The reset button does kind of have an affect on the braille display. It causes all the pins to be in the off position and then when the Windows startup sounds, the pins all drop until Keysoft starts. Hth
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Lisa Kozlik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:45:09 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Online Communications >Lisa, if you're seconding Jeff's comments, I'm thirding them if there is such >a word. I would really like to see better representation of all commands, >prompts, >etc., on the braille display. And, your comments about better braille support >for gps are very true. There are apparently occasions where the braille >display >will go blank after you set an address but a confirmation is spoken. This >should not be! Also, I would really like to see some indication on the >braille display >when you do a reset. If you can't hear them, the audible tones on the bn just >don't cut it, and since resetting is an important part of being able to use a >braille note over the long run, it really is important for all users to know >when the reset is, infact, beginning. Some people have trouble pushing in >that reset >button (which is okay actually since you wouldn't want to do it by accident), >but the press should be confirmed in braille. I'd think this could be done in >a >similar manner to how the bn indicates it when you attach or disconnedt the AC >adaptor. >It might at 5 or 10 seconds to the length of time needed for a reset, but that >would be a small price to pay for better access by many users who could really >use this confirmation. >Don >On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:00:05 -0600, Lisa Kozlik wrote: >I second Jeff's comments. I'm also deafblind and would love to have the >ability to use my BrailleNote as a TTY and face to face communications >device. PDI staff has told me that they plan to persue this further, but >that was 3 years ago. Perhaps someone from PDI could comment on *any* >developments that have been made so far (if any)? >I'd also like to have better access to spoken information that doesn't >automatically appear on the Braille display. There have been times >(especially while using GPS version 2) I've found myself waiting for the >Braille display to verify a command or prompt, only for me to later discover >that I had to press one of the thumb keys to read this information. >To end this post on a positive note, I'm really enjoying GPS 2! Although I >haven't had time to examine every aspect of the new version (I'm still >accustomed to version 1 <smile>), I'm really impressed with what I've seen >so far. >Lisa >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
