[gps-talkusers] e: Re: Bug with locking the keyboard

Hello list
I sometimes lock the keyboard when travelling on a bus, because its almost impossible not to knock the braillenote because of having Guide Dog Piano tuning toolbag over shoulder and Braillenote.

But, I always turn thumbkeys off when using the braillenote gps while walking because it just causes to many problems clothes will touch the thumbkeys for instance, I will use the thumbkeys when travelings in a car or on the train because this is a more controlled environment, ok with thumbkeys off you can't cheque the display when long street descriptions are given but the alternative is too irritating.

Regards Gavin Atkins
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Simmons" <carlsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:27:05 -0700
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Bug with locking the keyboard

Gian,

This is normal operation. The dots 123456 command will lock the
keyboard
from issuing GPS commands. The keyboard command you are
addressing are
Keysoft commands. If you investigate further you will find that
many of the
Keysoft commands can be executed with the keyboard locked. Some
examples are
check time or date, return to main menu, go to the Keysoft
options menu turn 
on/off
Braille ect.

For many reasons a venders program can not override the Keysoft
controlled
key commands. 


Carl Simmons
Sendero Group Training and Technical Support
1-888-757-6810 Ext.  106
carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
GianniP46 
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 5:27 PM
To: GPS-TalkUsers
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Bug with locking the keyboard

Hi folks,

I would like to report what I think is a bug.

When you lock the keyboard with a 123456, The previous with space
bar
keystroke still works. That is the keystroke that turns off
speech on the
BN BT. I was on a bus and had my keyboard locked, but the speech
some how
got turned off and I almost missed my stop. Thank God the driver 
remembered

to announce it. When I checked if that keystroke actually would
work while
the keyboard is locked, it actually did. I can reproduce this at
will.
I must of activated that keystroke by mistake. I had headphones 
on and the

BN's cover on, so I must of pressed the previous thumb key and 
the space bar

together some how.
I am using GPS v 3.5 on a BN MPower running keysoft 7 build 22.
I am using
eloquence for my speech.

Steps to reproduce:
1. When running GPS, lock your key board with 123456.
2. Confirm that your keyboard is locked by pressing a key or
two.
3. Try to turn off speech by pressing space with previous on the
BT
keyboard.
It would be interesting to know if this also happens on a QT
keyboard.
4. Notice that your speech is now turned off and the GPS will
not speak any
of the lookaround info.
5. Again confirm that the keyboard is locked by pressing some
other
keystrokes. You will get the keyboard is locked message on your
Braille 
display.
6.  turn speech on again by pressing space with previous.


Can anyone confirm or not confirm?  THANKS!
Gian Pedulla
GianniP46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx




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