For Jaws, yeah as far as I remember. I went threw a braille display faze when I heard Jonathan Mosen used 1. So I just did it like a little kid would. Hay Jonathan does so I will too. I'm not the best braille reader and don't bother with it much but like I just said, I had that faze. Lol.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 8:54 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This I suppose the easiest way around it is to locate the buttons on the screen - easy once you know where they are - and press the router button above it, if its the same as the Mac then that button will be activated right? > On 19 Oct 2015, at 11:37 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: > > That's one good thing about Mac that I don't know if Windows has. Jaws > scripting is one of those elusive things where there isn't a good tutorial > available that doesn't cost a lot. I'm thinking of wanting to program keys > for other types of phone programs, so one wouldn't have to fumble around for > hold, answer, etc, or whatever one needed. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 6:12 PM > Subject: Re: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This > > > That’s something I’m about to find out <smile>. > > I didn’t have to do all that much with the Mac at all, there’s a place in the > VoiceOver Braille section where you can define shortcuts and actions from the > Braille Display and this includes chorded commands, front panel commands and > so on, I didn’t think it would be so easy and honestly thought that I’d have > to use a Macro editor for the Mac, I have some of those. The other way I > thought it might be possible to control things from the Display itself was by > the use of the “Automator”, similar to scripting if you like but its probably > best compared to the old DOS JAWS versions Macro editor where you select the > functions you want in the order you want and thus select the actions you wish > taken. > > >> On 19 Oct 2015, at 9:48 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: >> >> I don't know if JFW or other Windows screen readers have a way to program >> these things easily. I wonder how one would do it to control Skype or other >> phone programs, if you don't know how to write script? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "N K Shackelford" <nance62l...@gmail.com> >> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 10:14 PM >> Subject: RE: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This >> >> >> Wonder if I could do the same thing with a Braille Edge?? We're still trying >> to get it to read what I'm doing on the computer, but for some reason, it >> won't. >> >> Nance >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 7:20 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: Skype Doesn't Get Much Better Than This >> >> Hi! >> >> I’ve had a Focus 40 Braille Display now for just over a fortnight and these >> devices are truly amazing. >> >> So you’re asking, what does a Braille Display have to do with audio? Well >> normally not a lot but in my case quite a bit. >> >> I’ve done some programming of the display so that I can perform various >> functions using chorded commands from the perkins style keyboard behind the >> row of 40 Braille cells. >> >> I can for example manipulate Skype by using chords to answer/end calls, put >> calls on hold, merge calls together etc, I’m using the Mac to do this but I >> can’t see any reason why this couldn’t be done on a Windows PC. >> >> Its absolutely glorious being able to read and take notes on a Braille >> display whilst chatting, I find listening to a computer voice whilst talking >> a major annoyance. >> >> So here I am sitting comfortably on my couch with my Mac on the desk, my >> headphones on and my Braille display on my knee typing away and ready to >> answer any incoming Skype calls at the touch of a spacebar-A chord on the >> display, it just doesn’t get much better than this. >> >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> >> > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
