Hi there Does anybody out there know if there is a way to toggle on and off the display of control characters question I don't want to global replace them out, because it would mess up my file. However, I really need to be able to turn them on and off if possible to make reading easier. Regards Gigi
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 30, 2012, at 7:42 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hope this is OK. > > Kawal. > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Gucukoglu, Kawal" <[email protected]> >> Date: 30 March 2012 01:02:46 PM GMT+01:00 >> To: Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> >> Subject: Using Braille Displays with Mac Computers. >> >> Chapter 10. Using Braille Displays >> This chapter provides information about using refreshable braille >> displays, both plug in and Bluetooth, with VoiceOver. This chapter also >> includes a list of the many types of braille displays VoiceOver >> supports. >> About refreshable braille displays >> If you connect or pair a supported braille display to your computer, >> VoiceOver automatically detects it and sends it information about what >> is displayed on the screen. You can connect multiple braille displays to >> your computer and each display will mirror the same content at the same >> time, which can be useful in a classroom setting. >> >> By default, VoiceOver displays uncontracted braille, which you can also >> display using eight-dot braille. You can also use contracted braille; if >> you do, VoiceOver dynamically changes the display under the cursor from >> contracted to uncontracted braille, so that you can read and edit more >> easily, and then changes back to contracted braille when you move the >> cursor. >> >> A braille display typically contains more than just the contents of the >> VoiceOver cursor. It describes the contents of the entire line on which >> the VoiceOver cursor is focused, including items to the left and right >> of the VoiceOver cursor. For example, when the VoiceOver cursor is >> focused on an item in a window, the braille device displays items like >> icons, checkboxes, and pop-up menus, as well as text that is to the left >> and right of the item in the VoiceOver cursor. This collection of >> items-the VoiceOver cursor and the items to its left and right on the >> same horizontal line-make up a "line" of braille. >> >> When you interact with an item in the VoiceOver cursor to get more >> detail about it, the braille description changes to provide more detail >> as well. For example, if you move the VoiceOver cursor onto a toolbar, >> VoiceOver describes only the toolbar on the braille display, because >> toolbars stretch the entire width of a window. When you interact with >> the toolbar, the braille display describes each item in the toolbar from >> left to right. >> >> VoiceOver raises dots 7 and 8 to indicate the position of the VoiceOver >> cursor, to help you locate it within the line of braille. (You can turn >> off this feature in VoiceOver Utility.) Similarly, when you're editing >> or selecting text, the text selection is represented by dots 7 and 8. >> VoiceOver also indicates the position of the text selection cursor, >> called the "I-beam," by flashing dot 8 of the braille cell preceding the >> text selection cursor and dot 7 of the braille cell trailing the text >> selection cursor. >> >> VoiceOver provides additional information about what's on the screen >> using three status cells. Each status cell provides a designated type of >> information. You can set the number of status cells that are used and >> their location on the braille display. For example, you can choose to >> use the cell that shows text status and set its location to be on the >> left of your display. >> >> VoiceOver detects the type of braille display you're using and sets >> default preferences appropriate for that display. Use VoiceOver Utility >> to assign VoiceOver commands to keys on your braille display. You can >> use the braille display while listening to VoiceOver speak, or you can >> mute the speech. If your braille display has a Perkins-style keyboard, >> you can type on it. >> Pair a Bluetooth braille display >> Before you can use a supported Bluetooth braille display with VoiceOver, >> you must pair your braille display with your computer. You can pair only >> one Bluetooth braille display at a time. You pair the display only once; >> it remains paired until you remove it from the list of displays. After >> your braille display is paired, VoiceOver detects it whenever it's >> turned on and within range; if it's your primary braille display, you >> can then use it. >> When VoiceOver is on, open VoiceOver Utility by pressing VO-F8. >> Click the Braille category, click Displays, and then click Add (+). >> Select your Bluetooth braille display in the list. >> VoiceOver lists only the Bluetooth braille displays that are within >> range of your computer and that appear to match a VoiceOver braille >> display driver. >> >> Click Select. >> You may be asked to provide a pairing passcode (such as 0000 or 1234, >> two common default codes). Check the documentation that came with your >> braille display for the passcode. >> If the Bluetooth braille display you selected in the list doesn't work >> with VoiceOver, it's likely that its driver doesn't match a VoiceOver >> driver. Try pairing a different Bluetooth braille display. >> >> If your Bluetooth braille display isn't listed, make sure you have set >> the display to be discoverable. For more information, check the >> documentation that came with your braille display. >> About panning on a braille display >> Sometimes a line of braille is too wide to fit on the braille display. >> You can move through, or "pan," the line by pressing the left and right >> buttons on the display. Each left or right pan moves according to the >> number of cells (including status cells) your display contains. >> >> When you move the VoiceOver cursor using the VoiceOver keys, the braille >> display automatically pans when necessary to follow it, even wrapping to >> the previous or next line. >> Use router keys on a braille display >> Many braille displays have router keys above the braille cells that you >> can use to move the cursor. Generally, you press the router key above a >> particular item in the line of braille to move the VoiceOver cursor or >> selection to that item. >> >> Pressing a router key over a control moves the VoiceOver cursor to that >> control if the VoiceOver cursor is not already there. If the VoiceOver >> cursor is already on that control, pressing the router key performs the >> control's default action. For example, to click a button, you could >> press the router key to move the VoiceOver cursor to the button and then >> press the router key again to click the button. You would not have to >> touch the computer's keyboard at all. Similarly, when you're reading or >> navigating text and you press a router key, the VoiceOver cursor moves >> to that location in text. >> >> You can also press the router key above a status cell to display an >> expanded braille description of each dot in the cell. To exit the >> description, press any other router key. >> Show status information on a braille display >> The cells of a braille display show the content of the line on the >> screen where the VoiceOver cursor is focused. If your braille display >> has dedicated status cells, VoiceOver can use them to show additional >> information about the line, such as the text attributes. >> >> If your braille display doesn't have status cells, VoiceOver uses the >> first one to three cells on the left to show status (or you can have >> VoiceOver use the cells on the right). VoiceOver reserves another cell, >> which it leaves blank, as a separator between the status cells and the >> other cells. >> When VoiceOver is on, open VoiceOver Utility by pressing VO-F8. >> Click Braille in the category table, and then click Layout. >> Select one or more of the checkboxes next to Status Cells. >> If you don't select any of the following checkboxes, status is not >> shown, and all of the reading cells are used to show the content of the >> current line. >> >> Show general display status: Show information about the direction in >> which to pan the current line, and about announcements. For example, >> dots 1 and 2 indicate unread and read announcements, and dots 7 and 8 >> indicate you can pan the display left or right. >> >> Show text style: Show common text styles, such as bold or italic font. >> For example, dots 1 and 2 indicate bold and italic text respectively, >> and dot 4 indicates the selected text is misspelled. >> >> Show extended text style: Show less common text styles, such as >> strikethrough or superscript. For example, dots 1 and 2 indicate text is >> superscript or subscript respectively, and dot 5 indicates the selected >> text has a double underline. >> Press the router key above a status cell to display an expanded braille >> description of each dot in the cell. To exit the description, press any >> other router key. >> Review announcements on a braille display >> VoiceOver sends announcements to the braille display about events that >> aren't represented visually on the screen. For example, if an >> application in the background needs attention or if a new window appears >> onscreen, VoiceOver sends an announcement to the braille display. >> VoiceOver stores up to 30 announcements in the history, with the most >> recent one listed first. >> >> If you chose to show general display status on your braille display, you >> can review announcements. >> >> Show status information on a braille display >> On the status cell that shows general display status, dot 1 indicates >> whether there are new unread announcements. Dot 2 indicates whether the >> current announcement has already been read. >> If you assigned the Announcement History command to a braille display >> key, press that key to show the most recent announcement in the reading >> cells. >> To cycle through the announcement history, press the Up Arrow key to >> move backward to the oldest announcement, and press the Down Arrow key >> to move forward to the most recent announcement. >> When you're done reviewing announcements, press any router key above the >> announcement to redisplay the current line. >> Assign VoiceOver commands to braille display keys >> VoiceOver detects whether your braille display provides input keys and >> assigns common VoiceOver commands to the keys. In this way, you can work >> more efficiently by using the computer keyboard less. For example, >> VoiceOver might assign the Down command to the D3 key; when you press >> that key on your braille display, the VoiceOver cursor moves down one >> line on the screen. You can change the default assignments and add your >> own. >> With your braille display connected to or paired with your computer and >> with VoiceOver on, open VoiceOver Utility by pressing VO-F8. >> Click Braille in the category table, click Displays, select the braille >> display you want to assign commands for, and then click Assign Commands. >> >> Assign a VoiceOver command to braille display keys. >> To change the command assigned to keys listed in the table, navigate to >> the keys, and then choose a command from the pop-up menu. >> To add new braille keys to the table so you can assign a command to >> them, click Add (+) to add a row, press Command-B, and then within five >> seconds press the braille keys you want to add. A sound effect counts >> down the seconds. Then choose the command you want to assign to the keys >> from the pop-up menu. >> To remove braille keys you added, click Remove (-). >> Mirror a braille display >> You can connect multiple USB braille displays to your computer and have >> all of them display the same braille output at the same time. The >> braille displays can be of different types and models; they don't need >> to be the same. >> Connect or pair with your computer the braille display you want to use >> to control all other braille displays that are connected to your >> computer. This display is called the "primary braille display." >> In the Displays pane of the Braille category in VoiceOver Utility, >> select the braille display and then select the "Primary braille display" >> checkbox in the display information section. >> To prevent input from other braille displays that are connected to your >> computer, choose "Primary braille display" from the "Allow input from" >> pop-up menu. >> >> Connect additional braille displays to your computer. These displays >> will mirror the output from the primary braille display. >> Supported braille displays >> Mac OS X supports a wide range of USB and Bluetooth braille displays. >> >> Note:Bluetooth only, or USB and Bluetooth, displays are indicated in the >> table. If neither label appears, a display is USB only. >> Manufacturer >> Model >> Alva >> BC640 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> BC680 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> 544 Satellite >> >> 544 Satellite Traveller >> >> 570 Satellite Pro >> >> 584 Satellite Pro >> American Printing House for the Blind (APH) >> Refreshabraille 18 (USB and Bluetooth) >> Baum >> PocketVario 24 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> SuperVario 32 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> SuperVario 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> SuperVario 64 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> SuperVario 80 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> VarioConnect 12, also called Conny 12 (Bluetooth) >> >> Note: VoiceOver identifies this display as HumanWare BrailleConnect 12. >> >> VarioConnect 24 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> VarioConnect 32 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> VarioConnect 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> VarioPro 64 >> >> VarioPro 80 >> Deininger >> Pegasus 42/4 CR >> >> Pegasus 82/8 CR >> Eurobraille >> Esys 12 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Esys 24 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Esys 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Esys Light 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Esys 64 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Esys 80 (USB and Bluetooth) >> Freedom Scientific >> Focus 40 >> >> Focus 40 Blue (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Focus 44 >> >> Focus 70 >> >> Focus 80 >> >> Focus 84 >> >> PAC Mate 20 >> >> PAC Mate 40 >> >> PAC Mate BX420 (display only) >> >> PAC Mate BX440 (display only) >> >> PAC Mate QX420 (display only) >> >> PAC Mate QX440 (display only) >> HandyTech >> Braille Star 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Braille Star 80 >> >> Braille Wave (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Braillino (Bluetooth) >> >> Easy Braille (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Modular Evolution 64 >> >> Modular Evolution 88 >> Harpo >> BraillePen (Bluetooth) >> >> BraillePen 12 (Bluetooth) >> HIMS/GW Micro >> BrailleSense (USB and Bluetooth, requiring a Bluetooth module) >> >> BrailleSense Plus (USB and Bluetooth, not requiring a Bluetooth module) >> >> SyncBraille 20 >> >> SyncBraille 32 >> Humanware >> BrailleConnect 12 (Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleConnect 24 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleConnect 32 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleConnect 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleNote Apex BT (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleNote Apex QT (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Note: VoiceOver supports only the navigation keys on this display. >> >> BrailleNote mPower BT 18 (Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleNote mPower BT 32 (Bluetooth) >> >> BrailleNote PK (Bluetooth) >> >> Note: VoiceOver identifies this display as Humanware BrailleNote mPower >> BT 18. >> >> Brailliant 24 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Brailliant 32 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Brailliant 40 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Brailliant 64 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Brailliant 80 (USB and Bluetooth) >> MDV >> Lilli >> >> MB408L (Bluetooth) >> Ninepoint Systems >> Cebra >> >> Ninepoint >> Nippon Telesoft >> Seika Version 3 >> >> Seika Version 4 (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> Seika 80 >> Optelec >> EasyLink (Bluetooth) >> >> EasyLink 12 (Bluetooth) >> >> Voyager 44 >> Papenmeier >> Braillex EL 40s >> >> Braillex EL 80s >> >> Braillex Trio (USB and Bluetooth) >> >> ______________ >> Kawal Gucukoglu >> Transcription Officer >> Production Services >> Commercial Operations >> Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) >> >> Bakewell Road >> Orton Southgate >> PETERBOROUGH >> PE2 6XU >> Tel: +441733 375000 >> Fax: +441733375001 >> E-mail: [email protected] >> Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk >> Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/rnibuk >> Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/rnib >> >> >> -- >> Changes to benefits payments will hit blind and partially sighted people >> hard. 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