[bookport] Re: space key in entering braille mode

  • From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:03:43 -0400

I agree with your note in all aspects.. but I probably couldn't have said it
as well.
Tiff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ptorpey" <ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:20 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: space key in entering braille mode


> My vote is to keep the chord F command for entering find on the braille
> keyboard.  This is a good mnemonic for remembering how to get into this
> mode.  As the braille options may expand later on, such simple one
> letter mnemonics will easily fit into this scheme without the user
> having to memorize lots of other seemingly random key combinations.
>
> On the other hand, I can understand how this chording operation would be
> tricky for folks with mobility problems - it took a bit of practice for
> me and I don't have such issues, but now its fine.  So, it might be a
> good idea to have an alternate way of performing some functions.  Of
> course, now that I think about it, the regular find function (i.e.,
> marking the beginning and ending of text) isn't so bad if one really
> cannot navigate the braille keyboard.  So, there is already an
> alternative for folks with mobility problems.
>
> Also, I do like the idea of a key learn mode.  Especially as more
> functions and layers are added, it isn't always time efficient to try
> and find the relevant sections of the manual, even if it is now much
> easier to get to and from help.  Almost all adaptive equipment has such
> a learn mode these days.  Maybe instead of using more memory, the help
> messages for each key could be put on the CF card somewhat like the
> manual is now.  Thus, if a key were pressed in key learn mode, the
> software would only need to store a pointer to a longer and helpful
> message.
>
>
> -- Pete
>
>
> --- original message
>
> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:16:13 -0400
> From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bookport] Re: space key in entering braille mode
>
> That is true.  Apparently, this is a hardware limitation.  We are
> thinking = of changing the command to 7+8+9.  What do you think?
>
>


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