Re: Getting Into Braille
- From: "Steve Britt" <swimmer953@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 22:52:44 -0500
Hi, Kane. I'm a PowerBraille 80 user also, and most of the time I have the
system set to "no speech".
I have a couple pointers for you. When you're in Word, and you want to see the
last part of the line, hit your "end" key on the number pad. That's located on
the number pad on the left, just above the Jaws, or insert key. To get back to
the left part of the display, hit the home key and the left arrow.
If you need more help, please let me know.
----- Original Message -----
From: KANE BROLIN
To: JFW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:09 PM
Subject: Getting Into Braille
Hi, everyone.
I’m a long-time JFW user, and on various computers I use either Windows 98 or
XP Professional. On all, I use JFW 7.0.
This one goes out to any lister that uses primarily a Braille display—even
those who turn off speech entirely at times. I’m starting to do this, and am
finding that I like the no-speech mode. But I’m using a Power Braille 80 at
the moment—not one of the newer PDA models—and I could use some guidance.
Sometimes, when using a text editor such as Microsoft Word or reading a Web
page, the line of text appearing on the actual screen is longer than the 80
cells my display gives me. If I scroll up and down through the article using
the application cursor (or the Virtual PC Cursor in Internet Explorer), I don’t
benefit from the effects of “word wrap.” So, in other words, I miss the last
word or two in every line of text that a seeing person would detect on his/her
screen! On the other hand, if I scroll through the document using the scroll
bars of my PowerBraille, I read all the text—but when I’m ready to modify the
text in Word, or to click on something in Internet Explorer, I find that my
application cursor or Virtual PC Cursor is far away from where I want to type
or click.
What can I do either (a) to have a document read fully while I still track it
with the application cursor, or (b) to route the application’s cursor or Jaws’
Virtual PC Cursor instantly to the spot my PowerBraille is tracking?
I know there might be more than one viable answer. A very nice JFW tech
support person suggested I repair JAWS and return all settings to their
defaults. But I don’t remember having made any adjustments to Braille
settings, since I’ve started using Braille regularly for just the last two
months.
Thanks for any tips you can give.
-Kane
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