Hi Marie! I remember my optacon teacher teaching me how to read italics. She was an excellent teacher. It really does help to twist the camera to read italics. Debby At 03:42 AM 5/5/2012, Marie Rudys wrote >Italicized words slants to the right. I never thought of twisting the >camera accordingly. Next time, I will try it. >Marie > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dan tonge" <danieltonge2011@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:40 PM >Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My optacon > > > > Yeah, well when things are in italics, they are actually twisted a little > > bit so that they are written at an angle. I guess since it varies from > > the regular writing, to a sighted person, it stands out. I have some > > trouble with them, too, but I end up twisting the camera a little bit to > > compensate for the angled letters. > > > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Feinstein" <harlynn@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:36 PM > > Subject: [optacon-l] My optacon > > > > > > I had to fill out a recommendation form for a friend and read it with the > > optacon. I could read the questions, and see boxes where things had to be > > checked. I could follow lines across the page, and get the general layout > > of the page. > > > > What interested me is that on the envelope, I could feel the bar code, and > > where the stamp was to go, I could actually feel a rectangle made of > > dashes. Incredible machine! Just incredible. I usually just read > > letters and never actually noticed that you could tell a very simple > > drawing like where to place a stamp. On the place where the return > > address goes, I could feel individual lines to write the address. Of > > course, I just put an address label. With the optacon, the index finger > > is transformed into an eye. > > > > Kind regards, > > Bob > > PS: Still can't read italics well at all. The letters seems spread apart, > > and the letter n or m look like lines that are not connected. But, if > > someone prints very very carefully, I can make it out, but it is slow. > > Regular printing I do much, much better, especially if it is a simpler > > font. Bold letters where many pins vibrate and the letters are thick are > > also difficult for me, and if the print is too big, I can't read it. > > > > Not complaining: it's a remarkable machine. > > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > > to: > > > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > > to: > > > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > > >to view the list archives, go to: > >www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > >To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > >optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >quotes) in the message subject. > >Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: > >optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >quotes) in the message subject. -- mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. Proverbs 15:2 NKJV "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue ; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. Job 6:24 NKJV to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.