I've gotten so used to reading the manual inside the BN I don't really need a hard copy.
But I hope HumanWare will make sure the manual uses computer braille when the rules say you must, and standard quotation marks instead of those weird unicode characters which won't translate into proper grade 2 braille. If people are going to buy a hard copy of the manual, then the braille should be done according to the rules of the different countries. There's no excuse for the errors made in the present manual. It's the worst manual I've ever seen HumanWare offer. I was amazed to see that some of the sections made reference to Keysof 3.x! I wonder if text was just copied from an older manual and pasted into this one. If that's the case, then shame on you! Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "kathleen spear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Braille Manuals : Hello Listers. : First, thanks to Terry, Dar and everyone else, for their endorsement regarding the need for a braille manual. Since there is a cassette version, it was heartening to learn that some foolks value the "dotted word" asmuch as I do! (smile) : Jim, when I got my BN, several years ago, a braille Manual was available. The cost was $75. that was two years ago. I guess I'm surprised the cost has doubled in that length of time. : In any case, you said you could emboss a copy. Since Kkeysoft Version 7.0 isn't out yet, it is probably best to wait and see how much more work will be involved. In fact, I would hazard a guess that, if Humanware offers a hard-copy Manual, it will cost more than $150. : I'm guessing the current Keysoft Manual is at least 6 volmes. that would be about $25 a volume, which seems high. : Does $.15 a page seem reasonable? (Roughly, that would be $15 per volume.) : KC : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : : __________ NOD32 1.1325 (20051215) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : :
