Rebecca, What type of display do you have? On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Rebecca Ilniski wrote:
> I love this braille display. Am going to have to get me one when I can afford > it. This method does work and I'm fluent in Braille. I love braille anyway I > can get it. > > Rebecca and Zeb > rilni...@gmail.com > > On Oct 30, 2012, at 4:37 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I use the same display with my iPhone. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 31/10/2012, at 5:45, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I am using the Refreshabraille 18. I like its size: it's thick but small in >>> length and width, from left to right it's about the size of the length of >>> the iPhone 5 and from top to bottom it's maybe half the size of the length >>> of the iPhone 5about as thick as a Victor Reader Stream, maybe a tiny bit >>> thicker. Perkins style keys, square keys. Display at the top, router >>> buttons a little way below, left-right buttons below that with an extra not >>> raised button to use as a space bar if you flip it between these (You press >>> the left and right controls simultaneously and then turn it around and then >>> the braille display is closer to you and the keys are further away; doesn't >>> actually physically move things around on the unit but just changes the >>> display direction so turning it around makes what was right/left on the >>> display left-right). Six keys with a blank place in between below this. >>> Five way joystick in the middle below keys. Keys 7, space, and 8 below >>> this. A unique usb jack because it's in the bottom left indented in so it >>> can be hard to get the cable in though I've gotten used to it. I'm liking >>> it; it's very sturdy and works fine but I can see that I would like more >>> cells. But more cells would mean bigger from left to right and, more >>> important, more cells with the quality I want would be more expensive. >>> Ergonomically I kind of wish the panning buttons could be on the edges in >>> line with the display but it might be hard to design that so you didn't >>> accidentally press them. Typing feels a little cramped to me but when one >>> is used to a braillelite 40 which is lots bigger and has long keys instead >>> of a square one, they would feel cramped; I imagine i will get used to >>> that. The one thing that takes some getting used to, not just with the >>> refreshabraille but with reading braille, is the way selected text is >>> marked and the way fields are marked when they aren't yet made editable; a >>> little distracting but I am sure I'll get used to that also. If money >>> didn't matter, I'd get a 40-cell and it would also be something with an sd >>> card that could read files as a stand-alone. But since money is a factor, >>> I'm very happy with my refreshabraille 18, having gotten it for slightly >>> less because it was slightly-used. I was disappointed to find out that Aph >>> had discontinued the case as I would like a case for it to live in and be >>> used in in some situations but they say they are designing a new one. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheryl >>> >>> May the words of my mouth >>> and the meditation of my heart >>> be acceptable to You, Lord, >>> my rock and my Redeemer. >>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 30, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Andrew Lamanche <andrew.laman...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Cheryl, >>>> >>>> May I ask which Braille display you are using and what your thoughts are >>>> on its performance? >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>> On 30 Oct 2012, at 15:46, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, that is what I do: try not to stop until I get to the end of the >>>>> word and have put the punctuation on! My problem is that of course the >>>>> six keys are smaller and closer together than say on a braille writer or >>>>> even my old braillelite 40. i'm sure I will get used to this but right >>>>> now it means that I make more mistakes even though I am a proficient >>>>> braille writer. Then because I'm nervous about the expansion overtaking >>>>> me, I probably make even more mistakes which results in either having to >>>>> delete the whole word or inserting a letter sign so I can finish without >>>>> a mess! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cheryl >>>>> >>>>> May the words of my mouth >>>>> and the meditation of my heart >>>>> be acceptable to You, Lord, >>>>> my rock and my Redeemer. >>>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 30, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I wonder if this is because of contracted Braille? I believe that is >>>>>> what I understood and using uncontracted Braille alleviates this problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 30, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Rebecca, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What has worked for me is, using your example, type the word baseball >>>>>>> immediately followed by the question mark and then wait until the word >>>>>>> appears on your display. It takes a couple of seconds to appear, it's >>>>>>> not immediate. If you type the word baseball and wait for it to >>>>>>> appear, then you type the question mark symbol, it will be translated >>>>>>> into his which is what you are seeing. It takes some getting used to >>>>>>> but it works once you get the hang of it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Les >>>>>>> On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:24 AM, Rebecca Ilniski <rilni...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all. When I'm typing on the braille display I am typing a word like >>>>>>>> baseball and then I type the question mark it comes out as baseballhis >>>>>>>> why does this happen? Is there anyway to fix this issue other than to >>>>>>>> keep backspacing and correcting it only to have to do it again? >>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rebecca and Zeb >>>>>>>> rilni...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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