Evelyn, If you're brailling from your lap, it may be that your sort of "hunching over" a bit to ensure your BN doesn't drop. I find best results if I put the strap around my waist.
-- Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evelyn Weckerly Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 4:39 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] cursor routing queery Hi, Kathy, I have had this unit since November and it arrived having been checked over by Humanware first. It is in excellent condition. As I said, I am not using a table at all. In most situations where I must take notes, the unit is on my lap. I can Braille fast--fast enough to keep up with a speaker most of the time. Evelyn At 11:28 AM 9/9/05, you wrote: >Hi Evelyn >I feel for you with your brailling problem. This is why I had to give >up >my Braillemate and go to a Transtype originally back in the 90's. As my >fingers got weaker, I was not able to hold down the dots with even >pressure and time the releasing of some and the pressing of others >accurately enough not to keep inadvertantly typing chords and making all >sorts of goofy things happen. Artic tried setting up an ergo braille for >me with varying key pressure options and the option for the keys to type >on the contact or on the release to try to make it work, but I still >eventually had to just give up and go to qwerty where I either hit the key >or didn't and I still have problems. I keep thinking of going back to the >braille keyboard as it seems logical it would be easier not to have to >find different keys all over the place, but then I remember the problems >getting them all to register they've been hit at the same time and >released at the same time and I just stick with what I've got. > >The suggestion to change your ergonomics might help the most. If you >can >get a straight on attack to the keys like in piano playing it's more apt >to register accurately, but then you've got the pressure for the thumb >keys going the other direction as in away from you rather than downwarrd >toward the table, and this may throw off the timing. Do you know how fast >you braille? I used to at about 105 to 110 wpm and I still find strangely >enough that I'm more accurate when I type faster except that I can't let >go of the shift fast enough to turn off the caps for the I when I hit >the ' so I get I" always. Does slowing down help? What about speeding up? >Is your unit old enough it might need cleaning of contacts? Can that be >done, Jonathan? > >___ >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 ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/93 - Release Date: 08/09/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/93 - Release Date: 08/09/2005
