Hello, I do not have a Focus Blue. I use an Alva BC640 with Speech Pack with my Mac. It was complicated getting the braille keyboard to pair, but the unit works well with my Mac.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Aug 2015, at 06:38, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Scott. > > I am not using my Focus 14 on the Mac and won't do so unless Apple improve > the Braille support. > > I have the Focus at work and use it on my Window 7 Desktop as I have to use > Duxbury etc as I'm a Braille transcriber for the RNIB here in the UK. > > Thanks. > > Kawal. > On 12 Aug 2015, at 13:15, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some of these commands are available with in the voice over utility and the > assign commands function but not all by any means and even still they don’t > work consistently. I’m starting to wonder whether I should run another OS > under Yosemite to actually use the braille display. Probably windows and JFW > since it’s an FS product. Just wondering what others are doing to try to > learn more about the device and the best uses. > > Thanks for the info. > >> On Aug 11, 2015, at 12:42 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Scott, >> >> I know of no way of mapping Mac commands to a Braille display. It only uses >> VO commands so you have to use menu commands to close windows, quit >> applications, save files, etc. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >>> On 10 Aug 2015, at 20:23, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> So I am very new to braille displays and just obtained a Focus 40 blue >>> display that I’m having difficulties working with voice over. >>> I couldn’t find a command to close the window so I mapped space shift w >>> to close window using the voiceover command manager. When in email for >>> example if I issue this command it does not close the message I’m reading >>> or in. Is there a good way to close the active message I’m reading go >>> return to the message list? Why does the window map not work consistently? >>> Also, is there an equivalent way to set up a command h and command q? >>> How can I quit and easily hide applications like you would with the >>> keyboard? Any pointers and general pointers for working with a braille >>> display would be most welcomed. >>> >>> Thank you >>> Scott >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
