[gui-talk] [Fwd: New Software for the Braille Sense and VoiceSenseis Released]

Sun Dec 7 07:18:00 UTC 2008

Mike,

I just tried this on my voicesense and see the same thing.  I typed nfb 
in caps in the middle of a sentence and then typed several words after 
that.  They all showed up as being in all caps.

I seriously doubt if this is a feature.  <grin>

Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] [Fwd: New Software for the Braille Sense and 
VoiceSenseis Released]

> Hi, Raul.
>
> Downloaded and installed the latest firmware and everything is
> copacetic.
>
> I have one question or, perhaps, a report of a bug, however. When 
> using
> the Word Processor or writing email and using the Grade 2 translator
> (default mode), if I write an abbreviation such as NFB which is all
> capitals by doing the usual braille thing and preceding it by two
> dot-6's, at somewhat random intervals or almost always if I go back 
> and
> listen to my text with Enter-G, every word after that appears in all
> caps even though I did not write them that way until a word with a
> beginning capital letter (also done by preceding by dot-6) is
> encountered, after which things return to normal. Am I missing 
> something
> here (I don't own Duxbury) or is there a flaw here? When I learned
> braille, continuous capitalization denoted by two dot-6 symbols
> terminated with punctuation or a space so that one had to preceed
> *every* word one wanted to be all capitals with two dot-6's. Yet this
> doesn't seem to be the way the Braille Sense Plus firmware works. Is
> this by design or is it a "feature"? (har)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <raul at asmodean.net>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:06 AM
> Subject: [gui-talk] [Fwd: New Software for the Braille Sense and Voice
> Senseis Released]
>
>
> The message below is the official announcement. Unfortunately the 
> links
> in this message were broken, so I've pasted the working links below.
>
> Audible offer: http://www.audible.com/braillesense
>
> Audible software which includes the GW Micro devices:
> http://www.gwmicro.com/audible
>
> Voice Sense firmware:
> http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Downloads/?fileNo=1118
>
> Braille Sense Plus firmware:
> http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Downloads/?fileNo=1124
>
> Braille Sense Original firmware:
> http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Downloads/?fileNo=1102
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: New Software for the Braille Sense and Voice Sense is 
> Released
> Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:10:21 -0500
> From: gw-news at gwmicro.com
> Reply-To: raul at gwmicro.com
> To: gw-news at gwmicro.com
>
>
>
> GW Micro is proud to announce the release of new software for the 
> Voice
> Sense, Braille Sense original, and the Braille Sense Plus. Version 1.3
> of the Voice Sense software and version 5.2 of the Braille Sense Plus
> offer substantial improvements and enhancements.
>
> Among the enhancements include support for Audible books. Now you can
> listen to supported Audible type 4 files. Simply download the audio 
> book
> on your PC, transfer it to your Sense notetaker, and listen to your
> books while on the go. Go to www.gwmicro.com/audible </audible> to
> download the software for your specific Sense notetaker. For a free
> 30-day trial, go to www.audible.com/braillesense
> <http://www.audible.com/braillesense>.
>
> The Braille Sense original and Braille Sense Plus now have the ability
> to turn on the LCD with one simple keystroke. For teachers in the
> classroom, they can simply press ENTER-4-5-6 to turn the LCD on or 
> off.
> This will let the teacher easily see everything displayed on the 
> Braille
> display in text on the LCD. So, whether you can read Braille or not, 
> you
> can press one keystroke, and be able to find out exactly what the
> Braille display is showing.
>
> On the Braille Sense Plus, deaf-blind consumers can use the new Flip 
> LCD
> function. This brand new concept is only available on the Braille 
> Sense
> Plus, and allows it to be used as a face-to-face communication device.
> Simply turn on the Flip LCD option, and sighted people that are 
> located
> directly across from the deaf-blind consumer can read everything on 
> the
> LCD without the need to read the text upside down or over the shoulder
> of the consumer, making the Braille Sense Plus one of the easiest ways
> deaf-blind consumers can communicate to the sighted world.
>
> All Sense notetakers also allow for the easy operation of one-handed
> mode. If you need to enable one-hand mode, press BACKSPACE-1-2-3, and
> one-hand mode will automatically turn on. This ease of operation
> improves the ability for anyone with dexterity issues to operate any
> Sense notetaker.
>
> While accessing the Internet wirelessly, the Sense notetakers now
> support WPA2 wireless encryption along with the traditional WPA and 
> WEP
> encryption, which were already previously supported. With any of the
> Sense notetakers, you can use 802.11b or 802.11g. Note that the 
> Braille
> Sense original requires a wireless card for this type of access.
>
> While accessing the Internet, take advantage of the new email 
> capability
> to open HTML emails in the Web Browser by pressing BACKSPACE-O. Rather
> than trying to read an HTML email in plain text, get access to all 
> HTML
> in the email that the Web Browser supports, including links that are
> sent to you by your friends for easy access to websites that are
> referred to in an HTML email.
>
> The Media Player boasts a wealth of new features, including the 
> ability
> to change the speed of a recording without changing the pitch. You can
> also easily press S to shuffle files in your playlist, or press R to
> repeat a media file. If you enjoy streaming media, you can now enter 
> the
> link of the streaming media directly from the Media Player without
> opening the Web Browser. Catch your favorite show quickly and easily
> with this new feature.
>
> All Sense notetakers now include the latest Duxbury Braille translator
> tables to ensure that each notetaker adheres to the newest standards.
>
> These are just a few of the enhancements and features that have been
> added. To see the complete list of changes as well as download the 
> free
> update, visit the following links appropriate to your specific Sense
> notetaker.
>
>     * Voice Sense 1.3 Firmware Download
> </Support/Downloads/?fileNo=1118>
>     * Braille Sense Plus 5.2 Firmware Download
>       </Support/Downloads/?fileNo=1124>
>     * Braille Sense (Original) 5.2 Firmware Download
>       </Support/Downloads/?fileNo=1102>
>
> For any questions or comments, please contact GW Micro Technical 
> Support
> at (260) 489-3671 or via email at support at gwmicro.com
> <mailto:support at gwmicro.com>.
>
> The gw-news list is an announce only list used for GW Micro news and
> product information.
>
>
>
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