On 7 May 2011, at 21:52, Terri Pannett wrote: > The other day someone asked if the Apex QWERTY could be used as a braille > display with the Apple/Mac products. I looked at the VoiceOver user guide > and I am guessing that only the bt models are supported, although the Apex is > not listed. (But I know people on this list are using the Apex BT with > Apple/Mac products.) I am also guessing you must use a bluetooth > connection--that you can't use a USB connection.
1. Yes, Apple supports BrailleNote Apex, both USB and Bluetooth. 2. That would include QT models, if HumanWare hadn't broken it, for all screen readers. > Clearly, all models of the Apex are not created equal. QWERTY users are > excluded from using their Apex as a braille display with Apple/Mac products. > Well, that's a good reason why I shouldn't buy any Apple/Mac products. I agree that the QT and BT are not created equal, or continue to be equal. On the other hand, buying Apple works very well for me, and if I had the choice today, I would choose another braille display as not buy Apple. This is, and continues to be, a fault of HumanWare for gratuitously breaking compatibility without so much as a note in the What's New file. It's clearly possible for HumanWare to implement the support you need; they just unbreak what they broke, and Apple, which upheld its side of the deal, does nothing. If, however, what you're saying is that the BrailleNote is so important to you that you would happily give up your choice to use a superior computing platform in exchange for the use of KeySoft, then I think we disagree on principle. Cheers, Sabahattin ___ 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
