RE: How would the one-handed Optacon work? was a wish list
- From: Catherine Thomas <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 11:31:51 -0400 (EDT)
I wonder if there would be a way of making the two pieces modular--for
one-handed or two-handed use. What would happen to the zoom lens? In my
picture, the camera is on the bottom and the array is on the top. In
Dave's description, the camera suddenly became a mouse.
I used the Optacon II screen-reading program for six years and that
program really did have a mouse. Rather than touching the actual monitor
with the CRT lens, the computer screen image was transferred to a
mousepad. If you were in a word processor, the image followed the cursor
and was controlled by the keyboard. Those poor arrrow keys got a lot of
use. Also, the program had an automatic scan. With a combination of mouse
buttons the program would read a whole line of screen or the whole page if
you wanted. The actile array was the same as always. Only the camera
method changed.
I'm still having trouble transferring the concept to a print page and
still protecting us form being subjected to pre-scanning. Again, I'm not
criticizing. I'm just confused.
Catherine
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