Hi,
I have a BrailleNote (32 cell). I did a test in Notepad writing text
with no press of the enter key over multiple line-breaks, and indeed the
new lines begin with an indent of 1 cell to cell two. This, after all,
may be the default behaviour in Notepad (at least). I wonder if we
turned off word wrap, and chose 'best fit', would that change anything.
Now, it's true that most lines will not have the full 40-cell braille
width; so for most purposes in most programs that won't matter much. I
do some braille proof-reading myself, for which i use duxbury; and there
the cells (including cell 1 when appropriate) are filled in with the
beginning of a new braille line. I'm quite surew there is a technical
explanation of why new lines on a braille display in Notepad and in
other programs begin in cell two; but does anyone here know it? It's
also quite true that Notepad is not an ideal means through which to read
a text file on a refreshable braille display.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Berrier" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Braille display Issue in Notepad and Perky
Duck
Hi Flor,
Thanks for helping me try to work through this. I just tried typing a
long
string of text without ever hitting the enter key. Each time the
display
refreshes, it always starts in cell 2.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Flor
Lynch
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 9:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Braille display Issue in Notepad and Perky
Duck
Hi jerry,
This may be because every new line - a hard line break, when the enter
key is pressed - is treated as a paragraph break, thus making a new
one
begin in cell two or cell three (to conform with the correct brailling
rules), in Notepad and in Perky Duck. If you have the full forty
cells
filled in one line, then isn't it likely that there will be a single
space left in cell one of the next braille line to mark the word
separation, which might be important if you have the display
refreshing
automatically? (I can't speak to perky duck, not having it.) the
paragraph setting in Outlook and word may be set to two line-spaces
rather than just one. if reading a print line in Notepad of more than
40 characters that wraps, I believe the remainder of the print line
will
start over on cell one of the next braille (as it will happen,
shorter)
line. the braille line beginning in cell two or three may be quite
correct for beginning a new paragraph in braille. I do have Duxbury
braille Translator, and I know that there are settings available there
to enable beginning a parargraph on cell one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Berrier" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Braille display Issue in Notepad and Perky
Duck
Hi,
I think the margins are only for printing. Anyway, I just changed it
to 0
on my own computer, and I still find the first character in Notepad
in
cell
# 2.
It was definitely a good thought and worth a try though.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Flor
Lynch
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Braille display Issue in Notepad and Perky
Duck
What's her left margin set to? In Notepad, page Set-up, the default
left and right margins both are 20 millimeters. (This is the value
in
Windows XP. I presume it's the same in vista.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Berrier" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 9:23 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Braille display Issue in Notepad and Perky Duck
I am working with a deaf-blind person who uses a Focus braille
display,
JFW
11, and Vista.
She's taking a braille transcription course, so alignment is
important.
She has discovered that in Perky Duck, and in Notepad, the cursor
always
starts in cell 2 instead of cell 1. (In Word or Outlook, the cursor
starts
as it should in cell 1.)
I have tried changing some settings in her braille options. Status
cells
are turned off. She's using a 40-cell display, and panning
increment
is set
to 40.
Any thoughts on why this problem is occurring and how to fix it?
Thanks.
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