I have tried this with many hours wasted and haven't found a way for a BrailleNote to be used as Braille display under Vista. I would very much appreciate for this to be looked into and for there to be a possibility of doing this as there is in XP.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:braillenote- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Sharon S > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: re: [Braillenote] Using MPower QT as Braille Display via > bluetooth withwindows vista > > Hi, I have also been trying to get one of my Braillenotes to work > as a braille display with bluetooth and vista and was told on > this list that it can't be done using vista. So from what I know > the problem you have is that you are running vista. > > I would be happy for anyone to tell me I am wrong because I > really want a braille display for my studies and at the moment > the only way I am going to be able to do that is to translate all > my files into a format that the braillenote can read and since I > have quite a few Pdf files it is going to take me some time to do > it. > > >From Shaz. > Bn Qt MPower and Pk user. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Scott Blanks" <[email protected] > >To: <[email protected] > >Date sent: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:10:17 -0700 > >Subject: [Braillenote] Using MPower QT as Braille Display via > bluetooth withwindows vista > > >Hi folks, > > >Working with an MPower running 7.5.29. Dell Laptop is running > Windows > >Vista. Bluetooth is built-in and operational. I am able to pair > the > >braillenote with the pc, and have created a comm port on comm3 > using the > >bluetooth software. After pairing Braillenote, I am able to > activate > >activesync. Yet, I still cannot get the Braillenote to act as a > Braille > >display. When I access Braille terminal from the main menu, I > choose > >Bluetooth and the Braillenote will beep, and display the words > Braille > >terminal. I then unload the screen reader, JAWS, and start it > again, but > >nothing changes on the display. > > >Any suggestions on next steps? > > >Thanks everyone, > >Scott > > > > >___ > >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 ___ 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
