Having had a number of blind user employ BrailleZephyr for some time now I have
collected the following notes, suggestions:
1. Right margin behaviour. This request is for the right margin to have a
couple of modes and a third sound. The two behaviours are:
A. The current state where the user can type beyond the end of the
right margin.
B. A state where the user is not permitted to type beyond the right
margin. This is similar to the function of a physical Braille writer.
The other part of this is a request for a third "bell" that would sound at the
end of the margin no matter what mode above was employed. This was described as
the "thump" that a Braille writer makes when the user attempts to type beyond
the physical margin. These two suggestions will insure that BrailleZephyr will
act just like a physical embosser. This is the most important request they have
made.
2. Document interface. The request is that BrailleZephyr act like other
computer editors with the option to open multiple document windows and to be
able to cut, copy and paste between the windows.
3. Ability to open documents in BrailleZephyr from the OS. This involves being
able to set the OS to always open files of type .BRF or others in BrailleZephyr
by double clicking on the icons of the files or using other OS opening options
such as the Open menu item of the interface. As it stands now you can make the
association between BrailleZephyr and the filetypes but BrailleZephyr fails to
open the file.
4. Output to an embosser. This is a hard one as each OS will likely approach
this in a different manner. On Linux and Mac for example this has to be done
with CUPS. I am unsure what the process is in Windows. What is envisioned is an
Emboss menu option which would then send the current document to a selected
embosser. I see this request as the least important of the suggestions.
Commonwealth Braille & Talking Book Cooperative
Greg Kearney, General Manager
#320, 185-911 Yates Street
Victoria, BC V8V 4Y9
CANADA
Email: info@xxxxxxxxx
U.S. Address
21908 Almaden Av.
Cupertino, CA 95014
UNITED STATES
Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
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