OOOH! I want to do that with Jaws! That's cool! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 8:57 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] M Power Initial Observations
Hi Barry, thanks for the great feedback, much appreciated. If you download Window-eyes 5.5 public beta 1, you can indeed use any BrailleNote post KeySoft 5.1 build 22 as a Braille input device for your PC. I love this, I can open up Microsoft Word, and Braille into it from my mPower. How cool is that? Jonathan Mosen BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager HumanWare DDI: +1-925-566-9265 http://www.humanware.com Barry Scheur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] om> To Sent by: BrailleNote List braillenote-bounc <[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc .com Subject [Braillenote] M Power Initial 08/09/2005 03:52 Observations a.m. Please respond to Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .humanware.com> Just a couple of comments on the first day's use of an M Power after 4 years with the BT 32. (1) The Braille display is sharper, sometimes almost too much so. I also find the cursor routing mechanism improved, as the rocker cursor routing buttons are better than those on the older displays. (2) The keys are definitely noisier, but not obtrusively so. It sounds like a brace of elves running lightly across the room, as compared to a much quieter noise with the older unit. However, I suspect that the keyboard may get less crisp with use and hence less noisy. Overall, not an issue, just an observation. (3) Speed differential is truly noticeable. I have used email with all of its glitches for about 3 years on the BT, and downloading would take forever. This list in a digest format, recorded at 500 K took about 25 seconds on a 56 K connection, and that is a great improvement. One thing that does need to be done is to better explain in the manual the difference and applications of using a configuration menu setting and an email account setting. I have already been asked by a bunch of folks what's the difference. This is not well explained in the manual, and for first time email notetaker users it may be a little confusing. One question which may have been discussed previously - some time ago, there was some speculation and perhaps, a specific statement (we all talk too much) that the M Power could function as a keyboard entry device as well as a Braille display or speech synthesizer when working with a PC. It makes logical sense, but I suspect that this is not the case. So, am I correct in saying that the unit is usable as a display, but not for keyboard entry either in Bluetooth or USB configuration for a PC under a screen reader. Barry Scheur ___ 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
