Hi James this command deletes a character and lets you overwrite it. I could not find it in the manual. At any rate I was looking for a permanent way of overwriting. best Antonio
----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Antonio Quatraro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] short introduction > Hello Antonio, > > There is an overwrite command for the BT. It is spacebar with O W sign or > dots 2 4 6. This will take out a letter under the cursor and you are good > to go again! > > Jim Aldrich > > At 10:45 AM 10/28/2004 , you wrote: > > Hi Isaac > >I did not want to frighten anybody. > >This kind of equipment needs improvement and there is always something to > >ameliorate. > >I got my BT last week,. I used to work with Braille lite 40, but apparently > >nobody in Italy can repair it any longer. > >I will send it somewhere else, but in the meantime I cannot work with slate > >and stylus! > > > >For what concerns features: > >I have been using it for only a few days, but I am not able to work in > >overwrite mode, while editing, so, if I must correct a letter in a given > >word, I have to cancel the old one and to write the new one, whereas, if I > >had "overwrite" mode, all I had to do is to overwrite the good letter. > >If I want to replace a letter with another letter, this is not possible, > >unless you replace the whole word. > >It happens sometimes that you miss a dot, for instance instead of r (1235) > >you write dots 235. > > > >Backing up > >I could not copy all data on my desktop computer. Databases are not copied, > >I do not know why. > >Conversion > >You can never be sure that what you have on your BT is really copied onto > >your desktop. When you make a copy Braillenote converts before copying, so > >it can happen that some information gets corrupted. > > > >Ambiguities > >The manual refers to key 7 and to key 8 as bakspace and enter. You may think > >that if you press key 7 you obtain backspace and if you press 8 you obtain > >enter. > >In reality, to obtain bakspace you must press space and key 7 and to obtain > >enter you must use both space bar and dot 8. > > > >Erasing > >to erase a file you press backspace and c > >to erase an item in you services database you must press something else. > > > >BT has a variety of advantages which should not be underestimated, but, > >because I find it a very good piece of equipment, I wish I could recommend > >it to as many friends as possible. > >Bye for now > >Antonio > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Isaac Obie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Antonio Quatraro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Braillenote List" > ><[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:36 AM > >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] short introduction > > > > > > > Antonio, > > > what happened to your braille lite? I sold mine to buy the BrailleNote. I > > > am serious. that's what i did! now you said there's a need for improvement > > > in the Braillenote and the manual? what improvements do you have in mind? > > > can I delete my braille lite manuals now? <grin> > > > good to see you here Antonio! I haven't made it back to Europe yet! > > > <smile> > > > Isaac > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Antonio Quatraro wrote: > > > > > > > hello everybody > > > > My name is Antonio Quatraro, I live in florence (IItaly). > > > > I have received a new BT 18 and I find it a very good machine, which can > >be improvement both in its features and in its manual. > > > > I am very interested in hearing from other people about their experience > >and I will send some clarification questions for the more expert listers. > > > > best regards > > > > Antonio Quatraro > > > > ___ > > > > 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 > >
