Here are a few el-Braille comments.
the Maps app appeared to work fairly well. I pulled up a list of nearby
restaurants, chose one, and generated walking directions which i didn't need
to follow at the moment, but which were easily readable as a list.
For the person who couldn't generate the single-key commands in the windows
GPS app, did you try preceding them with a letter sign (dots 56,) or turning
off braille translation for input (it's either 12457-chord or 23457-chord by
default?)
Two things to know about the ElBraille: this cannot be an instant-on device
like the HIMS and Humanware products we are used to. It cannot be put to
sleep, and sleep cannot be added as an option, presumably not enough RAM.
Second, people's opinions about braille keyboards are as varied as their
preferences for speech synthesizers, and perhaps as intense. I thought I
could get used to the Focus 14 display, but I'm now not so sure. the
position of the space bar is very awkward, and the display is very clicky.
I've been spoiled by my great HIMS keyboard and quiet keyboard and display
refresh operations. My wife, who was very sensitive to noise would not have
been thrilled had I tried to read braille with this device. One surely
cannot read discretely.
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Sendero GPS and ElBraille
I forget the price but I think it was around $1600.
Mike
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Sendero GPS and ElBraille
Hi Mike:
I too love the PK due to its size, and fitting in my purse. Please continue
to let us know how the ElBraille works on the PK. How much was it if you
just have the Focus Braille display and a Jaws license?
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Sendero GPS and ElBraille
As many of you know, I am a hold-out PK user because of its size. The
ElBraille running Windows 10, Jaws and the Focus is about the same footprint
at the PK but a bit thicker. I just got mine last weekend. I am not too
proficient with it yet but so far I really enjoy it. The trick is learning
all the shortcut keys because it has a Braille keyboard.
Sendero GPS and Maps sort of works on it. Note that you use the Chord M to
toggle the Speech box mode on. That helps read in Braille what the screen
reader says.
For some odd reason, when you press the single letter commands like A for
address and C for City, you hear the letter but not the related information.
However, if you plug in an external keyboard, these single letter commands
work same as they do on any PC. We are looking into fixing this.
The ElBraille has a GPS receiver built in but I haven't figured out how to
access it yet. I have been able to connect an external receiver.
This is a pretty suite package, especially for those of us who already have
Jaws and a Focus 14.
Stay tuned.
Mike
Michael May,
President and CEO,
Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
http://www.SeattleLH.org/ ;
Founder and Chairman of Sendero,
http://www.senderogroup.com
Office: (206)-436-2110
Cell: (530)-304-0007
