) make sure the insertion point is at the top of the document
>>
>> 3) if the document has text in it, and the text is more then one line
>> down,
>> please move the display down one line by using the display's control
>> buttons.
>>
>> 4) If there is nothing in the document, type a few words on two lines
>> and
>> follow step 3 above.
>>
>> 5) Do a say line with your screen reader. If the screen reader says
>> something different then the display is, then this feature is not turned
>> on.
>> Also if the display moves back up to that line then you also know that
>> the
>> curser in the application is not tracking the display. Please let me
>> know
>> if this helps you.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of J. Michael Jones
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 3:33 PM
>> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] braille display
>>
>> very simple, pull up a document in word for example. Use the display to
>> read, when I get to the end of what is showing on the computer the
>> Braille
>> display will not advance the screen. It is wireless and I would have to
>> walk
>>
>> back to the computer and push something like page down, and then hope the
>> display would follow. Thank you for asking----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Reinhard Stebner" <reinhard.stebner at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] braille display
>>
>>
>>> Could you give me more information on what is happening with the
>>> brailliant?
>>> Please tell use the steps that you are using to reproduce the actions
>>> you
>>> are doing?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of J. Michael Jones
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 2:39 PM
>>> To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [gui-talk] braille display
>>>
>>> Hello everyone, I joined the list to ask about a problem I am having
>>> with
>>> my
>>> Braille display and Human ware and G W Micro.
>>>
>>> I quickly discovered that my Brailleiant would not scroll a document or
>>> advance a page, in other words I could not read a document making this
>>> peace
>>> of equipment practically useless to me. The display comes with wireless
>>> capability and one would think that you could at least read a document
>>> from
>>> end to end with it.
>>>
>>> Now I have been vary harsh with both companies and I am wondering if my
>>> harshness is misplaced. Do you think I am unreasonable to expect the
>>> display
>>> to work in the way I want it to?
>>>
>>> Thank you for any feedback.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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