Hi,
Now that's an interesting idea. I'll try that out witn my BN BT32 and see
how it goes. If it works as you describes, I can do that when I want to
brush up on QT commands, as I have to train people on both BT's and QT's on
occasion as part of my work.
Tom
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From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "BrailleNote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:49 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] external QT keyboard
Dear List,
I tried an experiment today. I plugged my usb keyboard into the BN to see
how the MP would behave. I was quite happy with the way it worked.
You're
probably asking yourself, "Why would she want to plug in an external
keyboard when the unit is a QT model? Well, I figured if the English
keyboard would work then a foreign language keyboard should work, too. I
also thought it would be easier to write a foreign language with a larger
keyboard and it was.
Here is how the keys behave. The alt key behaves like the function key
when
you need to access the unicode tables and the macros. It's much easier to
press alt x and alt c on an external keyboard than it is on the Bn's
QWERTY
keyboard. The function keys at the top of the external keyboard take you
from task to task with one keystroke: f3 help, f4 word processor, f5
calculator and so on.
When braille is required, the home row on the external works just the same
as the home row on the BN's keyboard. Plus, the BN's keyboard is not
disabled when an external keyboard is plugged in.
There may be times when those of you who have BT keyboards might find it
advantageous to plug in an external QWERTY keyboar, especially if you're
not
hep on writing in computer braille. Foreign languages are easier because
(1) your fingers don't get tangled up (2) you can turn on numlock hold
down
the alt key and write the numeric value of a unicode character and (3) you
can use the two alt keys, whereas the BN has only one function key.
I also discovered that if you press alt i, the BN will speak a sentence.
Anyway, I thought this might be interesting to some of you.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
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