Hi there, I am a former BrailleNote user, so like you I am eager to return to playing text adventures! I've done some poking around in the software, and the key is to press dot 8 chord (on a BX; I don't know what the equivalent on the QX is to enter the advanced settings screen) then press G-chord to turn on all graphics. At this point, press the spacebar to get out of settings and then you can access the menu bar. The top levels of the menu bar are not named; they are unlabeled graphics. But inside those menus are functions like "open story", "font"..., which are labeled. Select the open and browse to the game you want using normal procedures. Before pressing enter, change your screen echo to All. Now, here's the deal. Blind mode does, arguably, work better than the normal mode, although still, I can't figure out how to access all the text. You'll notice that often you hear only part of the text, or some text is missing.
I've also tried my hand at ZipCE (Google that word for the download). Once installed, launch the executable and go into font from the menu bar and set it to a really low value like 2. This will enable you to get the maximum amount of text on the screen. Then go into your menu bar and open, browse to the game you want and again set screen echo to all. In this program, I've actually been having better luck accessing the text, though you'll still find situations where not all the text is heard. Let me know how it goes, and please reply if you find something else out. Grant > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom Randall > Sent: February 12, 2007 5:11 PM > To: blindgamers > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] getting frostz to work on the pac mate. > > Ok now I am stuck at the same point the other guy is. I have downloaded > and installed frostz as well as downloading the prequel to zork which I > have on a cf card. When I start frostz it says that no story is loaded > and it presents me with an ok button. I hit enter on this and am on a > blank screen and cannot do anything. The docs on this thing seem a bit > sparse, for instance a blind mode is mentioned but there are no > directions on how you turn it on and when it is or is not needed. There > also do not seem to be any directions on how to get the thing started > unless I missed them somehow. I don't mean to gripe too much as the > thing is free but a little help would be greatly appreciated here. I'm > all fired up to play my old games again on the way to work and > especially on long trips. So if anybody has actually got this thing to > work on their pac mate do drop me a note either on here or privately as > I realize this thread is not interesting to everyone. > > > > -- > > "First come smiles, then lies, last is gunfire. " > Roland Deschain of Gilead > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: > 12/02/2007 1:23 PM > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 12/02/2007 1:23 PM _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
