Not at all. I assume you are using the messages app? If so, the "send" button gets dimmed once a message sends. More specifically, it dims once the message field is blank, since there is then nothing to send, so the send button would not do anything. As odd as it sounds, I take the dimming of the send button to mean a successful sending of my message since, otherwise, the field would not go blank.
On 2/20/12, peter greco <[email protected]> wrote: > Alex interesting and thanks, however, sometimes I get this > message after sending a message? > Does this mean the message hasn't been sent? > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <[email protected] > To: peter greco <[email protected] > Date sent: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:11:16 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] term "dimmed" when Apex and I-device > are paired? > > 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. 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