Hi All.Sorry for not updating you on this thread. I only had temporary internet access until yesterday. Adrian, you have got it spot on. Yes, Cobra I guess simulates a Braille display for a Talks compatible phone. This is how you can not only view what is on the screen of the phone, but also you can actually control the phone using your PC keyboard, just like you can control the phone using a traditional "physical" Braille display.
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 On 02/11/2010 13:54, Carol Pearson wrote:
Thanks Adrian for your helpful email. I had sussed (eventually) what it meant and do intend to try it at some point. -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Be friends with me on Facebook (Not using Twitter these days ...) ---- Original Message ---- From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 2:21 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Talks and CobraHi Carol and all: I haven't tried it for myself so I might have completely the wrong end of the stick but the way I read it, if you tell talks that you are using a Braille display then it will transmit information about what is on the phone screen via bluetooth. The cobra screenreader is actually pairing your computer with the phone rather than a Braille display and so it can display your phone interface on your PC. If you have a Braille display connected to your PC, then you can red the contents of the pc screen in the same way that you can in any application and this includes the pc display of your phone interface. In short, kobra is taking advantage of the fact that talks lets you control your phone from an external device, usually a Braille display, but in this case using you PC instead. Adrian Higginbotham E: Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Twitter: @AHiggi -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 29 October 2010 14:09 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 unique features of Cobra is a mobile phone monitor. This feature not only displays the 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 will display what is on the phone's screen, which in turn sends it to Cobra's speech 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
