I have duxbury on my PC but I do not have a braille display. So, jaws can't read braille. i have to translate it to text. i don't hook up the BN as a display, because it's too difficult to reach the one and only serial port on the PC. It isn't worth the trouble to do it.
Sherry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terri Pannett Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:16 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower Put Duxbury on your PC and you can read braille books--no need to translate to text. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:01 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower > because i only hook up the BN to the web when I travel. my PC is my > primary > computer. Besides, i have a heck of a lot more room to store things on my > PC. and if I wanted to do so, i could open a web braille book in duxbury, > translate it to text and read at the computer. i never use my BN for home > computing in terms of internet or email things. My PC is much faster, > more > powerful and has tons more memory. > > Sherry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Aldrich > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:19 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower > > > Why bother when you can do the entire process with your BN? Perhaps > putting them on a PC helps as far as storage goes but when you download > the > NLS book or books with your BN, you can actually have it go right to your > storage card and save a few steps in the operation. I usually log in with > my user name and password I was given by my state library. I immediately > go to the bottom of the page and find list of braille books and press > enter. One then is presented with the alphabet in links. Press the > letter > you want, do a find command for the author you are looking for and you > will > have your list of books by that author which are available through the NLS > electronic library. When you see Volume one, press enter and you will be > on line with that volume. Do a save command, follow the prompts and place > this volume where you want it, flash disk, compact flash etc. Give it a > file name followed by one to represent the volume dot brf and you should > be > good to go. Exit out of the book and get that link up again where it says > the book number or volume one. Place your cursor on the period after the > one and press backspace. This takes out one and type two. you will be > placed in the link for the next volume. Keep up this procedure till you > have the entire book downloaded. It is really slick! > > Jim Aldrich > > At 07:47 PM 12/06/2005 , you wrote: >>I think it's the first question in the FAQ. i always download web braille >>to my PC first and then put it on a compact flash card to use in the > braille >>note. >> >>Sherry >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caitlin >>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:34 PM >>To: Braillenote List >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >> >> >>Really? Thank you so much, i will definitely check this out. It really > isn't >> >>much of a prblem to go in and fix the extention manually, bu it will >>definitely save a bit of time not having to go in and do that. >>Thansk again, >>Caitlin >>Please visit my home page at www.deraitland.com. You may also be >>interested >>in my LiveJournal at www.caitlin45.com. Check out The Beyond Radio Network >>at www.tbrn.net. >>Thanks! >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Sherry Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:27 PM >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >> >> >>If you go to the FAQ section on the web braille site, there are step by > step >>directions on how to get your computer to recognize .brf files. you have > to >>set it up, but the directions are easy to follow. >> >>Sherry >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caitlin >>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:16 PM >>To: Braillenote List >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >> >> >>Taht's weird. My cmoputer has never recognized BRF. Maybe I should >>consider >>installing Duxbury so it automatically does. >> >>Caitlin >>Please visit my home page at www.deraitland.com. You may also be >>interested >>in my LiveJournal at www.caitlin45.com. Check out The Beyond Radio Network >>at www.tbrn.net. >>Thanks! >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 6:41 PM >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >> >> >> > The PC shouldn't tack on a .txt. At the filename prompt, you can press >> > enter or you can type a drive and foldername and filen.brf. >> > >> > You can use the file and folder options in the control panel setup menu >> > and Windows will recognize the .brf extension as an application file >> > extension. If you have DBT Win (Duxbury for Windows) on your PC, you >> > can >> > tell Windows to always open a .brf file using Duxbury. You can save > your >> > books directly to a CompactFlash card. >> > >> > Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >> > California >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Caitlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:58 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the > mPower >> > >> > >> >> Hi All, >> >> I sent this to just Estin, but I'll just post it here in case >> >> anyoen >> >> else needs it. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Caitlin >> >> >> >> Hi Estin, >> >> Here's how to work web-braille. Go to >> >> www.loc.gov/nls >> >> Click on Browse the Catalog. >> >> Enter your search terms, such as title, author, etc. To find things >> >> faster, >> >> select "braille" in the "type" combo box, or whatever it's called. >> >> When you find what you want, you'll see link beginning in http for > each >> >> volume. Hit context menu on this link, then arrow down to save as. > You'll >> >> >> be >> >> asked to enter your NLS username and apssword, so do that. Then >> >> save-as >> >> as >> >> you normally would. If your ocmputer tacks on a .txt after the .brf >> >> extention, go to the file using Windows Explorer and hit F2, and erase >> >> the >> >> .txt part, and jsut that, not the .brf. Hope this makes sense. If you >> >> ahve >> >> any questions, feel free to email me back and I'll do my best to help. >> >> Caitlin >> >> Please visit my home page at www.deraitland.com. You may also be >> >> interested in my LiveJournal at www.caitlin45.com. Check out The >> >> Beyond >> >> Radio Network at www.tbrn.net. >> >> Thanks! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Terry Olandese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:42 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the > mPower >> >> >> >> >> >>>I could use some help in that department too. I have an account, but I >> >>>don't know how to use it either. Any help would be appreciated. terry >> >>>o >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "estin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:20 PM >> >>> Subject: re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the >> >>> mPower >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> Could someone rite me off line and explain the nls and how I down > load >> >>>> books I have a subscription but I can't use it >> >>>> >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>>From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >> >>>>>Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:32:37 -0700 >> >>>>>Subject: re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the >> >>>>>mPower >> >>>> >> >>>>>While in the magazine or book on line, I do an S with spacebar. I > get >> >>>>>the save file propts as to where it should go etc. When asked for a >> >>>>>file name, I give it the NLS book number or perhaps the magazine >> >>>>>name >> >>>>>followed by a number representing the various parts of the magazine >> >>>>>with a dot brf extension. Always give a web braille book a dot brf >> >>>>>extension. When pressing enter, I have my dot brf file > instantaneously >> >> >>>>>and it is ready to read off line. My braille grade is set to 2 by >> >>>>>default. >> >>>> >> >>>>>Jim >> >>>> >> >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>>>From: "Katie Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>>>>To: "Braille Note" <[email protected] >> >>>>>>Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:47:28 -0500 >> >>>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the > mPower >> >>>> >> >>>>>>Hi everyone: >> >>>> >> >>>>>>Tonight I tried to save a magazine to my mPower which I received >> >>>>>>via >> >>>>>>web braille through NLS. However, when I pressed s chord, and gave > it >> >> >>>>>>a name and saved it, when I opened it, the BRF file had been turned >> >>>>>>into text, and was all messed up. So I tried again, but I tried to >> >>>>>>use back space with x after the s chord, and saving the file as an >> >>>>>>HTML was my only option. >> >>>> >> >>>>>>So, what I did was just mark the beginning and end of the issue, > using >> >> >>>>>>the block commands menu, and pasted those into keyword. I must >> >>>>>>comment here on how wonderfully the mPower handled this process... > it >> >> >>>>>>copied about 100 pages instantaneously... unlike the classic! >> >>>> >> >>>>>>But, my question is how do those of you who use web braille handle >> >>>>>>this issue if you do not wish, or are not able, to stay connected >> >>>>>>to >> >>>>>>the net while reading? >> >>>> >> >>>>>>Thanks as always! >> >>>> >> >>>>>>Katie >> >>>> >> >>>>>>___ >> >>>>>>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 >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> ___ >> >>>> 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 >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ___ >> >> 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 1.1314 (20051206) Information __________ >> >> >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > ___ >> > 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 >> >> >> >>___ >>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 >> >> >> >>___ >>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 > > > > ___ > 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
