Thank you everybody who answered my questions about translation and keyboards. Can I translate and backtranslate documents without embossing or printing them? I think I will go for the BT then, as pressing a function key with the numbers would drive me mad. smile Thanks for all your help. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille translation and keyboard size.
> The QT keyboard is much smaller than a desktop keyboard and the keys are > closer together. The keyboard is easier to use than the one on my PC. > > There is only one control key, one read key, (which is the same as the alt > key), and one function key. > > f1-f12 keys are not on the QT keyboard. To activate f3, for example you > would hold down the function key and press the number 3. > > There is also a delete key, a single quote key, (which is not present on > standard desktop keyboards), two shift keys, an enter key and a backspace > keys and the escape key. > > The QT keyboard is really very easy to use. > > Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, > California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 10:08 PM > Subject: re: [Braillenote] Braille translation and keyboard size. > > > : 1) Yes. The BN should translate text documents on-the-fly to Grade 2 > Braille to be embossed. What I mean by "on-the-fly" is that once you choose > to emboss the document, it will automatically be embossed as Grade 2 > regardless of whether it was originally text or Braille (you don't have to > translate the text document to Braille first), although the format of the > document in your unit is not changed from its original format (unless you > choose to do so). By "text", I'm referring to the supported document types > on the BN which aren't Braille documents (ASCII text, Rich Text Format, > Microsoft Word, WordPerfect 5, KeyWord Text). To translate the document > into Grade 1 for embossing, there is a setting in the Format Menu/Braille > Settings called Braille Grade (found in the Format Menu under the Braille > Settings (Braille Settings for a text document) option, which controls how > that particular document will be translated into Braille). At this setting, > you would type the number 1 (! > : no number sign required for BT units, which means BT users can just press > dot 1) to have it translated into Grade 1; then, after adjusting this > setting, you would select to emboss. Yes, the BrailleNote can output > directly to a Braille embosser. > : > : 2) Not being a QT user myself, I cannot give you a size comparison between > a desktop keyboard and that of the BNQT. Be aware that the BrailleNote QT > keyboard is not a laptop keyboard. It is more compact than a desktop > keyboard. Also, there are some differences between the keys on a > desktop/laptop keyboard and that of the BNQT. For example, on the BNQT > keyboard, there are no ALT or INSERT keys, while the desktop/laptop keyboard > doesn't contain such keys as READ and FUNCTION. > : > : HTH, > : Maria > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- > : >From: "Sara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > : >Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:22:56 -0500 > : >Subject: [Braillenote] Braille translation and keyboard size. > : > : >I have two questions: > : >1. Can the BrailleNote translate computer braille text such as a .txt > file > : >into grade 1 and 2 braille and output the text to a braille embosser? > : >2. How small is the keyboard on the QT model compared to a keyboard from > a > : >computer manufacturer such as Dell? > : > : >Thank you. > : >Sincerely, > : >Sara > : > : > : >___ > : >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 >
