Hi, I think you get new thumb-keys with the transplant.
Matthew --- You can contact me in the following ways: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Secondary E-mail (only if E-mail doesn't work): [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: matthewhorspool And as of September 1, you can visit www.TheHorspools.com for something that's hopefully better than what's up there now! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:44 AM Subject: [Braillenote] Fw: Thumbkeys and Braille display 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/ ___ 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
