Dear Jean, No apology needed. I've been a Keysoft fan since 1995, and I love its environment. I'm also a fan of DBT (Duxbury Braille translator) and I've used it with a braille display since 1991 and in the DOS days since 1995.
I'm unique, because my neds favor producing good braille rather than print documents so the BN and the PC go together nicely, especially since Humanware changed to Duxbury as its translator. So, if I need to do footnotes, for example, I will use DBT, since the document is more likely to be put into braille than print. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Menzies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other things : Yes, braille is awesome and to be able to work in a Word processor with : direct braille is terrific. But if you need to do advanced formatting or : other fancy stuff, then you need to work directly with Word. : : But for text input, I agree with you that working with braille is fabulous. : : Oh, and sorry if my comments sounded critical or judgemental. I didn't mean : them to sound that way, but it kind of looked a bit testy when I read it. : Sorry. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:43 AM : Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other : things : : : > Thanks, Jean. Your suggestions are helpful and I'll try them. : > : > But I still prefer Keyword to any Windows word processing program. It's : > just more user-friendly because of its environment. : > : > Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, : > California : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Jean Menzies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 8:55 AM : > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other : > things : > : > : > : Terry : > : : > : Just one message because this is straying into off-topic stuff. Word is : > a : > : powerful program, and maybe the reason you hate it is because you don't : > : understand it. Yes, if you don't set it up right and don't know what : > you're : > : doing and don't take the time to learn, it's frustrating. But don't : > shoot : > : it for your own lack of knowledge. Like any program, it typically does : > what : > : the user tells it to do... You can turn off the prompt to save : > : properties. Tools, Options, Save, and tab to the checkbox and uncheck : > it. : > : You can also clear the stored personal information and have Word save : > files : > : without any personal info. : > : : > : Yes, I'm a Word user and depend on it heavily. I hope the BN continues : > to : > : make strides for more and more Word compatibility. : > : : > : If you want any help with Word, you can contact me off list and I can : > try : > to : > : help. I won't try and convert you, but it is a powerful tool and works : > : better if you know what you're doing with it. : > : : > : Jean : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > : To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : > : Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 10:33 PM : > : Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other : > : things : > : : > : : > : > Your message has brought up one of the many reasons why I hate Word. : > Your : > : > document sounds plain enough, but no doubt Word is the culprit because : > it : > : > adds codes which the BN doesn't support. Microsoft expects everybody : > to : > : > cater to them and their products! : > : > : > : > I can see why Word users want the BN to communicate better with Word. : > : > : > : > But there is one thing I hope the BN will never ever do: add : > properties : > to : > : > documents! Word forces me to add author, title and other unnecessary : > : > information about my documents and I can't turn the blasted things : > off! : > : > : > : > I loathe Word so when I need to export a document so my PC can read : > it, : > I : > : > will export it as a wp5 txt or .brf file. : > : > : > : > Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, : > : > California : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > : > From: "Tiffany Manosh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > : > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : > : > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 5:26 PM : > : > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other : > : > things : > : > : > : > : > : > : Hello Jonathan, : > : > : I am curious to know why the BN can not open all Microsoft Word : > : > : documents. I recently needed to open a file which I created in : > : > : Word 2003 and saved it to my jump drive. I then tried to open it : > : > : because I needed a phone number from it. I had no tables or : > : > : bulleted information. It was a document that had names,room : > : > : numbers, phone numbers and such information. I also, just : > : > : received an attachment that is a word document and the BN will : > : > : not open it. I have no clue as to its content, but it crashed my : > : > : machine when I tried to open it. I look forward to any : > : > : suggestions you have in this matter. : > : > : Tiffany : > : > : : > : > : ___ : > : > : 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 1.1393 (20060203) 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 : > : : > : : > : __________ NOD32 1.1397 (20060207) 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 : : : __________ NOD32 1.1397 (20060207) 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
