If you are moving around the iPhone and hear "dimmed", or see the letters "dmd" on the braille display after the name of a control, this means that the control is not available. For instance, if you open a new tab in Sfari, the "back" button will be dimmed, because there is no previous webpage to go back to, so iOS will make the back button unavailable.
On 2/20/12, peter greco <[email protected]> wrote: > I have successfully paired Apex with an I-phone. Occasionally I > get the message and the word "dimmed" is in it? > What does this mean? > Peter > > ---- Original Message ------ > From: Alex Hall <[email protected] > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Pairing an Apex with iDevices using > WIFI orBluetooth > Date sent: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:50:42 -0500 > > Network settings are not bluetooth settings. Try this: > 1. Go to settings, general, bluetooth. > 2. Find your apex in the list of devices and double tap it. > 3. Double tap the "forget this device" button, then confirm your > action in the popup that appears. > > Also, go to the bluetooth menu on the apex and make sure the iPod > is > not paired or active. If it is, remove pairing. > > On 2/20/12, John Ramm <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex and list > > I'm desperately trying to pair my Braillenote Apex to my IPod > touch, > it's the 32 cell version running KS9.2. The IPod is up-to-date. > > I've listened to your podcast, but unfortunately I'd previously > tried > to pair my Apex in the normal bluetooth way rather than through > the > braille settings as I now know I'm supposed to. So now when I > put the > Apex in terminal mode and go to braille under the voiceOver > settings > there are no devices and the search box is dimmed. It's almost > as > though the IPod has a record of my Apex as unsupported and is > just > ignoring it even though it's ready to pair. I've tried reseting > my > IPod's network settings, but although the IPod managed to lose > my > wi-fi settings my Apex is still being ignored. How can i tell > the > IPod to forget about my Apex and try again? > > Talk soon > > > John > > > > At 20:06 19/02/2012, Alex Hall wrote: > Glad it worked. If you search google for "ios braille commands", > you > can find the official list of braille commands. If any use a > keystroke > that the bn already uses, such as space-e, space-h, or space-o, > hit > enter with 4 5 6 before pressing the keystroke. This will tell > keysoft > to ignore the keystroke you are about to enter. For example, to > scroll > right a page, the command is space-o. The apex will enter the > options > menu if you hit this, though. You must first hit that > enter-4-5-6 > command, then space-o, to have the keystroke passed through. > Hope this > made sense. > > Also, here are the thumbkey commands specific to the apex. I > will use > thumb1 through thumb4, just as iOS's keyboard help will. Thumb1 > is on > the left, and thumb4 is on the right. > thumb1-thumb2: backspace > thumb3-thumb4: enter > thumb2-thum3: home > thumb1-thumb4: toggle screen curtain > > On 2/19/12, Keith Christian <[email protected]> > wrote: > Okay, leaving the Apex in terminal mode was the problem... I > got it > paired and it is now working. Now to learn those commands! > Thanks to you and the rest of the list for your informative > suggestions. > > Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Hall [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:47 AM > To: Chris Nusbaum > Cc: Keith Christian; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Pairing an Apex with iDevices using > WIFI or > Bluetooth > > If, after listening to the podcasts, you still can't get it, let > us > know. I > think they will help, though; I go through the entire process, > explaining > what is going on and what potential problems you might have. > Wifi cannot be used at all to connect the two devices, for any > purpose. > The > only exception is if your iPhone or 3g iPad has tethering > enabled; in > that > case, the apex will see the iTouch as a router when you scan for > wifi > networks. > > On 2/19/12, Chris Nusbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > I would take a listen to the podcast series on using a > BrailleNote > with iOS devices created by Alex Hall; these podcasts will show > you > how to do it. You can find these podcasts on > www.braillenoteusers.info/media. I do know this about pairing > the Apex > with iOS devices: if you want to use the Apex as a Braille > terminal > for the iOS device, meaning that everything that shows up on the > iDevice's screen will show up on the Apex's Braille display and > that > you can control the iPod/iPhone/iPad with the BrailleNote's > keyboard, > you will need to pair it using bluetooth. The podcasts I > mentioned > above will show you the procedure for doing this. Hope this > helps! > > Chris > > On 2/19/12, Keith Christian <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi, > > I am interested in connecting an Apex with an iPad and an > iPhone. Can > anyone outline the appropriate procedure for doing this? I see > the > iPad > on > the Apex and the Apex on the iPad. They both show up under WIFI > and > bluetooth. > > What are the advantages or disadvantages for using WIFI vs. > bluetooth > when pairing them? > > I appreciate your thoughts and advice. > > Keith > > > > > ___ > 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 > > > > > -- > Chris Nusbaum > > "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The > real > problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that > exists. If > a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, > blindness can > be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan > > Visit the I C.A.N. Foundation online at: > www.icanfoundation.info for > information on our foundation and how it helps blind and > visually > impaired children in MD say "I can!" > > ___ > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > John Ramm > > 2010 Clore Social Fellow > Tel: 07801 734722 > Email: [email protected] > > Find me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/Rammland > > > ___ > 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. > 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 > > -- 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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