Hi Dave
Now all of you can see why I just love my VU and this list. The responses
are always so precise and to the point like the response you provided below
regarding the blinking dot eight.
Thank you dave its perfectly clear now to me and I hope to others who may
have wondered about this also.
DERICK
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From: varioultra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:varioultra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Williams
Sent: 20 April 2017 12:36 PM
To: varioultra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [varioultra] Re: FLASHING EIGHTH DOT OF FIRST BRAILLE CELL
Hi
Sounds like you are referring to the Reading Cursor. Below I have provided
an explanation of how the VarioUltra cursors work. The context determines
which cursor is displayed. The aim is to show if input is possible, and
whether that input should be contracted braille.
When using VarioUltra, you will encounter 3 different types of cursor.
Each cursor indicates a different situation. Reading, Writing or Grade 2.
You can control how they appear from Settings > Cursor.
1. reading cursor: typically this means the document is protected from
input. By default the cursor shape is a braille dot 8 blinking on and off.
You get this cursor when you have opened a doc or dox file, a PDF file. It
is also used when you have opened a rtf, txt or brf file and you have
toggled to the protected mode in menu file > protect text. You may want the
reading cursor displayed to help with highlighting text that you want to
copy to the clipboard.
However, most people do not wish to be distracted with extra dots while
reading. So you can switch off the reading cursor from Settings > Braille
cursor > reading mode. The first field in this dialog describes the reading
cursor shape.Immediately press Command+Backspace, also known as B7+B9, to
delete the value. Press the Command Key, B9, to save your change and close
the dialog. Now when you are reading you should not see any cursor.
Note: If you try to delete the entry of the reading cursor shape with the
standard Backspace command, this will result in the message "invalid entry".
So be sure to press Command+Backspace immediately followed by Command.
2. writing cursor: this indicates that you can edit the text. By default the
cursor shape is dots 7 and 8 not blinking. You get this cursor when Computer
Braille is expected such as in edit boxes. It also appears in BRF files, and
in text files when Master Switch is On.
3. grade 2 cursor: this is a special writing cursor. It indicates that you
have switched off computer braille master switch and you are writing in an
rtf or txt file. It tells you that your input will be translated as
contracted braille. By default the cursor shape is dots 7,8 blinking.
Hope this helps.
--
Dave Williams
On 19/04/2017 17:04, Amy Ruell wrote:
Hello,
I believe that what you're referring to is the cursor indication that
shows where your cursor is located. Does the flashing cursor change
position if you have written something?
Amy Ruell
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On Apr 19, 2017, at 11:33 AM, Derick Greeff <dg18ml@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:dg18ml@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Jeff
Thank you for your response.
No, this flashing dot eight is only in braille notetaker mode and is
always on the first cell flashing away. I'm afraid it may soon ware out!!
DERICK
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[mailto:varioultra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Jeffrey ;
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*Sent:* 19 April 2017 04:34 PM
*To:* varioultra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:varioultra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [varioultra] Re: FLASHING EIGHTH DOT OF FIRST BRAILLE CELL
Hi Derrick:
Note that I am not an expert. Let me start by asking you which mode
are you referring to - display or notetaker? In Braille display
mode, I don't see the eighth dot on the first cell. However, when I
come to the beginning of the line, there is a flashing cursor at Dots
7 and 8 but I don't think that was what you were asking about?
Jeff
