The apex problems were confirmed by an hw rep. Basically, I would select or add a command, then hit cmd-b and hear the sound that indicates it is time to press the braille keys. When I did, nothing happened; no assignments, no nothing.
On 9/8/11, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > Hum, OK, for my tests I'm using a braille connect 32. As far as the > delete goes, it's not possible in SL to perform a delete or a backspace or a > carriage return from any braille display. I was able to assign all the > navigation keys for paragraphs, words, sentences and such. There's also an > assignable command to bring up the context menu. So, anything that's in the > context menu such as copy, paste, and spelling suggestions can be accessed > directly from the braille display. > > I was able to assign commands just fine with a focus blue, but I've never > tried it with the classic focus. > > If you email me exactly what you were trying to assign and what steps you > took, I might be able to spot something. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion When > will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility Unconference > Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2011-09-08, at 8:15 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Hello Erik. >> Ok, this brings up another question. A while back, me and a lady with >> AppleCare drove ourselves crazy trying to get assign VoiceOver commands to >> keys on my Focus 40. We never did get it to work no matter what we did. >> She got the answer from someone that this was not going to work and that >> it would need to be fixed in a software update to VoiceOver. >> >> Now it sounds like you got your braille keys mapped to dVoiceOver commands >> like delete, etc. How did you get it to work, or is this something that >> works with some braille displays and not others? >> >> Regards, >> Gigi >> o >> On Sep 8, 2011, at 6:21 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> Duh, What is this? I discovered I can add a function to my braille >>> display called toggle selection. I added this and now when I am in text >>> edit, I can start selecting on my braille display. Then I can use the >>> nifty navigation commands I just set up to select words, sentences and so >>> on. Then I can delete them, cut or copy them, and do all kinds of crazy >>> cool stuff. So my annoyance arises when I start typing up a new email >>> and in the message body edit toggle selection doesn't work. What >>> happens? I get start selection. I select what I want. I get stop >>> selection and when I turn selection off it either deselects everything or >>> simply hasn't selected it in the first place. >>> >>> Anybody else run into this? It's really busted my bubble. I got so >>> excited when it worked in text edit. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion >>> When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility >>> Unconference Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com >>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
