[bookport] Re: The Braille keyboard
- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:28:55 -0400
Actually, this is easier to think of if you don't try to associate the =
traditinoal key with the braille key. Let's try this:
Once your device is in braille input mode, you now have three rows of =
keys. Each row has six columns. =20
The top row is the 6 dot layout that we are all familiar with.
The two middle keys in the bottom row act as the Space key. Immediately =
left and right of space are Backspace and Delete. All the way to the left =
on the bottom row is braille dot 7 and all the way on the right is braille =
dot 8.
The middle column contains, from left to right, esc, left, up, down, =
right, and Enter.
Does that help looking at it that way?
>>> annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, September 17, 2004 8:16:29 AM >>>
From the manual:
To use the braille keyboard, turn Book Port 90 degrees from its normal=20
operating position, so the compact flash card faces toward your body.
The braille input keyboard looks like this:
3
2
1
4
5
6
Esc
Left
Up
Down
Right
Enter
7
BackSpace
Space
Space
Delete
8
So I've turned BP 90 degrees. I start, then with what used to be the =
'D'=20
key (on the d-e-f row) and it becomes dot 3, with f becoming dot 1?
3=3Dd
2=3De
1=3Df
4=3Da
5=3Db
6=3Dc
I know this is a wonderful and clever idea, but I befuddle=20
easily. following this list, the dot 8 key is 3?
Space is either 1 or 6?
Or am I reversing something? sorry to be so upside-down.
ann
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