From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from 1tree.net(server50.aitcom.net[208.234.0.28]) (2231 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2000 16:48:39 -0500 (EST) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from rocky (c716099-a.rchdsn1.tx.home.com [24.7.105.70]) by 1tree.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA23513 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2000 16:48:42 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:50:27 -0600 (CST) From: cpt.kirk@1tree.net X-Sender: cpt.kirk@rocky To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: braille input Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: One thing that strikes me about this mode of input. It seems like it would be a compact method of inputing items and should have a much higher input rate then the scribbles that many PDAs use. I am inclined to think that the user should have a choice as to inputing either reverse like a typical slate and stylus or forward like it is read. I would hate to force something on someone that is used to reversing their braille writting. But hey, I am somewhat ignorant. I can read and write about grade 1.3 braille. I know some of the grade 2 stuff, but not all of it. And it has been awhile. The other Kirk had brought up using a template with translation software to make use of the touch screen that is already on any PDa arround. While the idea is certainly sound and workable, I don't have a PDA. In fact all my blind friends are incapable of using any PDA today because they are all totals. If there is interest here, I will start working on a braille input method. In fact, I probably will anyway because Buddy and I had decided that we wanted to see a PDA like device for cheper the a Braille and Speak. We had been looking for some sort of keyboard, but this seems like a way to keep the size small, but stay usable. Any feedback is welcome. Also, please let me know if your interested in playing with such a device in intrest of advancing an idea. Formulating in my head, I think it reasonable to have some prototyping done within a month. But this would be a rough device to explore the method of input more then anything. Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net ------------------ Your fly might be open (but don't check it just now).