Chris, hi! Just picked up this thread, and am fascinated by the idea of being able to control the phone via the computer ... sounds really useful ... but there's always a catch isn't there? How much does this software cost, once one has tried it for free, as it were? Jennie.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 2:09 PM To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Talks and Cobra
Yeah, but you're not telling me anything, Chris ... Have you tried it? What have you done? Have you seen a list of which braille displays are supported? How does it work with PC and Talks? This I don't understand! Please tell us more. -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Be friends with me on Facebook (Not using Twitter these days ...) ---- Original Message ---- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 2:56 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Talks and CobraWell you would naturally need a braille display Carol! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:46 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Talks and CobraSo you buy Cobra but can use the braille part free, presumably only if you're using Cobra then? Have you got it working yet Chris? How do you work it with your PC? -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Be friends with me on Facebook (Not using Twitter these days ...) ---- Original Message ---- From: "chris hallsworth" <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:52 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Talks and CobraHi all. I want to tell you about a PC-based screen reader called Cobra and how it can work with your Talks compatible mobile phone. One of the many powerful and uniquefeatures of Cobra is a mobile phone monitor. This feature not only displaysthe output of your phone, but also allows you to use it right from your PC keyboard. Here is how you would set this all up: 1. Download and Install Cobra, which you can try for free from www.baum.de/cms/en/cobra/. 2. Download and Install Talks Braille Interface (TBI), which you can use for free from www.baum.de/cms/en/support/. 3. Make sure your PC supports bluetooth. Set up the adaptor so you have an incoming serial port. The Windows "Standard Bluetooth over Serial Link" driver will work just fine. Pair the PC with the phone. 4. In Cobra, press the Cobra key, which is the caps lock key by default, hold it, and press the letter m. This will display the mobile phone monitor. Select your bluetooth serial port in the list and press enter. 5. Now, on the phone, use the Talks command to change the Braille output from none to "Talks Braille Interface". This is Talks long end. 6. Select the name of your PC in the list of bluetooth devices, and Talks should say, "Talks Braille Interface loaded". From this point on, the PC monitor willdisplay what is on the phone's screen, which in turn sends it to Cobra'sspeech synthesizer/Braille display for output. You will also be able to control the phone directly using the PC keyboard, including sending of text messages and amending calendar appointments. If you have any problems or further queries with this or anything to do with Cobra, please ask on or off list. Many thanks. I hope you found this useful. Take care. -- Chris H You can contact me in the following ways: E-mail and Facebook: challsworth2@xxxxxxx MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Blog: http://chrishallsworth.klangoblogs.net----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1153 / Virus Database: 424/3225 - Release Date: 10/28/10