[icon-discuss] Re: problems using web braille service with braille plus
- From: Marta Rodriguez <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 19:42:54 -0400
Thanks for the clarification.
Marta
On Tue, 20 May 2008 15:47:58 -0700, Zachary Kline wrote:
>Hi,
>I believe that the button for notetakers was intended for those
>which have braille displays, such as the Braille Note family.
>The facct the volume is opened that way suggests that you could just
>read the volume with the display by scrolling.
>I presume that if the Icon gets such support in future the mode will
>work there as well.
>Best,
>Zack.
>
>Marta Rodriguez wrote:
>>Thanks. Does web braille behave this way with all note takers or just
>>the braille plus? it's weird that there would be an acceptance button
>>for note takers if people can't use that option in the same manner that
>>pc users do.
>>
>>marta
>>
>>On Tue, 20 May 2008 11:10:07 -0700, Zachary Kline wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>You need to pick the option that says it's best for PC users. That'll
>>>give you a set of download options which you can use to put it
>>>whereever
>>>you want it, most often in the books folder I expect.
>>>Hope this helps,
>>>Zack.
>>>
>>>Marta Rodriguez wrote:
>>>
>>>>hello everybody:
>>>>
>>>>Went to the NLS site today to try to download some books onto the
>>>>Braille Plus. After going through the process of putting in my
>>>>password, I was able to open the latest issue of braille book review
>>>>and the sections I wanted to look in. When i clicked on one of the
>>>>volumes I wanted, I was presented with the terms and conditions for
>>>>accessing the books, and I clicked on the button specified for
>>>>downloads with notetakers. problem is that instead of being presented
>>>>with the choice to open or save the file, the volume was opened. I
>>>>went to the menu and saw no options for disposing of the open file.
>>>>Marking the text to copy to the clipboard and pasting onto a word
>>>>processor document just seems too long a process for getting this
>>>>material, especially when downloading books that are longer than two or
>>>>three volumes. Is there a way around this? Is there something i need
>>>>to do with braille Plus first so that I will get the option to save the
>>>>volumes I click on?
>>>>
>>>>By the way, I'm not talking about downloading books through the new
>>>>daisy pilot program. I was trying to download the books through the
>>>>regular web braille service.
>>>>
>>>>marta
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and
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