[Blindtlk] All About Braille Displays

[Sami Osborne]

Hi Alana,

To delete something (like a character) while using the Apex 
paired up with your phone, you have to press BACKSPACE with D.  I 
know it may sound confusing for new users than just pressing 
BACKSPACE, but,
if you do it more and more, I guarantee you'll get used to it (at 
least I did.  Also, when you want to enter/send something like a 
message to someone, you have to press SPACE with ENTER with dots 
3-4-5-6 (the "Task Through" command) and then SPACE with E as if 
you were exiting something.  Again, complicated keystroke, but 
something to get used to.

Hopes that helps you and any other new Apex and iPhone users.

Thanks and enjoy your week,

Sami
 ----- Original Message -----
From: Alana Leonhardy via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:33:46 -0800
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] All About Braille Displays

Hello,
I use a braillenote apex bt as a braille display with my iPhone.  
It is an older piece of technology, and while it is still 
(mostly) compatible with newer technologies it may not always be 
so.  The one issue that I have with it is a pretty big deal.  If 
you're using an apex bt, the backspace and enter keys don't do 
what they're supposed to.  This means that you cannot delete 
something once you have typed it, and you cannot insert new 
lines.  For this reason alone, I would advise something else.
I have also used a focus 14 blue, made by freedom scientific.  I 
had few problems with this display but having only 14 cells was 
inconvenient.
The only other display I have used is the APH refreshabraille 
which was a nice basic braille display.
These are the only ones I have any experience with, hope it 
helped some.


Sent from my iPhone

 On Feb 25, 2017, at 17:29, Danielle Ledet via blindtlk 
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Hello Everyone,

 This is cross posted.  I've always wanted a Braille display and 
felt I
 could benefit from one.  Hoever, I am quite overwhelmed by all 
the
 choices and yet my income doesn't mesh with the prices! I notice 
that
 some such as the Braille Pen and Brailleant are noted as 
portable for
 use with smart phones.  Given that, I know folks who utilize a
 BrailleNote for such purposes.  Which Braille display or 
notetaker do
 you all recommend and why? Is their a major difference between 
those
 billed as BD's and others billed as PDA's/notetakers? Also, what 
are
 the drawbacks you notice with your favorite device?

 There is a sale on the Apex, but someone recently postsed that 
he was
 having some incompatibility issues with web surfing with it.  I 
am not
 sure this is worth the investment if it is becoming obsolete.  I 
notice
 too the PK and mPower are still being sold.  Are they still 
supported
 by HumanWare? Lastly, what is recommened for a braille printer 
for
 home use that is still being distributed?

 I hope you all made it to the end and can give me some helpful 
usable
 feedback! I just want to make sure that when the dollars are 
dropped
 they are on the correct most relevant choice for myself.



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young,
 compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and
 tolerant of the weak and strong.  Because someday in your life 
you will
 have been all of these.
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