[NFBCS] 3270 emulation success

[Jack Heim]

Right, you mean getting people to put content on the wiki is a problem. 
The NFB draws a lot of loyalty from its members. When Tracy takes the 
time to explain her solution to this problem on this list, that shows a 
level of commitment. Its not that much more to ask to write a wiki entry.


But its true that getting content is really difficult. At IAVIT we 
considered creating a monthy award for the MVP (most valuable poster) or 
even having a random drawing each month for a gift card based on number 
of edits.  It would be a lot of work. Writing a whole article should get 
a lot more credit than changing a single word. Somebody would have to 
oversee all that.


No matter what, I think setting up a wiki is worth a try.  You never 
know, mabye Federationists are motivated and loyal enough to make it 
work. I think if the NFBCS web site becomes the place to go for info on 
accessibility, that would be a huge feather in the NFB's cap.




On 2/26/20 9:03 PM, David Andrews via NFBCS wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Setting up a Wikki isn't necessarily hard -- feeding it is harder.  
> This list does have an archive, but unfortunately it isn't necessarily 
> easy to search. Between cPanel, and Mailman, they make setting up a 
> search on the site difficult.
>
> You can search using Google, or another search engine, just add NFBCS 
> and nfbnet.org to your search terms.
>
> We could set up separate lists, although there are a couple other 
> lists on nfbnet.org that take technical questions. That is a big 
> reason why gui-talk was set up years ago. Its use has changed though.
>
> I will, of course do what the division wants.
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:59 AM 2/26/2020, you wrote:
>> This is a good idea.  How hard is that to set up?  Could it be on
>> Wikkipedia, or something like that?
>> We have lots of helpful hints on lots of programs and tools. Some 
>> show up
>> in Google results, and some don't.  Just making them easy to find 
>> could be
>> very helpful to lots of blind programmers.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFBCS [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jack Heim via
>> NFBCS
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 11:08 AM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> Cc: Jack Heim; Tracy Carcione
>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] 3270 emulation success
>>
>> The NFBCS should have a wiki so knowledge like this could be set down
>> somewhere that others could find it.
>>
>> On 2/26/20 8:54 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFBCS wrote:
>> > With help from Glen Gordon, I was able to get 3270 emulation to 
>> work well
>> > with Jaws on Windows 10.
>> >
>> > The answer was to get the latest version of the emulator, the latest
>> version
>> > of Jaws, and then figure out the necessary settings.For Hummingbird 
>> Host
>> > Explorer, the settings that are working for me are:
>> >
>> > Set Windows resolution and scale to 1920 X 1080, 150%.
>> >
>> > In the emulator, set cursor to blinking vertical bar.
>> >
>> > Set font to he_bitmap, size 16X35.
>> >
>> > Under Options, Session Properties, Display, set to ignore blinking
>> > attribute.  I only need this to make cursor routing on the braille 
>> display
>> > work.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I am still not able to insert text on a line, but everything else 
>> works
>> > great.  I expect it's some profile or emulator setting, but haven't
>> figured
>> > it out yet, and it's not a deal-breaker.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Many thanks to Glen for his help and moral support.
>> >
>> > Tracy
>
>
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