I haven't seen an answer to this, although I know it's convention time and
people have other priorities. I just don't want it to get overlooked. I
need to know if the thumbkeys are considered part of the Braille display,
since they move the display around, or if they're part of the machine itself
and if I'll get new thumbkeys when my BN at work gets the transplant.
Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 7:19 PM
Subject: Thumbkeys and Braille display
Hi, all. Although my personal BN is an mPower, running Keysoft 7.01, my
BN at work is a classic, running the latest version we could upgrade
without paying --- what was it, 4.2? I think what's burned into rom is
3.7, if I'm not mistaken. I convinced them to upgrade via the Braille
display transplant, so from what I understand, we're on the list, though
I'm not sure where.
Anyway, today when I came back from my lunchtime aerobics class, I saw
something lying in front of my BN that looked like a key. I thought at
first that one of the BN's keys, perhaps the spacebar, had popped off, but
when I checked, they were all there, so I just put the key thing to one
side. Later in the day, I noticed that the "next" thumbkey was missing,
and sure enough, that was the key I'd found. I popped it back on, and it
seems to be working okay, though a little loose. Fortunately, I don't use
it that much. But I'm wondering: are the thumbkeys a part of the Braille
display that's transplanted, or is it just the part on the top of the
machine (cursor routing and the actual display?) I alerted my computer
guru about the thumbkeys (as well as reminding her of a cursor routing key
that doesn't work), just in case the thumbkeys will also be transplanted;
but thought I'd ask if anyone knows if the thumbkeys are part of the
Braille display. If they're not, I won't worry too much that one popped
off, as I'll eventually have a new machine. But if they are, I would want
our guru to communicate to Humanware that the thumbkey needs to be checked
for a secure connection (as well as my non-functioning cursor routing keys
being checked for functionality). This poor BN was received in 2001, and
has never been serviced, so it needs a bit of work. I know they clean the
Braille display when they transplant, as my personal display came back
clean and wonderful; but I don't know how thoroughly they check
functionality, or if they just assume we wouldn't want a transplant if it
wasn't working. And since I'm not sure if the thumbkeys are a part of the
transplant, I'm not sure how concerned to be. Humanware, and/or anyone
else, can you shed some light on what is actually transplanted, and how
thoroughly it's checked? I'm hoping they check each cursor routing
button, and play around with the thumbkeys, but you know how dangerous it
is to assume. <lol>
Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
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