[blazie-support] Re: how do I work this thing???
- From: "David Chittenden" <davidc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 09:19:50 -0700
To exit the calculator, press z-chord. For a list of the commands, read the
help file.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "notetaker list" <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 1:28 AM
Subject: [blazie-support] how do I work this thing???
>
> I've been plpaying around with my brl lite and have some questions.
> I really like the features on it and wonder why I never got one of these
> before...
> However, I've been having trouble figuring out how to do some things...
>
> 1) If there's nothing on the display or every movement causes it to print
> "file is empty", how do I determine what file it's in?
> Or, more generally, how do I tell what state the thing is in so as to
avoid
> the unexpected?
> Or better yet, is there such a thing as a context menu on this thing?
>
> 2) when I'm finished using the calculator, how do I get out of it? I
tried
> everything I could think of but got syntax errors or calculator mode
changes
> no matter what I typed -- everything but exiting the calculator. I even
> tried typing "exit", but of course that failed. I had to turn the machine
> off and back on again to get out of it.
>
> 3) when I'm in the status menu, how do I determine the shortcut character
> that goes with a specific option? For example, I want to turn speech on
and
> off, which takes forever unless you happen to know that the s chord will
> take you directly to that option. Entering the status menu with 34 chord
> then arrowing through all the options takes forever. It would be nice if
> there was a way to learn the shortcuts. (Ok, maybe it's in the manual,
but
> I haven't read much in it yet -- I think things like this should be built
> into the software, not hidden away in a manual.)
>
> I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes on.
> But meanwhile, I do like this thing...
> Comments welcome! Thanx! :)
> --le
>
>
>
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