[blazie-support] Re: how do I work this thing???
- From: "Lisa Hall" <lehtex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 14:45:57 -0500
Hi Lee,
Pressing e-chord exits you out of any menu whether it be status, file,
parameter, or speech menu with the a.r.-chord.
When you use the help command with the th-chord, you can search for a
particular word or phrase. When you are finished, hit z-chord and it will
put you back in the document you are working in.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:04 AM
Subject: [blazie-support] Re: how do I work this thing???
>
> Hi Lisa --
> Thank you so much for the info. Very useful, albeit I had to experiment a
> little to get the exact keystrokes.
> I wonder if different models have slightly different commands...
> The 36 chord in the menus menu does give the shortcut character -- very
> useful, thanx. However, I found on my brl lite the only way I could get
out
> of the status menu was with the e chord, which seems to be an exit command
> in some contexts.
> As for the th chord getting me to the help file, that doesn't work in all
> contexts, and what I think would be really nice (already forming my wish
> list...;) is to have the th chord bring up a context menu kind of like in
> Windows. The reason is that it's a pain to have to switch context and
> search through a 9 page help file for simple questions and then try and
> return to where you left off. But I suppose as I get used to using this
it
> will get to be more natural.
> And who would have thought the z chord would exit the calculator. The e
> chord does something else -- I think retrieving a stored value or
something.
> Would be nice if e chord always meant "exit"...
>
> Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to reply.
> I really do like this thing, nits and all.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisa Hall" <lehtex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 5:59 AM
> Subject: [blazie-support] Re: how do I work this thing???
>
>
> >
> > Hi Lee,
> >
> > If you want to find out the highlighted letter for each feature, hit 3-6
> > chord. it will tell you in both Braille and speech if speech is on. I
> have
> > been a Blazie notetaker user since 1988 and I am willing to help. If
you
> > get stuck on a command, press the th sign dots 1-4-5-6 chord brings up
the
> > help file. If you have the long help file, it is about 9 electronic
pages
> > or about 36k I think. each electronic page usually takes about 4,096 or
> 4k.
> > In the older version of the firmware, we used to expand the page size
when
> > the memory block is full. To find out what file is open at this time,
hit
> o
> > for option, f for file and the letter t to find out what file is opened.
> If
> > you are in the file menu, hit the th sign chords 1-4-5-6 and you will be
> in
> > a menu. To find out the highlighted letter, hit chord 3-6. If you are
in
> a
> > calculator and you want to exit the program, hit z chord dots 1-3-5-6.
I
> > hope this may be of assistance. Any time you are in the status menu,
file
> > menu, or the parameter menu, you are in a menu. use dot a chord to go
up
> a
> > menu and dot 4 chord to go down a menu. Use dots 3-6 to find out
> highlighted
> > letter.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "notetaker list" <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 3:28 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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