I angle mine to the right for italics, but don't like them at all. In God We Trust, Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Rudys" <mrudys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 4:42 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My optacon Italicized words slants to the right. I never thought of twisting the camera accordingly. Next time, I will try it. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan tonge" <danieltonge2011@xxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:40 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My optacon > 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. > > 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.