Yes, my error was in the erroneous belief that one cannot enter the VoiceOver menu unless VO is running. This was something a mobile phone store rep told me, and I accepted it at face value since I had no way of confirming it. I am glad to be mistaken here.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 14/08/2013, at 13:30, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > David, sorry but that one is wrong my friend. I was able to pair the display > while Voice Over wasn't running as I had stated in my prior message in this > thread. I just wanted that to be clear to the list that this will work > without Voice over running. Of course you can't use the display without Voice > Over, but that's another matter altogether. I believe that Richard Turner > also thinks it can be done. Then, Scott Davert also confirmed that it can be > done. > > Cheers. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > > On 8/13/2013 7:04 PM, David Chittenden wrote: >> No, you cannot pair a braille display whilst VoiceOver is not running. >> Braille displays must be paired through the VoiceOver menu, which can only >> be accessed when VO is running. After a braille display is paired, you can >> see its status in the Bluetooth menu, and you can reconnect it in the >> Bluetooth menu, but it will only initially appear in the braille menu in the >> VoiceOver menu before it is initially paired. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 14/08/2013, at 4:38, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, yes I know that there is no Braille support while Voice Over isn't >>> running, but that wasn't my question. >>> >>> Cheers. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> I can't live without y?o?u?. TEA. Bazinga! - Sheldon Cooper >>> Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 >>> >>> On 8/13/2013 11:08 AM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: >>>> I'm almost certain that Braille support comes in voiceover. I believe I >>>> turned off voiceover and Braille went away. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 11:00 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all. My guess off the top would be that you can't do this, but I >>>>> thought I'd ask. I don't have anyone around who can help me figure this >>>>> out on my own. So here goes. If you are in a situation where you want to >>>>> pair a Braille display with an iPad or iPhone, but let's say that you are >>>>> doing this remotely over the phone and the person who will be doing this >>>>> is sighted, can this be done without Voice Over running? I'm in a >>>>> situation where a client of mine isn't comfortable enough with the iPad >>>>> just yet but wants to pair the Braille display with it. So, he's having >>>>> someone sighted help. This sighted person isn't very tech comfortable, >>>>> but can do regular gestures and has her own iPhone in fact, but knows >>>>> nothing about Voice Over. So, I figured that if I can walk her through >>>>> pairing the display with the iPad without Voice Over running, I wouldn't >>>>> have to do on the spot training of Voice Over. If it can't be done, then >>>>> of course I'll do that, but I was trying to avoid extra work. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks much. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Raul A. 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