Matthew, Yes, there should be a carrying case and shoulder strap that shipped with the unit. I would be surprised if a vendor provided a unit without the protective covering afforded by the carrying case.
Was the BrailleNote shown to you a braille key model or was it a model using a QWERTY keyboard? Tim Phoenix, AZ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Matthew Bullis Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 7:40 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] Some Brailliant questions Hello, the staff at Humanware were kind enough to loan the Foundation For Blind Children here in Phoenix a Brailliant for my looking over. I asked if they could get a unit here so that I could see if it would meet my needs for an upcoming job. My questions which couldn't be answered by the man showing it to me are: what is the purpose of the jack in front of the USB and power sockets? It felt like a headphone jack. While I was dismayed that it does not have thumb keys, I suppose I'd get used to tapping the button to advance to the next line. I wonder though, why they set that as button five on the right? When I'm reading, my left hand travels back to the left side of the line when my right hand reaches the middle, so it's natural to tap a button on the left. I'm assuming that like all of the other braille displays I've used, that I can custom configure these buttons to do exactly what and where I want by using the key define function in my screen reader, which happens to be Jaws. Has anyone ever thought of a foot pedal to advance up and down text, instead of thumb keys or buttons? Also, does this display have auto advance like the Braille Note does? I never have gotten the auto advance timed just right for my reading speed, but I'm just wondering. Is there a carrying case which slips over the Brailliant to protect it while not in use? That was another thing the man didn't know, as he hadn't been the one to unpack it. Thanks a lot. Matthew Tired of HotMail? Try Runbox. 1 gig of storage for a reasonable price. Use this link as your referral. http://1362.runbox.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
