[access-uk] Re: Pacmate question
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:03:22 -0000
Graham, coming to the second part of your question first, it's a bit
more complicated than toggling. Basically the Braille editor on the PM
is the application called FSEdit. This is an add-on to the standard
pocket PC suite. When you want to create a Braille file, you have to do
it in FSEdit if you want a grade 2 option. When you open the file with
sh-chord n you're asked whether you want to make it a grade 2 file. Say
yes if you do and no if you don't. The best way of reading grade 2
files from other apps in grade 2 is to open them in FSEdit. To do this
you have to make FSEdit the default reader for files in all other apps.
This is done under the options tabs but I can't fully remember the
steps. However, once you've set it it stays set. Finally, there is a
grade 2 translator which you can use in other apps such as Pocket Word.
Having created your file, do a t-chord.
As for your other question, I think if the display is connected it's on.
The only way to turn it off is to *take* it off.
I'm afraid that one of the let-downs for me with the PM is that it
wasn't primarily designed for use with Braille and so, if like me, you
don't use it with speech, a lot of the Braille functionality is
counter-intuitive and a lot more hassle than earlier notetakers.
Sorry for the length of this, but it's not that straightforward.
Cheers now.
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Graham Longly
Sent: 21 January 2005 15:38
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Pacmate question
Hi all!
Please can someone tell me how to turn the Braille display on and off on
a
Pacmate BX and also how do you change between grade 1 and 2 Braille?
Cheers!
Graham
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