It's an interesting idea. My initial guess is that it'd take quite some getting used to. For example, I (probably like most braille readers) read with my index fingers. Simply switching to my middle fingers (which I just tried) doesn't make reading very easy. I can do it, but I have to really slow down and think about it. I'm assuming this is because my brain has trained itself to do subconscious interpretation with index finger signals but not with signals from any other fingers.
Based on your description, it seems to me that the device would be fully rotated, depending on which hand the user is using. This'd mean that the sensor nearest the cell would always be the active one, and that the actual change is in which way the sensors are numbered. In other words, with ones left hand on the cell, sensor 1 would be nearest the cell, whereas with ones right hand on the cell, sensor 80 would be nearest the cell. Perhaps two sensors, one above and one below the cell, would do the trick. Then the user would just have to tap the sensor above the cell, with his cell reading hand, and that'd signal to the firmware which way the device is oriented. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | The Bible is the very Word of God. Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | 2011 May 21 is the End of Salvation. EMail: [email protected] | Canada K2A 1H7 | http://Mielke.cc/now.html http://FamilyRadio.com/ | http://Mielke.cc/bible/ _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
