I'm all for Keysoft for the computers. I'd also like a version of the
speech for the computer. I know you can cable the BN to the computer, but
that gets tedious after a while, and if you forget to do it, you're wwithout
speech.
Nicole
Failure is not an option.
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From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows
Dear Mary,
The advantage of Keysoft over Windows is this: you can perform tasks
without
having to deal with edit boxes, dialog boxes, list views, a mouse, and all
of the other gobbledegook you see on a Windows screen.
I first used Keysoft in the DOS days, and I loved it even then. I could
learn exactly what I needed to know without going through hoops.
You can also write in any grade of braille you want to because a condensed
version of Duxbury is a part of the system.
The disadvantage of Keysoft is you must export all documents and all other
data you want to a format your PC will recognize.
In the DOS days, there used to be a version of Keysoft for the PC. I
think
HumanWare should create a version of Keysoft for the PC so we could take
advantage of the best of both worlds.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Otten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:22 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] keysoft or windows
: Hi folks,
: There has been a thread under the topic of suggestions for keysoft.
Some
people have expressed a desire that the interface look more like windows,
while others are seriously opposed to such changes. I have never
: owned a braille note, although I'd like to get a voice note and gps. I
understand that back when the note family was introduced, not many blind
people were familiar with Windows. Most of us dos users did not go
: quietly into the Windows world, and the learning curve was steep for
ost,
myself definitely among them. Its been said that the keysoft interface is
intuitive flr blind people. My sense is that peoples' reactions to this
: whole notion of changing the interface has to do with what we are
familiar
with and what is intuitive for us because of familiarity. It strikes me
that
not being able to open files from the file manager is certainly not
: intuitive. Would those of you who don't want the Windows interface
agree?
As a non-user of the Note family of products, and as one who is fairly
familiar with Windows, I admit that I find the idea of learning a
: nonstandard proprietary interface, which I won't be able to use anywhere
else somewhat off putting. and please, nobody suggest that people who want
windows should buy the compeditive products, which may have
: other serious shortcomings. For those of you who like the present
interface, what would you say are advantages over Windows? Lack of
multitasking is a disadvantage, as is not being able to open files from
within the
: manager. Context sensitive help is good, but its not interface
dependent.
You can have that sort of help regardless of interface. So, what's good
about the keysoft interface that you don't feel is present or is not
: efficient in a more Windows-like interface?
: Mary.
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