Hi Marie! Yes, that's why bold text is so easy to read. Debby At 03:01 AM 5/9/2012, Marie Rudys wrote >Those bold letters are larger and stand out from the rest of the text. >Marie > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 7:48 PM >Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My optacon > > > > Hi Dan! > > > > Although I angle the camera to be able to read italicized print and can > > read it fine, I think I read slower when the words are italicized than > > when > > they are regular. I have noticed that OCR software sometimes has a little > > trouble with words in italics. Bold letters are nice to read with the > > optacon. > > > > Debby > > > > At 01:40 AM 5/5/2012, Dan tonge wrote > >>Yeah, well when things are in italics, they are actually twisted a little > >>bit so that they are written at an angle. I guess since it varies from > >>the regular writing, to a sighted person, it stands out. I have some > >>trouble with them, too, but I end up twisting the camera a little bit to > >>compensate for the angled letters. > >> > >>Dan > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Robert Feinstein" <harlynn@xxxxxxxxx> > >>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:36 PM > >>Subject: [optacon-l] My optacon > >> > >> > >>I had to fill out a recommendation form for a friend and read it with the > >>optacon. I could read the questions, and see boxes where things had to be > >>checked. I could follow lines across the page, and get the general layout > >>of the page. > >> > >>What interested me is that on the envelope, I could feel the bar code, and > >>where the stamp was to go, I could actually feel a rectangle made of > >>dashes. Incredible machine! Just incredible. I usually just read > >>letters and never actually noticed that you could tell a very simple > >>drawing like where to place a stamp. On the place where the return > >>address goes, I could feel individual lines to write the address. Of > >>course, I just put an address label. With the optacon, the index finger > >>is transformed into an eye. > >> > >>Kind regards, > >>Bob > >>PS: Still can't read italics well at all. The letters seems spread apart, > >>and the letter n or m look like lines that are not connected. But, if > >>someone prints very very carefully, I can make it out, but it is slow. > >>Regular printing I do much, much better, especially if it is a simpler > >>font. Bold letters where many pins vibrate and the letters are thick are > >>also difficult for me, and if the print is too big, I can't read it. > >> > >>Not complaining: it's a remarkable machine. > >> > >>to view the list archives, go to: > >> > >>www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > >> > >>To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > >> > >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > >>quotes) in the message subject. > >> > >>Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > >>to: > >> > >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > >>quotes) in the message subject. > >> > >>to view the list archives, go to: > >> > >>www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > >> > >>To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > >> > >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > >>quotes) in the message subject. > >> > >>Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > >>to: > >> > >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > >>quotes) in the message subject. > > > > -- > > mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > -- > > The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools > > pours > > forth foolishness. > > Proverbs 15:2 NKJV > > > > "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue > > ; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. > > Job 6:24 NKJV > > > > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > > to: > > > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > > >to view the list archives, go to: > >www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > >To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > >optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >quotes) in the message subject. > >Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: > >optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >quotes) in the message subject. -- mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. Proverbs 15:2 NKJV "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue ; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. Job 6:24 NKJV to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.