Hi all, This discussion seems to have taken on a life of its own! *smile*
I originally wanted to ask, just because I wanted to make sure that I had not missed something, it's not always possible to figure out every way of acomplishing a given task in a 2-hour demo. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer to some of this, it's a matter of preference. I tend to prefer key shortcuts to doing things rather than navigating a menu system, but that is just my preference. It probably comes from the fact that I spend a lot of time at my PC, and am currently using a notetaker that has a Windows type interface. That doesn't make it better or worse. We all get used to certain things and develop preferences based on our needs and experience. Thanks to all who've contributed information here, I have really appreciated your thoughts and your suggestions. Cheers, Donna > -----Original Message----- > From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:46 PM > To: Richard Ring; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Joseph Lee; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] opening files on the MPower > > > Good one Richard! The best feature about the BN family is > that there is almost always more than one way to do a task. > The reason I do not use Richard's method is because I find it > hard to remember all the single letter strokes because of my > epelepsi. I guess it is because I am more confident with > using menus. My way may be a little slower, but it gives me > the assurance that I am in the right place. Maybe after I > have had more experience, I will try to use the letter method > Richard explained. > > Terry Powers > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Ring [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 12:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]; > Joseph Lee; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] opening files on the MPower > > Ok, > Now, opening files. > If I want to open a file on the Braillenote, all I have to do > from the main menu is press w, then O then if the file is in > the folder that the Braillenote prompts me for, I press enter > and type the filename. Not that hard and not all that time > consuming. Or, I can press function with 4 on a QT and I will > be at a folder prompt. The Braillenote always remembers the > last folder from which you opened a file, so the keystrokes > would go like this. Press function with 4. Braillenote > prompts "folder name, press enter for..." (this will always > be the last folder from which you accessed a file. I press > enter. The Braillenote will prompt "document to open? Press > enter for..." (again the default would be the last file you > opened.) > So if I have a file called notes, I can do this. > 1. From anywhere in KeySoft press function with 4. Press > enter twice and the file will open. > > Or, I can use the file manager to open files, just as one > might use the File Explorer on the Pac Mate. Either way, it > really isn't all that hard nor is it slow. Some day I'll race > you! (smile) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Donna Goodin > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:07 AM > To: 'Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]'; 'Joseph Lee'; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] opening files on the MPower > > Hi Terry, > > I guess what I am used to is a system more like Windows, > where you can create a file, and don't have to choose either > a filename or folder until you're ready to exit and save the > file. This means that with the notetaker I'm currently > using, you can open a new file with anywhere from two to four > quick keystrokes, depending on certain variables. It also > means that if you're just jotting something down that you > need for a few hours, say directions, a phone number or > whatever, you can open a file to write the info down, but > don't actually have to save a file which you might later just > want to go in and delete. What your suggesting seems OK if > that file exists, but if it doesn't than you have to select > all that stuff right up front, which seems time=consuming to me. > > Best, > Donna > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:24 AM > > To: Joseph Lee; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] opening files on the MPower > > > > > > Joseph; > > Say she wants the file Notes. Can't she go to general then > > to list of all files and type the letter N and then all her > > files beginning with N would come up. Then she would only > > have to arrow to notes and enter. If it was her only N folder > > she would be there right away. > > > > Terry Powers > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joseph Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:15 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > > Subject: re: [Braillenote] opening files on the MPower > > > > Hi there, > > Unfortunately, BN does not have those > > function keys found under PM BX. But there > > are shortcuts to applications. If you need > > to jot down something, pressBACKSPACE with > > ENTER with w (FN plus 4 on QT) to go to > > Wordprocessor, choose a folder name (General > > will do) then at the document to open prompt, > > just type a name like "short memo." Then > > press ENTER then y to create the file (if it > > does not exist). Then jot down your notes > > then press SPACE with dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 (MENU > > key on QT) to return to Main Menu. > > Cheers, > > Joseph > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Donna Goodin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: <[email protected] > > >Date sent: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:05:23 -0400 > > >Subject: [Braillenote] opening files on the > > MPower > > > > >Hi all, > > > > >I went yesterday to look at the BN, and have > > a question. I noticed how > > >time-consuming it is to open a new file, i.e. > > that you have to enter a > > >filename up front, etc. It strikes me that > > this could be unnecessarily > > >slow in a situation where, for example, > > you're talking to someone and > > >they give you information that you just want > > to jot down quickly. Is > > >there any way to circumvent the menu system > > and the prompts so that you > > >can rapidly open a new file? > > >TIA, > > >Donna > > >___ > > >Replies to this message will go directly to > > the sender. > > >If your reply would be useful to the list, > > please send a > > >copy to the list as well. > > > > >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/br > > aillenote > > > > > > ___ > > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > > copy to the list as well. > > > > 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 > > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > 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/bra> illenote > ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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