On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 07:02:35PM -0500, Catherine Close wrote: > AOn this topic, I purchased one of these converters, and when I attempted > to install it on my laptop it said the drivers were not for XP. Has anyone > installed these drivers successfully and used this, anyway? Cathy I have another question: What belkin usb adapter are you using? I have one here but all it allows me to do is use active sync and nothing else. I can not use the bn as a braille display under JAWS v4.51 with this adapter. Is this a belkin problem or a JAWS problem? I am using it under Windows ME if this helps. I am looking forward to the day when I can find a USB to serial adapter which will work under linux so I can use the BN with brltty.
Doug t 09:39 > AM 11/23/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >Yes you can. The belkin usb to serial converter works well. > >Chris Westbrook > >msn or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >AOL screen name: westbrookc19 > >visit my web blog at http://www.clw19.com > >At 10:25 PM 11/22/2003, you wrote: > >>Hello All: > >> > >>I know this is an "old" question but please realize I don't peek into this > >>list very often. Thus please forgive me! > >> > >>I would like to purchase a lightweight laptop that has just two USB ports. > >>Can one use a serial to USB cable from BN to the laptop? > >> > >>Thank you! > >> > >>Jeff > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Jim O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 3:34 PM > >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] those braille 'N speak transfer blues. > >> > >> > >>> HI rosele, > >>> > >>> thanks I will pass this along. > >>> > >>> I suspect that I will be talking him through much of this. > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 2:28 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] those braille 'N speak transfer blues. > >>> > >>> > >>> > Jim, > >>> > > >>> > There is an alternative. If the files didn't have an extension, the > >>> BrailleNote wouldn't know they are supposed to be read as being in > >>> contracted Braille. It rightly thinks they are foreign files created > >>using > >>> a different word processor. I'll discuss what can be done using either > >>> Keysoft version 5 or an earlier version. > >>> > > >>> > If this person is running version 5, then he can: > >>> > > >>> > 1) Go into Keyword, select the drive and folder, and press SPACE with > >>X > >>> (READ with X) to view all file types, and then navigate and hit ENTER on > >>the > >>> file from the Braille 'n Speak. > >>> > > >>> > 2) Position the cursor at the top of the file, and put a top-of-block > >>> marker. Go to the bottom of the file and put a bottom-of-block marker. > >>> >From within the Block Commands menu, type G for Grade of Braille and > >>then > >>B > >>> for grade 2 Braille. If he has a multilingual software installed, then > >>> press L from within the Block Commands menu, then G and B, following the > >>> prompts. > >>> > > >>> > 3) Exit the file and when asked to save it as a Keyword document, > >>answer > >>Y > >>> for yes. If he doesn't want to convert it to a Keyword document, then > >>> answer N for no, and then enter the File Manager, select the option to > >>> rename the file, and give it a .brf extension. > >>> > > >>> > If the person is running an earlier Keysoft version, then he can: > >>> > > >>> > 1) Enter the File Manager, select to rename the file, and give it a > >>.txt > >>> extension. > >>> > > >>> > 2) Exit and go into Keyword, select to create a Keyword type Braille > >>> document (which is the default file type for BT models). > >>> > > >>> > 3) From within the newly created Keyword type Braille document, enter > >>the > >>> Block Commands menu, and type I to insert a file. Select the file from > >>the > >>> Braille 'n Speak that he had renamed with a .txt extension, and the > >>> BrailleNote will ask, "Is this a Braille or text document?" Type B for > >>> Braille and that would do the trick. Note that you can do this also in > >>> version 5. It's like tricking the BrailleNote to think that the file is > >>in > >>> contracted Braille even though the extension says otherwise. > >>> > > >>> > HTH, > >>> > Roselle > >>> > > >>> > >----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- > >>> > >Sent by: "Jim O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > > >>> > >HI Roselle, > >>> > > >>> > >thank you for the help! > >>> > > >>> > >I guess my customer will have a little work to do renaming those > >>files. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > ___ > >>> > 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>___ > >>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 > > > > > > > ___ > 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 >
