I haven't tried it but I think you can just pull the usb plug and if necessary go into voiceover utility > braille and start it. That switch between usb and bluetooth is really great; I would like to eventually see an upgraded model or maybe an upgrade to the firmware that would allow one to switch between bluetooth devices with the press of a button. Right now I have the Edge paired with all my devices but this means that if one device unlocks temporarily just to tell me how many notifications I have (it does this even though I don't have notifications in locked screen; it still has to announce that I have them - lol!) it stops my display with the i-device I am using and I have to lock and unlock the i-device again. But I still prefer that to pairing again each time I want to use a different device. But anyway, my bluetooth keyboards start up at login but maybe there is some reason why a bluetooth braille display can't. If I were you I would contact accessibility about this if you really can't use it on bluetooth at login. When I get time, I will do some testing on this. I do btw use a usb switch to switch my Braille Edge between my computers with usb but that's more info than you wanted - no extra charge!
-- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Aug 31, 2014, at 9:37 AM, The Believer <[email protected]> wrote: > Forgot about USB. Now I remember why that USB cable is sitting on top of > the Mac. :) Will connect to USB and try it. Can one break the YUSB connection > and switch to Bluetooth? Put the Mac to sleep and do that? > > And using the Edge with the iPhone via Bluetoth at the same time? That > could be handy. > > From The Believer. . . > What if it were true? > [email protected] > > On 8/30/2014 10:32 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: >> Yes, those are my settings too. Are you using it as bluetooth or usb? I >> usually use it with usb on my Macs because then I can switch back and forth >> as I use it with bluetooth with my i-devices. I haven't tried to see when >> the display connects to the computer if using bluetooth. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
