[bookport] Re: braille input for search string?
- From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:35:09 -0500
The latest firmware is a beta and, you'd be better off waiting for the next
official release. it should be out soon. Right now, they're having trouble
with a battery drainage issue on the latest beta release. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sky Taylor" <skyt@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 12:49 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: braille input for search string?
> hey, guys, how did you get the ladist firmware on the bp?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:34 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: braille input for search string?
>
>
> > Sky,
> >
> > Welcome to the list. You'll find this to be a helpful bunch and the
folks
> > at APH are active on the list every work day and are always willing to
> > answer questions. Like you, we are all huge fans of the Book Port. Lou
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sky Taylor" <skyt@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 10:01 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: braille input for search string?
> >
> >
> >> hi guys. this is Sky from british columbia, victoria, canada, i'm a fan
> >> of
> >> book port, and i'm new on this list.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Kaari Parrish" <kparrish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:43 PM
> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: braille input for search string?
> >>
> >>
> >> > To make a long story short, it's been operator error.
> >> > Firmware version is 1.02.00, I updated it myself, and all keys work,
> > which
> >> > is why haven't been able to figure out why braille mode won't. It
> >> > turns
> >> > out
> >> > that the problem for me is in the manual. I've been using the online
> >> > version, since it's been easiest for me to have the manual and the
> >> > bookport
> >> > be separate while I figure out what to do next.
> >> > In braille mode, the manual specifies that the space bar is the
> >> > pound
> >> > key and 9 together, which is what I've been trying to use. I had no
> >> > idea
> >> > that it's the left space key only. So guess what? Using the left
space
> > key
> >> > only, it works beautifully and the only damage is to my ego. I wish
> >> > battery
> >> > drain problems were as easy to fix (g)
> >> > Could the manual itself get an update? Maybe that might spare
other
> >> > clueless users some aggravation.
> >> >
> >> > Kaari
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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