[Trainer-Talk] Braille displays and Jaws

[Nancy Coffman]

I know there are some glitches with JAWS and the BrailleEdge, and I really
like the Focus too, but for the price, I love my BrailleEdge.  I probably
use it more as a stand-alone note taker than I do as a display with either
my iPhone or JAWS.  When I am using it in church or meetings, it is nice to
just have the files I need in it and read or edit as needed.  I think with
almost any display, you will have to use the keyboard native to the device
for some purposes.

Nancy Coffman

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Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] Braille displays and Jaws

I like the HIMS BrailleEdge 40 for ease of use, but Freedom Scientific has
balked at making it fully compatible with JAWS.  The two companies report
that they are working together now; but at this stage in development
(December, 2015 for my display, plus JAWS 17), you must close and restart
JAWS once the computer boots up, unless you are using the blue tooth
connection.  Also, there is currently no way to select words, lines, etc.
when editing on the BrailleEdge with JAWS.  You can only select an entire
document. NVDA is no better in regard to editing.  HIMS says WindowEyes
works a lot better, but I haven't tried it.  

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sarah Harris via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 1:24 PM
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Cc: sarah Harris
Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Braille displays and Jaws


   Good afternoon. I would like to buy a Braille display I can use with my
laptop and Jaws. I am considering the displays from Humanware and Hims and
would appreciate any recommendations. Is one easier on your hands when
writing for hours at a time with few errors? Thank you.       Sarah 

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