Those bold letters are larger and stand out from the rest of the text. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 7:48 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My optacon > Hi Dan! > > Although I angle the camera to be able to read italicized print and can > read it fine, I think I read slower when the words are italicized than > when > they are regular. I have noticed that OCR software sometimes has a little > trouble with words in italics. Bold letters are nice to read with the > optacon. > > Debby > > At 01:40 AM 5/5/2012, Dan tonge wrote >>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. > > -- > 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. > > 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.