From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.46]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IRC7x-0001sI-00 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:25:57 -0400 Received: from riley.myhome.westell.com ([151.203.220.6]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JNN000KJK83W2B0@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:16:52 -0500 (CDT) Received: from w1gm by riley.myhome.westell.com with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IRBz8-0000iT-Nc for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:16:50 -0400 Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:16:50 -0400 From: Christopher Moore Subject: Re: Speakup on the Icon Braille Plus? In-reply-to: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-id: <20070831191650.GA2605@riley> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline References: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:25:57 -0000 Hello, I've found that the most natural way to use console mode is with an attached usb keyboard. Otherwise, you have to keep switching between numeric keypad mode and abc or num-braille mode. Perhaps this is not necessary on the braille-plus if you can use the braille keys for character entry. Chris