Both of you are right. The toggle is s, not w. I will update my article with that and Joseph's notes. Joseph, I have this in full html (no html, head, or body tags, just headings, lists, and paragraphs) so I can send that once I update it, or do you want me to wait until the new site is there? My cms is not there yet, but it is close, so I can start setting it up soon once I know the login for the site and the databases (please tell me there is sql, even one database is fine.)
On 4/28/11, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex, > Thanks for completing the work I've started already... I am grateful > that we have people who are writing articles for our site. > > As for the site, I'll decide on host by tomorrow (around this time). > Then the site building can truly begin. > > as for the article in question, you'll see it integrated into PBWorks > sometime this weekend (as early as tomorrow) or as part of the > upcoming major release of the site. > > Other things: > * The down arrow's scroll mode toggle is based on current reading mode > from the keyboard. In a table, for instance, it'll toggle between > column and row. > * One wheel revolution = 24 clicks. > * The left and right arrows emulate SPACE with DOTS 1-2-3 and SPACE > with DOTS 4-5-6, respectively, thus not limited to menus or documents. > For instance, in media player, left arrow is restart playback. > Cheers, > Joseph > > On 4/27/11, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> Below I have pasted an article all about the Scroll Wheel. This is not >> yet on the pbwiki site; it will probably wait until that site has >> found its new home. >> >> What is the Scroll Wheel? >> On all Apex BT units (an Apex with a braille keyboard and a 0, 18, or >> 32 cell display) there is a circular construction between dots 1 and 4 >> on the keyboard. In its center is a sort of flattened dome shape, with >> six lines radiating off of it. At the 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 >> positions around the outside of these lines there are dots, one at >> each of the afore mentioned clock positions. These controls are known, >> collectively, as the "scroll wheel" and are used for a variety of >> tasks. >> >> The Center Button >> The center button, what was previously described as a flattened dome, >> has several purposes. Which function it activates depends on where you >> are in Keysoft, just as do the rest of the controls on the Wheel. When >> in menus or on a webpage, the Center Button acts like the enter key. >> When in a document, book, media file, or email, it will start or >> pause. In documents or emails it will duplicate the space-g ("go >> forward reading") keystroke each time it is pressed - it will not stop >> speech, only start it. In media files, it will play or pause the >> media. >> >> The Wheel >> The six lines coming out from the Center Button comprise the Wheel of >> the Scroll Wheel. This Wheel can be turned clockwise (moving forward) >> or counterclockwise (moving backward). The Wheel does not turn >> smoothly; instead, it is designed to click as it moves, allowing for >> precise scrolling or fast scrolling as necessary. A given line on the >> Wheel will go through twelve clicks to return to its starting point, >> just like the positions on a clock. Here are the functions moving this >> Wheel can perform: >> >> When in menus, each click of the wheel moves by one item. >> When in a document (wordprocessor, book reader, email), each click >> moves by the increment set with the Down Arrow. This can provide a >> quick way to scroll through a file, but it is important to note that >> your cursor will follow the movement. Pressing the inner thumb keys >> will move the braille display but not the cursor, but moving the Wheel >> will move the cursor along with the scrolling. >> When on a webpage or in a database lookup (keylist, keybase, reviewing >> network configurations, and so on), each click moves by the setting of >> the Down Arrow. >> >> The Arrow Keys >> There are four dots, one at each cardinal direction of the Scroll >> Wheel. They are known as "arrow keys" and are named, cleverly, for >> their directions. The one at 12:00 is the Up Arrow, the one at 3:00 is >> Right Arrow, and I will leave it to you to figure out the other two. >> >> Left and Right Arrows >> These two arrows will always take you to the top (Left Arrow) or >> bottom (Right Arrow) of where you are (database lookup, webpage, >> document, menu). They serve no other purpose. >> >> The Up Arrow >> The Up Arrow will always perform the standard exit command, the >> equivalent of pressing space-e at any point in Keysoft. >> >> The Down Arrow >> The Down Arrow changes what the Wheel will scroll by. If there is >> nothing to change, such as in a menu, it will perform the "help" >> command, the equivalent of pressing space-h. Below is a (possibly >> incomplete) list of possibilities for this button: >> >> When in a document (wordprocessor, email, book) the Down Arrow toggles >> between the Wheel moving by sentence and by paragraph. >> When on a webpage, it toggles between the same options available by >> pressing space-t; heading, link, input control, and so on. Note that >> changing this will also change the function of space-4-6 and >> space-1-3, so you cannot set the Wheel to move by one type of element >> and the above keystrokes to move by another. >> In a database lookup, such as in keybase or keylist, Down Arrow >> toggles between field and record. If set to field, the Wheel will >> scroll through the fields of the currently selected record. If set to >> Record, it will scroll through all records in the set of results >> returned by your query. >> In the media player, while a file is playing, the Down Arrow switches >> between 1, 5, and 10 percent increments. >> >> Disabling the Scroll Wheel >> Some users find that they never use the Wheel and/or that it gets in >> the way, moving the braille display with even an accidental tap. >> Fortunately, you can simply turn off the entire thing: press space-o >> to enter the options menu, then press w to toggle the Wheel on and off >> (if it is off, it will be turned on, and vice versa). >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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