[blindkid] Tech question: Bookshare for Mac with a braille display

[Richard Holloway]

Even on Macs, there are many variations of OS version and settings. 

This is just a guess, but if you can see the file extension  (.brf, .xml, etc.) change the .brf to .txt and if asked by the OS, confirm the change, then see if it will work. If the file extension is missing, I believe there is a finder preferences setting in some OS versions which needs to be checked or unchecked as appropriate.

Worst case, it doesn't work and you restore the file to the original name with no harm done...

Alternatively there are ways to remap the default application for the existing extension (for the actual file type) but for a test, switch the extension first and double click or drag onto the intended application (such as Word). You might also explore some import commands on various applications, etc.

-RH

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 13, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Allison Hilliker <AllisonH at benetech.org> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> The Bookshare tech support team tells me that you should be able to read BRF books on a computer using a text editor or word processor. I recommend writing support at bookshare.org to find out more. Alternatively, you can describe the issue you're having and I can write them for you.
> 
> Best,
> Allison Hilliker
> Bookshare Operations Associate
> allisonh at bookshare.org
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon and Sarah
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 7:20 AM
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindkid] Tech question: Bookshare for Mac with a braille display
> 
> A little background: Emilia is 9 y/o and has no vision. We have a
> pretty new Mac (running Mountain Lion OS), and a new braille display
> (Brailliant 32). We're trying to get her up to speed reading Bookshare
> downloads on the braille display without speech.
> 
> So I'm trying to figure out the easiest/most useful way for Emilia to
> read Bookshare books on her braille display without the voice. So far,
> I can't seem to make a .brf file work. XML files work using VoiceOver
> and the braille display, but we can't (or haven't figured out how to)
> bookmark. It also frequently interrupts the narrative by bringing up
> little messages like "html cnt" to tell us that the cursor is on an
> html object.
> 
> Read2Go seems like a great program with cool features, but I think its
> just for the iOS devices, not computers. I can't tell if the free
> program through Bookshare website, ReadOutloud will do braille only
> without the speech.
> 
> I would appreciate any tips/advice from those with experience with
> this stuff.  Thanks in advance,
> Brandon Lane
> Idaho
> 
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