David, good to see you on the list.   How do you do things like hide 
applications and close windows?

Thanks
Scott

> On Aug 12, 2015, at 3:10 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I do not have a Focus Blue. I use an Alva BC640 with Speech Pack with my Mac. 
> It was complicated getting the braille keyboard to pair, but the unit works 
> well with my Mac.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> 
>> On 13 Aug 2015, at 06:38, Kawal Gucukoglu <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Scott.
>> 
>> I am not using my Focus 14 on the Mac and won't do so unless Apple improve 
>> the Braille support.
>> 
>> I have the Focus at work and use it on my Window 7 Desktop as I have to use 
>> Duxbury etc as I'm a Braille transcriber for the RNIB here in the UK.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Kawal.
>> On 12 Aug 2015, at 13:15, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Some of these commands are available with in the voice over utility and the 
>> assign commands function but not all by any means and even still they don’t 
>> work consistently.  I’m starting to wonder whether I should run another OS 
>> under Yosemite to actually use the braille display.  Probably windows and 
>> JFW since it’s an FS product.  Just wondering what others are doing to try 
>> to learn more about the device and the best uses.
>> 
>> Thanks for the info.
>> 
>>> On Aug 11, 2015, at 12:42 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Scott,
>>> 
>>> I know of no way of mapping Mac commands to a Braille display. It only uses 
>>> VO commands so you have to use menu commands to close windows, quit 
>>> applications, save files, etc.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Anne
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 10 Aug 2015, at 20:23, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>>   So I am very new to braille displays and just obtained a Focus 40 blue 
>>>> display that I’m having difficulties working with voice over.
>>>>   I couldn’t find a command to close the window so I mapped space shift w 
>>>> to close window using the voiceover command manager.  When in email for 
>>>> example if I issue this command it does not close the message I’m reading 
>>>> or in.  Is there a good way to close the active message I’m reading go 
>>>> return to the message list?  Why does the window map not work consistently?
>>>>   Also, is there an equivalent way to set up a command h and command q?  
>>>> How can I quit and easily hide applications like you would with the 
>>>> keyboard?  Any pointers and general pointers for working with a braille 
>>>> display would be most welcomed.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you
>>>> Scott
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