The braille display doesn't spell out the controls as if they were being said by a screen reader. There are various symbols that are used. they take some getting used to, but once you are familiar with them they work great. It is so easy to use check boxes by pressing the cursor routing key that is just above the representation of the box, for instance. It kind of looks like a box with a line only at the bottom when unchecked and filled in with all the dots of the cell when checked. Buttons have a shape indicator, dots 1-2-4-6 before the letters BT, then the words that are on the button. I can't remember all the other controls without looking at a webpage, but I hope you get the idea. I think the goal is to take up as little unnecessary space on the display as possible while still making the controls easy enough to identify and use.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck Assistive Technology Trainer http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity ----- Original Message ----- From: Miranda Borka To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:34 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Websites and the Braille display?? Hi! I do not yet own a Braille Note, but I was wondering what a website looks like on the Braille display. For instance, are there signs to represent images and links... ETC. Or, is it textbased as if Jaws was reading it through the Braille display? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance. In Christ, Miranda ___ 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 Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.22/238 - Release Date: 1/23/2006 ___ 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
