Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
Hello list, I'm very interested in BRLTTY for Android. Is it a stand-alone app, or does it work in conjunction with Brailleback? Brailleback doesn't support my braille display (Touchme5 by Seika), which works perfectly well with BRLTTY both in Windows and Linux. If I could use it in Android als

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
eternity! (lol). Ciao, Ollie Il 18/04/2013 18.03, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/18 at 14:27 +0200] I'm very interested in BRLTTY for Android. Is it a stand-alone app, or does it work in conjunction with Brailleback? It's a standalone app, although it

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
: "Unfortunately bRLTTY has stopped". I have a Galaxy S III, with Android 4.1.2 and Talkback (it's the latest beta version, I can't remember the exact number right now). Ciao, Ollie Il 18/04/2013 19.17, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/18 at 19:06 +0200]

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
post the log as soon as I have it. Ciao, Ollie Il 18/04/2013 19.37, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/18 at 19:22 +0200] Unfortunatley, I just tried, but when I activate BRLTTY and try to open settings, I geta message that says: "Unfortunately bRLTTY has stop

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
ritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/18 at 20:00 +0200] Thanks. I've forwarded your message to my son, who is sighted, and works on Arch Linux. I can't connect my phone to the pc, because Windows xp doesn't let me do that, unless i install Kies and a lot of other stuff, which I

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
Il 18/04/2013 22.22, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/18 at 22:07 +0200] Good, as that's the proper place to have gotten it. I just reinstalled that exact apk on my phone and don't have the problem. I wonder if there's a problem specific to your pa

Re: [BRLTTY] android app

2013-04-18 Thread Mallard
Hello Rob, I know very little about Android myself, as I've only had this smartphone for a few months, and not used it to full capacity yet. I can't use brialle, because Brailleback doesn't supporto my display, so I was hoping (and still am) to be able to work with BRLTTY. The choice between

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-19 Thread Mallard
Well... At this point I'm wondering whether the problem might lie with the version of Android. You couldn't reproduce the problem on 4.1.1. I run 4.1.2, and my son runs 4.2.2. Could it be that the current apk works with versions up to 4.1.1? It would be interesting to find out whether other use

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-20 Thread Mallard
éQuote* . I've also begun to wonder if it has something to do with internationalization. As S.M. has already asked, what languages are your phone and your son's pones set to? Also, can you try setting it to US English to see if that makes the problem go away? Ollie Writes: Dave, Both my phon

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-20 Thread Mallard
Dave, Should we redownload it? Ciao, Ollie Il 20/04/2013 13.41, Dave Mielke ha scritto: Could you please give the latest apk a try to see if entering the settings still crashes? ___ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a mess

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-20 Thread Mallard
Hello Dave, After installing the latest apk, BRLTTY no longer crashes. I was able to goto settings, add my device (via Bletooth), and then select the Seika drive, which is listed in BRLTTY. However, nothing happens; no braille, except the device name, firmware version and bluetooth name that

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-20 Thread Mallard
petence with patience LOL... I don't know how useful that is, but it often works. Ciao, Ollie Il 20/04/2013 23.34, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/20 at 23:17 +0200] After installing the latest apk, BRLTTY no longer crashes. I was able to goto settings, add my d

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-20 Thread Mallard
Why not? I'd be happy to do so. Is there a text file somewhere, or how should I do it? Let me know how I should go about it, and it'll be done. Ciao, Ollie Il 21/04/2013 0.13, Dave Mielke ha scritto: Maybe you could translate brltty's settings screens into Italian for us. _

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-20 Thread Mallard
Il 21/04/2013 0.40, Dave Mielke ha scritto: I can send you a text file. Do you prefer to edit this kind of stuff in UTF-8 or in Latin1 (ISO8859-1)? Ollie writes: No idea... Whatever's best for you. Ciao, Ollie ___ This message was sent via the BRL

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-21 Thread Mallard
Mario: Il 21/04/2013 14.47, Mario Lang ha scritto: Mallard writes: After installing the latest apk, BRLTTY no longer crashes. I was able to goto settings, add my device (via Bletooth), and then select the Seika drive, which is listed in BRLTTY. However, nothing happens; Did you think

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-21 Thread Mallard
Oh... I'll go and get it right away! Thanks Dave! Ciao, Ollie Il 21/04/2013 16.55, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/21 at 16:49 +0200] I've submitted my log, but the message must be too large, and I've been notified that it's awaiting moderat

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-21 Thread Mallard
ir different braille displays. Thanks, thanks, thanks! Ciao, Ollie Il 21/04/2013 18.16, Mallard ha scritto: Oh... I'll go and get it right away! Thanks Dave! Ciao, Ollie Il 21/04/2013 16.55, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/21 at 16:49 +0200] I've submi

Re: [BRLTTY] Android app?

2013-04-22 Thread Mallard
21 apr 2013 kl. 01:33 skrev Dave Mielke : [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/21 at 01:07 +0200] No idea... Whatever's best for you. I've sent the file android-strings as an attachment to another message. Just edit it in whatever way you can, and return it to me as an attachment.

[BRLTTY] A friend on the Eyes-Free Android list needs help

2013-04-22 Thread Mallard
Hello all, Eric Burgraaf, a member of the Eyes-Free group, has written to ask if his braille display, a Humanware Brailleconnect, works with Brailleback. As it isn't in the list of supported evices, I suggested he try BRLTTY. After installing the app, he sent the below message to the list, whi

Re: [BRLTTY] A friend on the Eyes-Free Android list needs help

2013-04-22 Thread Mallard
Thanks, I'll pass this on to him. Ciao, Ollie Il 22/04/2013 17.05, Dave Mielke ha scritto: [quoted lines by Mallard on 2013/04/22 at 16:26 +0200] Alright, I have brailleconnect up and running. I've got the input service turned on. So far, brltty has crashed twice, once trying

Re: [BRLTTY] A friend on the Eyes-Free Android list needs help

2013-04-22 Thread Mallard
Thanks Mario. Will pass on. Ciao, Ollie - The Postwoman Il 22/04/2013 17.03, Mario Lang ha scritto: Mallard writes: Eric Burgraaf, a member of the Eyes-Free group, has written to ask if his braille display, a Humanware Brailleconnect, works with Brailleback. As it isn't in the li

Re: [BRLTTY] android

2013-05-11 Thread Mallard
Hello, Yes, Mozilla Firefox is ok, but you should get the Nightly rather than the official release found on Playstore. Unfortunately I don't have the link right here, but if you google it, you should be able to reach it. Ciao, Ollie Il 09/05/2013 1.28, Jason White ha scritto: Mario Lang wr

[BRLTTY] Success with both Seika Touchme5 and FS Pm display 40 on Android 4.1.2

2013-09-17 Thread Mallard
Hello list, I wanted to report that, after finding an OTG cable, I was able to connect both my braille displays, as per subject, to my Galaxy S III via usb. This is great news for me, because it means I can use the FS display on my phone. This display has more keys that work with BRLTTY than

[BRLTTY] New experiment with a very lo-cost tablet

2013-09-27 Thread Mallard
Hello list, I bought a s750l tablet with Android 4.1, which now upgraded to 4.1.1. it's a very low-cost tablet, as I said. I paid 70 dollars for Option 2, chich includes some accessories. I wish to report that I was unable to pair it with my braille display (Seika Touchme5) via Bluetooth, but

Re: [BRLTTY] Modifying the Hebrew table

2014-01-23 Thread Mallard
Shalom Adi, Do you use NVDA as well by any chance? In this case, would you please have a look at the Italian braille table, which also reads Hebrew, and see if it has teh correct code? Thanks a lot, Ciao, Ollie Il 23/01/2014 19.27, Adi Kushnir ha scritto: Thanks, I will look at this. Yes,

Re: [BRLTTY] Modifying the Hebrew table

2014-01-23 Thread Mallard
it with notepad... for LibLuse I will see what's the best way to edit this. Best, Adi. -Original Message- From: brltty-boun...@mielke.cc [mailto:brltty-boun...@mielke.cc] On Behalf Of Mallard Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:55 PM To: Informal discussion between users and devel

Re: [BRLTTY] A new Hebrew Braille table

2014-02-14 Thread Mallard
Many tnanks, Adi. Shabbat Shalom, Ollie Il 14/02/2014 20.27, Adi Kushnir ha scritto: Hi Guies, As I promised, I have made a correct Hebrew Braille translation table. Please find attached. This is the table I have modified for Lib-luice but I think it's the same format as BRLTTY. Thanks! Ad

[BRLTTY] Which package should I download to work with Win7?

2014-04-22 Thread Mallard
Hello all, I haven't used BRLTTY with Windows for years. Now, apparently, NVDA no longer supports my pm 40 display. I need to install BRLTTY on a new Win7 hd, and can't find my bearings on the site. Which package should I download, please? Sorry for such a basic question, but I'm rally lost.

Re: [BRLTTY] Which package should I download to work with Win7?

2014-05-30 Thread Mallard
Hello Samuel, Yes, I hadn't got any answer, and in the meantime had solved my problem with an update of the FS driver in NVDA. But it's never too late to learn... Thanks, ciao, Ollie Il 30/05/2014 00:51, Samuel Thibault ha scritto: Hello, Mallard, le Tue 22 Apr 2014 10:56:4

[BRLTTY] PowerBraille2 with NVDA through bRLTTY

2014-10-14 Thread Mallard
Hello all, I ahve a friend who is switching from Jaws 6 to nVDA (finally :) ). She has a PowerBraille2 display, and I suppose the only way to use it with NVDA is through BRLTTY. Not having Jaws installed on her computer, should she install Libusb as well? Sorry, but I have never been reall

Re: [BRLTTY] PowerBraille2 with NVDA through bRLTTY

2014-10-14 Thread Mallard
David Mielke writes: No. The PowerBraille only supports serial I/O. She'll need to connect it either to a real serial port or via a USB to serial adapter. If she goes the adapter route then a virtual COM port will be created and she should use serial I/O to that virtual COM port. Thanks. I k

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading with BRLTTY on Android

2015-12-01 Thread Mallard
Hello Javier, I have the same braille displlay, but a Galaxy s3 with Namelessrom, Android 5.1.1. I have an OTG cable, so I can try and report back. Will let you and everyone know. Ciao, Ollie Il 30/11/2015 20:42, Francisco Javier Dorado Martínez ha scritto: Hi guys, I have a Freedom

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading with BRLTTY on Android

2015-12-01 Thread Mallard
Hello again Javier, It works fine here, on my Galaxy s3. It reads the screen without problems. I can't type, of course, but it reads just everything. Try updating the app, as Dave suggested. It should work. Ciao, Ollie Il 30/11/2015 20:42, Francisco Javier Dorado Martínez ha scritto: Hi g

[BRLTTY] Need to unsubscribe and re-subscribe with a different address

2015-12-23 Thread Mallard
Hello list, How do I unsubscribe and resubscribe to this group with a different address? Thanks, and happy holidays to all. Ciao, Ollie ___ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY@mielke.cc For ge

Re: [BRLTTY] OT: On screen Braille keyboard for Android (Soft Braille Keyboard)

2016-04-20 Thread Mallard
Hey there, I can vouch for this app. It's the greatest thing I've come across since I started using Android on my Galaxy s3, as long as four years ago... It'll be interesting to know whether it works on your device as well. Get an apk from Daniel, and keep us posted... Ciao, Ollie Il 20/04