Hi Rebecca. The other thing you can do is hit space with g to turn contracted braille off, and then put in your question mark. Just know that you have to use computer braille, so in this case, the question mark becomes dots 1-4-5-6. 2-3-6 then becomes the number 8.
Scott On 11/2/12, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I find navigating the various screens with the joystick on the RB 18 > to be very effective. The only 2 flaws with the RB 18 that I have > found are the USB plug and the fact that when the battery gets down to > 1 third remaining, it will flash a battery low message in uncontracted > braille that will stay there for about 15 seconds. While hitting keys > on the display will move the screen accordingly, that battery low > message will stay on the display. Quite counterproductive when you're > trying to get work done. Other than those 2 things, I love the > display. I like that it's bigger than the Focus 14, smaller than the > 32 cell displays, and has a fare amount of navigation options. For > portable use, I still would choose this over any others on the market. > For those wanting a bigger display, I'm a huge fan of the Braille Edge > 40. Lots of navigation options, plenty of braille real estate if you > want to read things like books, and it has a notetaker built in which > also allows you to read books and things like that independent of an > externally connected device.They have some things that need to be > improved on, like being able to read text files loaded on the internal > notepad in contracted braille and the case, which I hate. > > Scott > > On 11/2/12, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> For the most part, all braille displays function the same with the >> iPhone. >> The command structure is the same. The only differences are the panning >> keys >> that iOS uses. >> >> For the Refreshabraille 18, the Braille keys are small squares. Dots 7 and >> 8 >> are to either side of the spacebar. this is because the Refreshabraille >> is >> the size of a 3x5 card and contains 18 Braille cells across the top. The >> joystick allows vertical and horizontal single-finger flicks. The left >> and >> right panning buttons are just below the cursor buttons. >> >> In my opinion, the greatest strength of the RefreshaBraille is the fact >> that >> it can connect to the iPhone while the screen is unlocked if you turn it >> on. >> I have used an Alva BC640 and a Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue. Both of >> those displays required me to lock the iPhone before turning them on in >> order to connect. >> >> Brailling, of course, is a little cramped because of the maximum width of >> the display. >> >> If your Braille display is activated, iPhone will usually connect in a >> few >> seconds whenever the screen unlocks. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 02/11/2012, at 12:27, Traci <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd love to hear your review of the RB18. >>> >>> Navigating and replying to text messages. >>> Navigating the iPhone screen. >>> Are you comfortable typing on it? >>> When the phone is locked, what is it like reading a notification that >>> comes through, thus unlocking the phone? >>> >>> Thank you so much, >>> Traci >>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >>> >>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Stacey Robinson <stacey...@bellsouth.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ah, ok. >>>> I just wondered. >>>> I have the Braillepen 12. >>>> >>>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Rebecca Ilniski wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm borrowing a refreshabraille 18 right now from work so am playing >>>>> with it and may eventually get one of my own. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Rebecca and Zeb >>>>> email: rilni...@gmail.com >>>>> facebook: www.facebook.com/rebeccai5 >>>>> Zeb's facebook: www.facebook.com/zeb.ilniski >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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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