Terri, I absolutely agree with you about the QT models not getting the same consideration as the BT models. With the BT model, you are able to use the Braillenote to control your computer but you are not able to do this with the QT model. If I want to give a presentation with a laptop and use my BN so that I have the braille handy and simply use the BN's keyboard instead of switching back to the computer, I cannot because I bought the QT model.
I wonder if the Voicenote (both or just the QT) are penalized in this way? Cindy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Terri Pannett Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:42 PM To: BrailleNote List Subject: [Braillenote] foreign languages and the QT Dear List, I have discovered that QT users cannot write in 8-dot computer braille so they are forced to use the unicode tables when writing foreign languages. At best, even with macros, this is very slow and inconvenient. The function c command is itself hard to do--you have to curl your thumb underneath your fingers and hope you middle finger lands on the c and not the x or you must take your hands off the home row and place your thumb and finger on the appropriate keys. I was dissappointed when I read the 7.5 manual that there is nothing new for QT users regarding writing foreign languages. I haven't upgraded yet because I don't have my key and I don't want to start a project like that over the weekend. When I took Spanish and German in the days before the computer and the BN, an ordinary manual typewriter was adapted a few of the keys were removed and replaced with the accents and umlauts I needed. It's only logical that there should be a way to map the keyboard of the BN, too. I understand you can do that with standard Windows, but I've never tried it. The only other option would be to use external foreign language keyboards with the BN. Are there such things available? Would they work with the BN? I cannot understand why, when I'm in braille style mode, the a and the semicolon don't produce dots 7 and 8 except when I'm assigning a symbol to a unicode character--then dots 7 and 8 will work. Sometimes I feel the QT models aren't given the same attention as BT models and I don't think that's right. HumanWare should do something so QT users aren't stuck using the unicode tables. Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. ___ 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/braillenote
