[BlindTlk] Reading TXT and BRF Files on the BrailleNote Touch

[Roanna Bacchus]

Do you have a desktop computer? If so, you can use Jaws to read your files.

On Jun 1, 2019 1:15 PM, kelby carlson via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> There is an app to read BRF files. However, you can only read the files with the display—speech will not read the files, unlike with the Apex. I do a lot of my reading with speech and not just with Braille, so this is a problem.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Jun 1, 2019, at 12:50 PM, Roanna Bacchus via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > Hi Kelby thanks for your message. If you browse the files in the file manager, you should be able to read Brf files on your BrailleNote Touch. I am able to read Brf files using my Touch.
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> >> On Jun 1, 2019 12:32 PM, kelby carlson via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> >> I have a large collection of books and resources that I've collected over the years. Many of these files are in TXT and BRF format. When I received my new BrailleNote Touch, I found that KeyWord was unable to open many of the TXT files, which were books and often large; it would just result in a blank loading screen. Similarly, I realized KeyWord could no longer open BRF files; there is a separate app for that, KeyBRF. However, it comes with an absolutely astonishing flaw: you cannot read BRF files with audio speech.
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> >> So, I go from an Apex to a Touch, and I can no longer read many TXT files at all, and can't use speech to read BRF files. I would like to know if there are any third party apps that might solve either of these problems. Ihave had numerous issues with the Touch since I received it, and Humanware support has not been helpful—in many cases they acknowledge whatever it is is a basic problem but that there is not a way to fix it. (This includes iPhone connectivity, where the Touch will not stay connected to the iPhone as a Braille display if you lock the iPhone's screen and unlock it). So if anyone knows of a way to read TXT files, and BRF files with speech, I would love to know about it.
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> >> Sent from my iPhone
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