[duxuser] Re: six-key entry
- From: "Terri Pannett" <pann1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:07:22 -0700
I remember reading about a company who had a six-key keyboard but I don't
know what type of plug it used. I also heard this particular keyboard
doesn't work well.
I agree that a six-key keyboard is a good idea. (I suppose a braille style
keyboard would be more accurate since the keyboard will need six keys for
the dots, plus the space bar and, if people want to input 8-dot braille, the
keyboard would need two more keys for dots 7 and 8.
BTW, if you are using WindowEyes and you have your BN connected to your PC
as a braille display, you can input braille using the BN's keyboard. Don't
know if JAWS allows that, though.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
To: "DBT list" <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: [duxuser] six-key entry
:
:
: I have a suggestion for Duxbury. I know it couldn't happen for 10.6, but
: here goes.
:
: I have discovered that my keyboard is not able to produce six-key entry.
: I've done some Googling around and read that new keyboards are not
designed
: to support this feature, and that it is reliant on old IBM keyboard
: standards. Some websites suggest ways of testing keyboards for this
: functionality, and suggest shoppping second-hand, etc. I read that over
: half of keyboards do not support six-key entry.
:
: But DBT is a program for modern braille production. I know the thinking
for
: six-key entry is good and it's valuable, but it's also dependent on old
: keyboards and the hopes that companies might keep old technology in
: production, etc.
:
: So, why doesn't Duxbury design a simple USB keypad for braille entry? Six
: keys, the spacebar, maybe a backspace key? Nothing fancy. No display,
just
: the keys for inputting the braille.
:
: Jean
:
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