Re: attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display

2024-02-11 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 11/2/24 11:15, Jessica Barr wrote: It wouldn't hurt to contact whoever is in charge of distributing the eReader and troubleshooting problems. Also, be sure you are running the latest MacOS release, which at the moment is 14.3.1. Check Apple's hardware compatibility list of supported

RE: attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display

2024-02-11 Thread Jessica Barr
, 2024 09:01 PM To: via MacVisionaries Subject: attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display I've been trying to get my Zoomax and my Mac to see each other. Once my Mac saw it as another keyboard and several times my Mac complained that the disc hadn't been ejected properly when I

Re: attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display

2024-02-10 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
You might have better luck wit this group. braille-display-users+subscr...@groups.io From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -Helen Keller My e-Mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 2/10/2024 6:01 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: I’ve been trying

attaching a Zoomax e-reader to a Mac as a braille display

2024-02-10 Thread Lorie McCloud
I’ve been trying to get my Zoomax and my Mac to see each other. Once my Mac saw it as another keyboard and several times my Mac complained that the disc hadn’t been ejected properly when I disconnected them but never once was a braille display detected in the vo utility.what might be going

Re: connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread Lorie McCloud
what about usb? > On Feb 9, 2024, at 5:35 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > Generally when one connects a USB braille device to the Mac it just auto > detects much like JAWS and NVDA now do. > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Feb 9, 2024, at 5:17 PM, Lorie McCloud >

Re: connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Generally when one connects a USB braille device to the Mac it just auto detects much like JAWS and NVDA now do. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 9, 2024, at 5:17 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > where are the options for this on a Mac? I’m looking in system settings in >

Re: connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread Lorie McCloud
ly first try going > into voiceover and looking under braille. It’s been a while since I’ve > connected a braille display that way, so I don’t remember exactly how it > works. The other option would be to go into Bluetooth and try and pair it > there. Sorry I can’t be more help. &

Re: connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
I don’t know anything about that display. I would probably first try going into voiceover and looking under braille. It’s been a while since I’ve connected a braille display that way, so I don’t remember exactly how it works. The other option would be to go into Bluetooth and try and pair

Re: connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread Lorie McCloud
gt; > Hi Lori, > > It could be invoice over, under braille settings. It could also be in > Bluetooth. It depends on what braille display you were trying to connect. My > suggestion would be that you look in the braille displays documentation and > read the instructions for p

Re: connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Lori, It could be invoice over, under braille settings. It could also be in Bluetooth. It depends on what braille display you were trying to connect. My suggestion would be that you look in the braille displays documentation and read the instructions for pairing with a Mac. Cheers, Donna

connecting a braille display to a Mac

2024-02-09 Thread Lorie McCloud
where are the options for this on a Mac? I’m looking in system settings in accessability but haven’t foundit wouldn’t be in voiceover would it? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-16 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hey Scott, They have updated the manual, and I *think* that it talks about TalkBack now. But I no longer have the device, so can’t confirm that. And wow! What a cool new feature in iOS 17. I was unaware of it. And you’re right, that does diminish the coolness factor of the dock a bit,

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-16 Thread Scott Davert
Hi Donna. Unless they have very recently upddated the manual, the section on Android talks about BrailleBack and how to set this up. The problem is that, though the BrailleBack app is still available on some 3rd party stores, it's not available on the Google Play Store. TalkBack as of 2022 has

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-14 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Scott, I’m a little surprised Mike didn’t get back to you. He was extremely helpful to me, and very responsive to my questions. Damian is less responsive it seems, but since Mike is in charge of tech support, it wasn’t too much of a big deal. But for what it’s worth, I sent quite a few

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-14 Thread Scott Davert
Nice review, Donna! Part of why I have not published an article on this device is because Dream Vision never responded to a couple of questions I had. One of them being the lack of ability to connect to Android. I was hoping to get official confirmation of this before throwing it into the

Need help finding affordable braille display for M1 MacBook. Also looking for Portuguese as second language braille resources

2024-01-13 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys, Sorry for the OT post.I’m thinking of finding an affordable, possibly used, small braille display to help me learn Portuguese by having language lessons reenforced with braille along with speech. It’s a long story. I need hardware that would connect easily to my 2021 M1 MacBook

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Sabahattin, You’re welcome. The interface with the iPhone is definitely worth being excited about. But I came to the conclusion that it didn’t offset the other minuses, as you can tell. I find it strange and ironic that they designed this display that is clearly intended to function in

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread Anders Holmberg
n all their devices since the braillino came out several >> years ago. >> Its a very very clunky way of dealing with things. >> Something to tell them maybe. >> Bless. >> /A >> >>> 5 jan. 2024 kl. 04:15 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>&g

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Thank you for an excellent review, Donnah. I guess unsurprisingly, the part that interests me most is thecombination of iPhone and Activator, since that's clearly the dominant use case, but the assembly sounds rather brittle and then the issue of newer USB-C iphones. I won't be buying any time

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
MacVisionaries > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 10:15 PM > To: via MacVisionaries > Subject: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display > > Hi all, > > I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, > and

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
>> dock while you did. >> >> For those of you in the US, the Helptech dealer here is Dream Vision, and >> they are *fabulous to work with. The owner, Damian Pickering was great. >> Their tech support is provided by Mike Tindall, who many of you may remember

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
:15 PM >> To: via MacVisionaries >> Subject: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille >> display >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, >> and I thought I’d send my

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Angie, Glad your “latest acquisition” is working out well.  Just to be clear, it works fine on windows 11 as a Braille display, it just doesn’t work as a storage device. I plugged it into my husband’s PC, which is running windows 10, and both as a display, and as external storage

RE: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread Les Kriegler
Subject: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display Hi all, I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, and I thought I’d send my review in case anyone is interested. There is a lot to love about this display. Unfortunately, there were also

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread Anders Holmberg
spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, > and I thought I’d send my review in case anyone is interested. > > There is a lot to love about this display. Unfortunately, there were also > some things not to love. > > The form factor is amazin

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread 'Angie Nutt' via MacVisionaries
via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, > and I thought I’d send my review in case anyone is interested. > > There is a lot to love about this display. Unfortunately, there were also > some thi

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-10 Thread Jürgen Fleger
e- > From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 7:15 PM > To: via MacVisionaries > Subject: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display > > Hi all, > > I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator bra

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
most Android manufacturers do, I'm likely to >> buy an iPhone again next time. However, I want to make that choice on its >> merits when the need for a new device emerges. The apparently ongoing lack >> of support by Android for the HID braille display standard, especially vi

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
good accessibility, and the policy of > supporting devices longer than most Android manufacturers do, I'm likely to > buy an iPhone again next time. However, I want to make that choice on its > merits when the need for a new device emerges. The apparently ongoing lack of > support

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
d manufacturers do, I'm likely to > buy an iPhone again next time. However, I want to make that choice on its > merits when the need for a new device emerges. The apparently ongoing lack of > support by Android for the HID braille display standard, especially via > Bluetooth, is ano

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
f support by Android for the HID braille display standard, especially via Bluetooth, is another substantial reason against choosing an Android option. -- 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 l

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
a device designed to be > considerably iPhone-dependent, as it would then constrain my choice of future > phone purchases for a number of years, effectively ruling out Android. At > this point, I expect my next mobile device to be another iPhone, but I would > much prefer to leave the

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
to be considerably iPhone-dependent, as it would then constrain my choice of future phone purchases for a number of years, effectively ruling out Android. At this point, I expect my next mobile device to be another iPhone, but I would much prefer to leave the options open. I want my braille display fully

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Jason, Well, I’m glad my review affirmed your decision. :). Honestly, I very nearly purchased it. I loved reading with ATC. I’ve gotten just enough arthritis in my hands that I was quite happy not having to scroll, and ATC is preferable I think to auto-scroll because it moves when you

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/1/24 14:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: It’s a pretty nifty device.  It’s just young, and it’s therefore having some growing pains, some of which are the direct result of things that Apple and Microsoft have done.  It wouldn’t surprise me at all if I own one some day. Thank

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
hing more powerful so it makes a lot of sense! > >> On Jan 4, 2024, at 10:15 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, >> and I thought I’d sen

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread joseph hodge
! > On Jan 4, 2024, at 10:15 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, > and I thought I’d send my review in case anyone is interested. > > There is a lot to love about t

Re: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
gt; Thank you ever so much for posting. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 7:15 PM > To: via MacVisionaries > Subject: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

RE: My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-04 Thread M. Taylor
braille display Hi all, I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, and I thought I’d send my review in case anyone is interested. There is a lot to love about this display. Unfortunately, there were also some things not to love. The form factor is amazingly

My review after spending two weeks with the Activator braille display

2024-01-04 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I have just spent the last two weeks demoing the Activator braille display, and I thought I’d send my review in case anyone is interested. There is a lot to love about this display. Unfortunately, there were also some things not to love. The form factor is amazingly streamline

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-11 Thread 'Angie Nutt' via MacVisionaries
2023, at 14:47, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries >>> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/12/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>>> Just wondered if anyone has

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-10 Thread Anders Holmberg
krev M. Taylor : > > Hello Donna, > > I have never heard of the Braille Activator device. How much does it costs? > And why are you considering it over other Braille displays? > > Last week, I purchased a Focus 40 Blue, 5th Generation, Braille display from > Freedom Scien

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
lieve they wouldn’t plan for the migration to USB-C. >> If they don’t, the activator will have one of the shortest shelf lives of >> any braille display I’ve ever seen. > > The European Union rules that influenced Apple's move to USB-C connectors on > iPhones have been in place fo

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-09 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 8/12/23 12:23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: but I kind of can’t believe they wouldn’t plan for the migration to USB-C. If they don’t, the activator will have one of the shortest shelf lives of any braille display I’ve ever seen. The European Union rules that influenced

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
a MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 7/12/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>> Just wondered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activator braille >>> display from

RE: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread M. Taylor
Sent: Friday, December 8, 2023 1:40 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display Hi Mark, Well, I’ll get the bad news out of the way first. It costs $6400. Now, why am I considering it? First, it has a dock that connects

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
sts? > And why are you considering it over other Braille displays? > > Last week, I purchased a Focus 40 Blue, 5th Generation, Braille display from > Freedom Scientific for approximately $4,000. It is an absolutely stunning > device, and I am delighted to have it.

RE: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Donna, I have never heard of the Braille Activator device. How much does it costs? And why are you considering it over other Braille displays? Last week, I purchased a Focus 40 Blue, 5th Generation, Braille display from Freedom Scientific for approximately $4,000. It is an absolutely

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
for the migration to USB-C. If they don’t, the activator will have one of the shortest shelf lives of any braille display I’ve ever seen. The connectivity to the iPhone is one of their primary marketing focuses, so I  can’t believe they don’t have some plan in place for that. But I will definitely want to know

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Angie Nutt' via MacVisionaries
ople thought of that part of >said podcast. I was interested as I’d liked their stuff in the past and my dream has always been to have a braille display with QWERTY. It would take me longer to raise that kind of money than for the Mantis, so the Mantis, after my thoughts on the USBc thing,

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
he best > Angie > >> On 8 Dec 2023, at 14:47, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 7/12/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>> Just wondered

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Angie Nutt' via MacVisionaries
. I too recommend hearing the podcast mentioned. All the best Angie > On 8 Dec 2023, at 14:47, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > > On 7/12/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Just wondered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activ

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
2/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Just wondered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activator braille >> display from Helptech--formerly HandyTech? > No, but I've used one of their older displays briefly in a technology > demonstration. The finger

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 7/12/23 18:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Just wondered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activator braille display from Helptech--formerly HandyTech? No, but I've used one of their older displays briefly in a technology demonstration. The finger detection mechanism

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Yeah, exactly! I mean, it’s true that on the Mantis you can set it in braille keyboard mode, and type Perkins style. But for me that isn’t the same. I’ve also always wanted a braille display where I could just mount the iPhone on it, and use it as one device. It’s just a LOT of money

Re: Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-08 Thread Anders Holmberg
ered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activator braille display > from Helptech--formerly HandyTech? I’ve heard really good things about their > displays, and this one sounds very cool, but, like all their products, it’s > super expensive, so I’m being very cautious as I consider

Anyone have any experience with the activator braille display

2023-12-07 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, Just wondered if anyone has had a chance to use the Activator braille display from Helptech--formerly HandyTech? I’ve heard really good things about their displays, and this one sounds very cool, but, like all their products, it’s super expensive, so I’m being very cautious as I

Re: A Question for Focus 40 Blue 5th Generation Braille Display Users

2023-12-04 Thread Anders Holmberg
. /A > 3 dec. 2023 kl. 14:17 skrev M. Taylor : > > Hello All, > > I tried searching the archives but cannot seem to locate any recent threads > on the following question: > > A couple of days ago I purchased a new Focus 40 Blue 5th Gen braille Display > fro

A Question for Focus 40 Blue 5th Generation Braille Display Users

2023-12-03 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I tried searching the archives but cannot seem to locate any recent threads on the following question: A couple of days ago I purchased a new Focus 40 Blue 5th Gen braille Display from Freedom Scientific. What a marvelous device. It works like a champ on both the latest version

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread jason via MacVisionaries
On 22/11/23 20:13, Jessica Barr wrote: Wow, it's amazing that that display has lasted so long with such minimal repair! I've heard good things about the quality of displays made by Baum/VisioBraille, but I've never had the opportunity to try one out. It has had the battery replaced twice,

RE: Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Jessica Barr
ovember 22, 2023 07:01 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com;Jessica Barr Subject: Re: Need a new Braille display On 22/11/23 17:58, Jessica Barr wrote: > The Brailliant is quite a bit more expensive, but I think it's a great > product. I've had good luck with the first two display

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 22/11/23 17:58, Jessica Barr wrote: The Brailliant is quite a bit more expensive, but I think it's a great product. I've had good luck with the first two displays from Baum (now VisioBraille) that I have owned. The third display is too new to comment on with respect to durability, but

RE: Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Jessica Barr
is quite a bit more expensive, but I think it's a great product. - Original Message - From: joseph hodge Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 05:09 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Need a new Braille display I do want to state that you were testing them for beta so something

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread joseph hodge
matic. I have heard that the refresh rate and the noise of the Orbit > Reader 40 are about the same as the 20 and 20 Plus. > > - Original Message - > From: Simon Cavendish > Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 01:20 PM > To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" >

RE: Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Jessica Barr
22, 2023 01:20 PM To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" Subject: Re: Need a new Braille display Yes, I'm considering the Orbit 40. I'm hoping some people on the list may have this display and might share their opinion on it. Simon > On 22 Nov 2023, at 17:52, Yolanda Thompson wrote:

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Simon Cavendish
> On 11/22/23, Simon Cavendish wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I’d like your suggestions for a new Braille display at a lower price end on >> the market. My Focus 40 blue has died and I need a 32 cell or 40 cell >> Braille display with no bells and whistles. Any comme

Re: Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Yolanda Thompson
Have you looked at the Orbit 40? It is the least expensive display I am aware of. On 11/22/23, Simon Cavendish wrote: > Hi, > > I’d like your suggestions for a new Braille display at a lower price end on > the market. My Focus 40 blue has died and I need a 32 cell or 40 cell >

Need a new Braille display

2023-11-22 Thread Simon Cavendish
Hi, I’d like your suggestions for a new Braille display at a lower price end on the market. My Focus 40 blue has died and I need a 32 cell or 40 cell Braille display with no bells and whistles. Any comments on the Orbit Braille display, which seems to be more affordable at present? Many

Mantis Q40 braille display for sale

2023-11-19 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I have obtained permission from Mark to post the following info to the list: I am putting my Mantis Q40 Braille display up for sale. For those who don’t know, it is a forty-cell display with a qwerty keyboard. I really like the device, and highly recommend it to anyone who

RE: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread etscrivani via MacVisionaries
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air. Hi Eileen, Yes you should be able to have more than one Braille display in your list that you can switch back and fourth to. I’ve got three on my phone, running iOS 16. As for Brailling

RE: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread pdevasto0219
Hi Eileen, Yes you should be able to have more than one Braille display in your list that you can switch back and fourth to. I’ve got three on my phone, running iOS 16. As for Brailling lowercase, go to Voiceover Settings > Braille, and look at Braille Input. I’ll bet it’ll say 6

RE: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread etscrivani via MacVisionaries
Thanks, as I just mentioned in a different message I had to remove a previously associated braille display that I no longer use in order to connect my brailliant 40 via Bluetooth. Eileen From: 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2023 10:25 AM

RE: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread etscrivani via MacVisionaries
Hi, Thanks, I was able to connect. Only issue was that I had to remove a different braille display that had been paired that I no longer use in order to allow the Brailliant 40 to connect via Bluetooth. Is it possible to have more than one braille display listed as a Bluetooth device? One

Re: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread roni mathew
Hello, I'd also recommend powering down and restarting the braille display itself, so it is disconnected from your Bookpro.  It can still be paired for connection, but just making sure  the display  is not waiting for the Bookpro to connect, while your Bookair is attempting to locate and pair

Re: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread Maurice A. Mines
Bluetooth braille. I hope this helps. I have had to do this myself personally. I went from an old Intel MacBook Pro, to a new M2 MacBook Pro. The only issues I am having unfortunately is I can’t get my braille display to play along when using a virtual windows machine. But I have had good comments

Re: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
VoiceOver Utility -> Braille -> Displays tab -> Add button to add a Bluetooth braille display. From: etscrivani via MacVisionaries Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 10:19 To: Macvisionaries Subject: Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air. Hi All, I have

Pairing/Connecting Braille Display to Mac Book Air.

2023-09-23 Thread etscrivani via MacVisionaries
Hi All, I have a display that is already connected to my older MacBook Pro. Now, I want to connect it to a Mac Book Air running most recent version of OS. I cannot remember where I need to go to get this pairing done. I looked under VO utilities and was unable to locate Braille

Re: Dolphin Easy Reader & Braille display

2023-07-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
kl. 15:21 skrev 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > : > > Hi, > > Is it possible to read books with a refreshable Braille display in Dolphin > Easy Reader app on the mac? I can’t find a way of doing so. > > Andrew > > -- > The following information is

Dolphin Easy Reader & Braille display

2023-07-16 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Is it possible to read books with a refreshable Braille display in Dolphin Easy Reader app on the mac? I can’t find a way of doing so. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I totally agree with you. Its strange that braille displays and embossers should be that expensive. /A > 26 apr. 2023 kl. 15:18 skrev lenron brown : > > braille display prices still drive me nuts. Got the mantis here and > was surprised the thing didn't come with the leather

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread Shai
Hello, If one is in the United States then there is also e-readers from National Library service which could act as a braille display with VoiceOver. One may have to get onto a waiting list for it. On 4/25/23, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi, > > My Brailliant bi 32

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread Shannon Dyer
> Would you mind giving me some recommendations on an affordable Braille > display that plays nicely with voiceover? > > Many thanks > > Andrew > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have an

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread maurice mines
do agree, a case would have been a good thing. Though I think APH was trying to keep the price down, and also that their primary market was school systems, so perhaps they thought it wouldn’t be necessary. Donna Donna On Apr 26, 2023, at 8:18 AM, lenron brown wrote: braille display prices

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
ps they >> thought it wouldn’t be necessary. >> Donna >> Donna >> >>> On Apr 26, 2023, at 8:18 AM, lenron brown wrote: >>> >>> braille display prices still drive me nuts. Got the mantis here and >>> was surprised the thing didn't come with the le

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread Jessica Moss
was trying to keep the price > down, and also that their primary market was school systems, so perhaps they > thought it wouldn’t be necessary. > Donna > Donna > >> On Apr 26, 2023, at 8:18 AM, lenron brown wrote: >> >> braille display prices still drive me nuts.

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
they thought it wouldn’t be necessary. Donna Donna > On Apr 26, 2023, at 8:18 AM, lenron brown wrote: > > braille display prices still drive me nuts. Got the mantis here and > was surprised the thing didn't come with the leather case you can > close. The brailliant bi 40x is a

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread lenron brown
braille display prices still drive me nuts. Got the mantis here and was surprised the thing didn't come with the leather case you can close. The brailliant bi 40x is also pretty nice, but it seems to have issues with the bluetooth staying connected sometimes. On 4/26/23, 'Donna Goodin' via

Re: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Andrew, One comment about the mantis. I bought one expecting it would be my only braille display, and ended up buying another one. I found that the placement of the thumb keys on the Mantis causes my hands to cramp. I couldn’t read on it for more than about five minutes before my hands

RE: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread Joe Hodge
keyboard 40 cell option but is 2895 dollars at this time. - Original Message - From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 02:13 AM To: "'E.T.' via MacVisionaries" Subject: Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover Hi, My Braillia

Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

2023-04-26 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, My Brailliant bi 32 I bought second-hand years ago appears to have died. Would you mind giving me some recommendations on an affordable Braille display that plays nicely with voiceover? Many thanks Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: Signing into Kindle on IPhone using smart beetle Braille display

2022-06-28 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
cloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> On 6/28/2022 2:58 AM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, I was trying to sign into Kindle on my IPhone SE 2nd generation using Smart Beetle refreshable Braille display. I navigated to the edit fields but no text would be entered in

Re: Signing into Kindle on IPhone using smart beetle Braille display

2022-06-28 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
anche' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Hi, >> I was trying to sign into Kindle on my IPhone SE 2nd generation using Smart >> Beetle refreshable Braille display. I navigated to the edit fields but no >> text would be entered into the field apart from the @ sign. Is there

Re: Signing into Kindle on IPhone using smart beetle Braille display

2022-06-28 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
isionaries wrote: Hi, I was trying to sign into Kindle on my IPhone SE 2nd generation using Smart Beetle refreshable Braille display. I navigated to the edit fields but no text would be entered into the field apart from the @ sign. Is there something specific I must do in order to enter text usi

Signing into Kindle on IPhone using smart beetle Braille display

2022-06-28 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I was trying to sign into Kindle on my IPhone SE 2nd generation using Smart Beetle refreshable Braille display. I navigated to the edit fields but no text would be entered into the field apart from the @ sign. Is there something specific I must do in order to enter text using Braille

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

2022-06-26 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
led even for the Mac, has the >>> option to save to a local file, or email the file, I can, after choosing >>> this command and saving the file to what I wish, say eastofe.txt >>> You can choose whatever file name works for you, using .txt as the >>> extension.

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

2022-06-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
the file, I can, after choosing this command and saving the file to what I wish, say eastofe.txt You can choose whatever file name works for you, using .txt as the extension. What happens next though depends on how you read regular text files with your braille display. I suppose? in theory you could

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

2022-06-22 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
I’ve written to Winston chen but he’s not responded yet. He says he’s no Braille display which begs a question how he can properly make Braille access possible if he doesn’t bother about Braille displays. Andrew > On 22 Jun 2022, at 18:08, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I th

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

2022-06-22 Thread Anders Holmberg
such things properly translating Swedish to English directly from my head. /A > 22 juni 2022 kl. 07:20 skrev 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > : > > Yes, I have finally found the area and i was able to read the text with the > Braille display but as soon as I move away

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

2022-06-22 Thread Anders Holmberg
; You can choose whatever file name works for you, using .txt as the extension. > What happens next though depends on how you read regular text files with your > braille display. > I suppose? in theory you could even read in your browser if desired. > For the record, as shared, t

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

2022-06-22 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
email the file, I can, after choosing this > command and saving the file to what I wish, say eastofe.txt > You can choose whatever file name works for you, using .txt as the extension. > What happens next though depends on how you read regular text files with your > braille dis

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