Hi Donna. You can move a txt file over to the Edge and open it, but it will not display in contracted braille. HIMS claims this is coming, along with terminal clipboard in the next software release. I've already contacted Executive Products about making a case for the Edge, and they said they were working on it. however, this was in the fall, and as far as I know, they have not released one.
Scott On 3/8/13, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > Hi Eric, > > That's funny! I'd forgotten about those old code-factory discussions. > > You know, I've never really warmed up to my Alva as much as I thought I > would. For one thing, I've never used the audio features in the feature > pack, and now that I can't use it to input text, I don't use the feature > pack at all. And the functionality to keep files on it and read them never > really worked very well. It was fine for making little notes and the like, > but not sophisticated enough to read books, which was what I wanted to do. > So I'm hoping that the Braille Edge will be a better fit. > > And for what it's worth, I've had nothing but the best experiences with hims > support. I've had a braille sense since 2008, and gotten lots of mileage > out of it. I feel like Hims is one of the best adaptive tech companies I've > worked with in a long time. > > Good luck justifying your upgrade, I say go for it! :) > Take care, > Donna > On Mar 7, 2013, at 10:55 AM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> >> Laughs, I seem to remember we were looking for displays at the same time >> years and years ago on the code factory list. I'm glad to hear you got so >> much out of your alva. >> >> I've never really regretted going with the braille connect but It's 5 >> years old or so now, and after seeing the braille edge I'd love to find an >> excuse to upgrade to one. >> >> Can't really justify it. The old braille connect has been a work horse, >> but you know… >> >> I've found hims support to be a bit flakey. Updates have a way of >> breaking things, especially on apple devices. But I like the feel of hims >> braille cells so much. The idea of having 40 of them makes me all >> excited. Sadly it isn't to be for me, at least not for the foreseeable >> future. >> >> >> Enjoy, >> Erik Burggraaf >> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the >> ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2013-03-06, at 9:05 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Gigi, >>> >>> Thanks for sending me all this. I felt pretty confident that the Edge >>> would be a good choice, but am glad to hear that it is working so well >>> for you. I think I'll move ahead as soon as I can sell my Alva. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> On Mar 6, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Donna >>>> I have a braille Edge 40, and I like it a lot. What offhand, I can't >>>> think of anything except one little small thing. If you use the >>>> Bluetooth option, and then you switch to the USB option to put it on >>>> your Mac, there is this Weird thing where you can't go with the space G >>>> option to grade to an computer braille. I got around this by usingeither >>>> the Bluetooth option most of the time. I think they'll fix that >>>> eventually. >>>> I guess the only other small thing that I can think of what offhand has >>>> nothing to do with the Mac or the iPhone or any iOS device. If you use >>>> the standalone option for writing and reading files, there is a slight >>>> bug for displaying with BRF files. If you tell the braille edge that you >>>> don't want to see special characters, every now and then you will get >>>> displayed what appears to be a blank line. This is more noticeable in >>>> web braille files. I just go right past it and keep going. >>>> You can easily go back and forth between the braille edge and the map, >>>> and then that never knows you left. The little card that is inside the >>>> Burlage can be put into the slot in a MacBook Pro, and it works real >>>> good. The only thing is, it will put these weird little files in there >>>> that I ignore most of the time, but you can delete them. They are very >>>> obvious, and I have been told that it is the Macintosh computer that is >>>> putting the files on there. >>>> >>>> If you want one, I think you will be doing yourself a good thing by >>>> getting a Bralinch. I'm glad I got mine. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Mar 6, 2013, at 7:33 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I'm considering purchasing a Braille Edge from HIMS, which I would like >>>>> to pair with my Mac, and my i-devices (iPhone, iPod). Could anyone >>>>> using that display drop me a line and let me know what you think of it, >>>>> and how well it works with these devices? 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