Hi all, In this email, turning off page numbers is mentioned. Is there a way to do this with the bn then? Can I get it so that, for example, when I'm reading a book I don't have to hear it suddenly interrupt a sentence with (129) or whatever number? Thanks for the help,
Richard > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "BrailleNote list" <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:51:24 -0700 >Subject: [Braillenote] BrailleNote compared to BrailleSense >Hi, List, >Has anyone seen the BrailleSense? How does it compare with the BrailleNote? >I have never seen one, but I have read some of the manual for the >BrailleSense and I can make some observations: >1. The BrailleSense has some software features like Daisy Player and the >ability to record things. >2. It has all the ports of the BN plus two USB ports, one a master port and >one a slave port. >3. The speech is elloquence, and I don't like it as much as Keynote Gold. >I used to use eloquence on my PC and found its voice to be too strident. >4. There is no QWERTY model, a disadvantage to me because I prefer the >QWERTY keyboard, but you can plug in a USB QT keyboard. I think you can do >the same with the BN PK. >5. The manual is not as easy to understand as the BrailleNote's manual. >6. Nothing is mentioned about what braille translator is used nor does the >manual mention what type of software is used to read the programs' >information. The BrailleNote manual states Keysoft is the software which >reads the information and runs the word processor, calculator, etc. >7. All of the BN family will allow you to read sentence by sentence, but >the BrailleSense has no such option. >8. The BN cursor never blinks, but the BrailleSense has blinking cursor. I >hate blinking cursors! >9. The BN has more flexibility fo reading punctuation than the BS. >10. I think there is an easier learning curve for the BN than for the BS, >especially for people like me who aren't used to BT keyboards. >11. The BS's word processor will allow you to create headers and footers, >but it won't let you move or copy sentences and it won't let you turn page >numbering off. Not being able to move/copy sentences is a disadvantage. >I'd rather have that feature than headers and footers. >12. The BS will allow you to use overwrite or insert mode, but when you are >in insert mode, the cursor blinks all the time. I prefer the BN's still >cursor. >13. I like the seamless environment of Keysoft. I wouldn't want to see >dialog boxes and all the other graphics the BS shows. >I conclude that the BN and Keysoft meet my current needs, but I would like >to see improvements in Keymail and Keyweb. I believe the BS probably has >bugs in it, too. For what it's worth, I'm glad I bought the BN and I don't >think the BS would meet my needs as well as the BN does. >Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >California >___ >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
