[nfbcs] Programming with a Braille display

[Tami Kinney]

Tracy,

Ah. That's a great description. It is also helpful to me, because that 
is very how I envision using a braille display in conjunction with 
speech for productivity.

Thanks!

Tami 11/08/2011 07:29 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> Hi Aaron.
> I have used a braille display for more than 25 years.  I have a 40-cell
> display.  I do mainframe programming.  I find the braille display
> invaluable.  I can check a file name or whatever, over on the right side
> of the screen, while Jaws is still reading the beginning of the line.  It
> bugs my husband, because I just arrow down hearing little snippets,
> reading the real stuff I'm interested in before the speech gets that far.
> It also makes it much easier to find errors in spelling or punctuation,
> those little things that make a program work, or not.
> It's also much easier to see column layouts and report data, so I can
> check my work.
> I find it easier to remember things I've read in braille, so I have an
> easier time if I need to read an amount in a report, then go elsewhere to
> check if the amount is correct, for instance.
> I think a braille display vastly improves my efficiency.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I'm wondering how many programmers use a braille display?  I have been
>> programming for the past several years, but I've never tried to use a
>> braille display.  Do you feel that it makes you more efficient?  If
>> so, how exactly?
>>
>> I assume the larger the display, the better?
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.  Anything I can do to make myself
>> more efficient is great.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
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