Hi Donna, Good luck with the cube rail. I had one as a demo right after it came out, and the software was bad. It really didn’t work with voiceover, which was a massive problem for me. I understand it is much better now. It’s still just seems kind of clunky, the way you interact with it in terms of changing between the various modes. But that could’ve just been me. You might love it. I just would really prefer qwerty input. I rather like the feel of humanware displays, not the 14, but the older ones. So maybe the mantis will be good. They just came out with some firmware that fixed some of the bugs. But I’m sure there are more. It’s a new device.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2020, at 1:05 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, got it. Thanks for the clarification. > Cheers, > Donna > > >> On Aug 5, 2020, at 2:38 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Donna. >> >> I never said it was difficult to pair the display on a Mac, I’m just >> saying that the commands are very difficult to use i.e. they’re not as >> simple as iOS. That is how I see it at the moment. >> >>>> On 5 Aug 2020, at 8:08 pm, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, Kawal. Glad to hear that the scratchpad issue was resolved. >>> >>> Do others have the same difficulty pairing your Focus with your Mac? That >>> would be a deal breaker for me. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> >>>> On Aug 5, 2020, at 1:53 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Donna. >>>> >>>> Focus works just fine on the Scratch Pad now. There was a recent update. >>>> >>>> I still can’t use Braille on the Mac and have tried. Works great on the I >>>> Phone. >>>> >>>> Kawal. >>>> >>>>>> On 5 Aug 2020, at 19:44, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> My VU is having what I suspect is a hardware issue, so in preparation for >>>>> the day when it gives up the ghost, I'm again researching braille >>>>> displays. >>>>> >>>>> Though I'm not enthusiastic about it, it seems like the best second >>>>> choice--given that I lack the $$ for an ActiveBraille--is going to be the >>>>> Focus 40. Two questions: >>>>> 1. Does it pair easily and work well with Mac and IOS? >>>>> 2. I remember someone mentioning a crazy limitation of the scratch pad, >>>>> something ridiculous like not being able to save files. What are the >>>>> limitations of Scratchpad that people have found? I don't do a lot of >>>>> writing on the display these days, mostly I write on my phone or my iPad >>>>> but I would like the Word processor to be functional for those times when >>>>> I do need to jot something down. >>>>> TIA, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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