I heard once that there is, but I do not know anything more. I consider it a rumor which I have not researched. Unfortunately, that is all I know at this time.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Jul 2015, at 12:00, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > OK, David, let's approach this differently, as you still may could help. > > Is there a way to modify/create braille tables on the Mac? If so, where'd we > go to look and see if indeed your theory regarding the braille table is > correct? I couldn't begin to imagine how this would have happened, but I > suppose anything's possible. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Chittenden > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 7:49 PM > Subject: Re: Weirdest thing ever! with refreshable braille display! > > My apologies, I read your original message to mean that a different display > did not have the same issues. If it was the same display, the problem is > specific to your Mac. I would consider the braille translation tables. > Perhaps your table is somehow set to display end-of-line / linefeed > characters. Sorry, I do not know how to modify the braille tables. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 22 Jul 2015, at 10:19, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Wait a minute though David. >> >> Why then if that is the case was Ben able to get this thing to not exhibit >> that behavior on his macbook, with identically the same configuration, and >> the same OS? Not just the same OS, mind you, but the exact same build, >> even. I hear what you're saying, but that still doesn't appear to answer my >> question... or... does it? >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: David Chittenden >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 5:55 PM >> Subject: Re: Weirdest thing ever! with refreshable braille display! >> >> It is probably the braille display. As the original model, it does not have >> any updated firmware drivers built-in to it, and it has not been supported >> for several years. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 22 Jul 2015, at 08:49, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Guys, >>> >>> I swear to God I'm about ready to pull my f***ing hair out over here! So >>> is my friend. >>> >>> I never ever have ever used a braille display before. My friend who flew >>> down to visit with me for a few weeks brought along with him a Packmate QX >>> 40 original USB braille display. This is not the up to date display. It's >>> only the classic model. He got it in 2004 if that helps. >>> >>> I have plugged it into my I5 Mac Mini Late 2012 system, running Yosemite >>> 10.10.4. This is not a public beta or the like. This is the official >>> available up to date release. I have also pulled the EFI firmware update >>> that just came down on July the 15th, if that makes any difference, >>> although, even before doing so, I still saw this issue. >>> >>> I have disabled all the status cells, and am using contracted braille, >>> therefore causing dot 7 8 braille to be disabled. >>> >>> In my Voiceover Utility, (VO+F8,) I have disabled the showing of the >>> Voiceover Cursor, although even when turned on, I'm still noticing this >>> issue. >>> >>> I've reset Voiceover to all default settings, and even have imported my >>> friend's Voiceover settings from his macbook which did absolutely no good. >>> >>> The issue is that when I go into Text Edit, and create either a rich text, >>> or a plain txt document, either/or, which has carriage returns throughout >>> the file, I'm literally seeing the physical carriage return code on the >>> display. >>> >>> So, for instance, say I open up Text Edit, and type the following: >>> >>> Hello, then after the letter o in hello is typed, I immediately hit return >>> to make a new line. >>> >>> Then on the next line of text, I write: >>> My name is Chris. >>> >>> OK, if you're reading this with a braille display currently, and you are in >>> uncontracted braille, let me type out literally what you'll see. Note to >>> nonbraille display users, the following line of text is going to look very >>> strange: >>> >>> ,hello1 my "n is ,*ris4 >>> >>> However, after the low d, (dots 2, 5, and 6,) for the period sign, I see >>> the letter j, (dots 2, 4, and 5,) plus in that same cell, dots 7 and 8. >>> Just to further! wackid things up, as if that isn't odd enough, if I move >>> the literal text edit insertion point to the end of the first line of text >>> with command+up arrow, followed by command+right arrow, that j+dots 7 and 8 >>> now turns into two cells. Both have dots 7 8 under them. Basically, now, >>> instead of just a letter j, I now see m, (dots 1, 3, and 4,) followed by >>> the letter j, (dots 2, 4, and 5.) >>> >>> So in other words, instead of seeing: >>> >>> Hello >>> My name is Chris. >>> >>> I see: >>> >>> cap sign, (dot 6,) helloj+dots 7 and 8my name is cap sign chris. >>> >>> All of that on one line of text. Move to the end of the line with the word >>> hello, and then it goes to: >>> >>> Hellomj+dots 7 and 8my name is Chris. >>> >>> Again, all on one line. No, I am not mistaking the j or mj with dots 7 and >>> 8 as the blinking cursor. That's just showing as a blinking dot 7, which >>> is to the right of the mj, or if at the start of the line, is under the dot >>> 6 capital sign. >>> >>> I've tried turning off contracted braille, and also have tried enabling and >>> disabling dot 7 8 braille. NO good. >>> >>> I've tried English US, and also have tried English Unified in Braille on >>> Voiceover Utility in the language popup button. They both are producing >>> this issue. >>> >>> I've rebooted the mac. NO good. I've unplugged and replugged the USB cord >>> both from the mac side, and from the display side. I've swapped out the >>> USB cable, and that didn't work either. >>> >>> I've thrown the thing across the room and then paid him back ten grand. >>> LOL! Only kidding on that one! I feel like I could! though? >>> >>> I called Apple Accessibility, 1-877-204-3930, Option 2 from IVR, and they >>> were stumped beyond belief! My friend using a white Polycarbon macbook mid >>> 2010, 13 inch also on Yosemite 10.10.4 official release is not having this >>> issue. >>> >>> We've looked in Text Edit's preferences, and compared our settings. All >>> are 100% identical. I've reset my settings. NO good. I'm totally out of >>> possibilities. I think Pages calls these things the display is showing, >>> "Invisibles." Pages isn't having this issue though. It is *only!* doing >>> it in Text Edit. My friend isn't having this issue at all. Not even! in >>> Text Edit. This isn't an assumption either. We very concreetly tried it, >>> and sure enough. It's not occurring on his system. >>> >>> The only thing I've not done is to delete the .plist file associated with >>> Text Edit. I'm not sure though where that file would be exactly, nor what >>> it would be called. I'm sure I could find it easily enough, but I've not >>> gone that far just quite yet. >>> >>> Aside that though, I am totally out of options! >>> >>> I've even looked under Accessibility within System Prefs, but see >>> absolutely nothing rellavent. >>> >>> Please please! can someone help before I go insane over here trying to >>> figure this out, or put my friend in a mental institution? 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