[icon-discuss] Re: usb keyboard and input question

  • From: "Sharon" <mt281820@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:50:15 -0400

Actually,  I think I figured out what happens. If I plug in the usb keyboard
after I turn on the unit, I get text read as braille. If I plug the usb
keyboard in before turning on the unit, text is read as text.
Sharon

-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Terrence van Ettinger
AKA Angus MacLaren
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:23 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: usb keyboard and input question


Selecting computer braille gives you text input.  I had similar issues
myself
when I first started using my Icon.

Terrence

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:39:32 -0400, Sharon wrote:


>I'm connecting the USB keyboard to the braille plus and typing my notes for
>work. How do I get numbers to start sounding like numbers and not braille
>signs? I see only two input methods here: computer braille and Grade 2
>braille. Where is the text? The whole point of getting the braille plus in
>the beginning was for work since I was tired of carrying a lap top. So how
>can I get dates like June 2, 2008 to read June second two thousand eight
not
>june low b etc.?
>Sharon
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