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There  are  three  buttons  across  the  top  of  the  window,  giving  you  the  choice  of  starting  a  new 
keymap, reading in an existing keymap from a file, or saving a keymap you have b

Below these buttons are two display spaces; on the left is the Space which displays the existing 
key mappings for a file you have loaded, and on the right is the Space where the keymap you are 
editing is displayed. 

Below each of the display spaces there are three buttons, each of which acts on the Space above 
it. The buttons for the left Space are Edit combination, Add combination and Erase combination; 
for the right Space, Edit keystroke, Add keystroke and Erase keystroke. In either case, befo
can edit or erase, you must select the relevant combination inside the Space.

If you begin a new keymap, nothing appears in either of these Spaces; if you load a keymap, the 
contents of that keymap are loaded in the left display space, and then any 
in the left Space is displayed in the right display space.

When you are editing, either in Interactive Mode or in the editing window, if you enter a new key 
combination for an existing keymap, the previous keymap is overwritten with 

The last button on the main window is Interactive mode. This allows you to build a new keymap, 
or  edit  an  existing  keymap,  by  using  the  BraillePen  keyboard  and  the  PC  keyboard  to  type  the 
BraillePen keystrokes and their corresponding PC keyboa

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There  are  three  buttons  across  the  top  of  the  window,  giving  you  the  choice  of  starting  a  new 
keymap, reading in an existing keymap from a file, or saving a keymap you have b

Below these buttons are two display spaces; on the left is the Space which displays the existing 
key mappings for a file you have loaded, and on the right is the Space where the keymap you are 

aces there are three buttons, each of which acts on the Space above 

it. The buttons for the left Space are Edit combination, Add combination and Erase combination; 
for the right Space, Edit keystroke, Add keystroke and Erase keystroke. In either case, befo
can edit or erase, you must select the relevant combination inside the Space. 

If you begin a new keymap, nothing appears in either of these Spaces; if you load a keymap, the 
contents of that keymap are loaded in the left display space, and then any combination you select 
in the left Space is displayed in the right display space. 

When you are editing, either in Interactive Mode or in the editing window, if you enter a new key 
combination for an existing keymap, the previous keymap is overwritten with the new one.

The last button on the main window is Interactive mode. This allows you to build a new keymap, 
or  edit  an  existing  keymap,  by  using  the  BraillePen  keyboard  and  the  PC  keyboard  to  type  the 
BraillePen keystrokes and their corresponding PC keyboard keystrokes. 

There  are  three  buttons  across  the  top  of  the  window,  giving  you  the  choice  of  starting  a  new 
keymap, reading in an existing keymap from a file, or saving a keymap you have been editing. 

Below these buttons are two display spaces; on the left is the Space which displays the existing 
key mappings for a file you have loaded, and on the right is the Space where the keymap you are 

aces there are three buttons, each of which acts on the Space above 

it. The buttons for the left Space are Edit combination, Add combination and Erase combination; 
for the right Space, Edit keystroke, Add keystroke and Erase keystroke. In either case, before you 

 

If you begin a new keymap, nothing appears in either of these Spaces; if you load a keymap, the 

combination you select 

When you are editing, either in Interactive Mode or in the editing window, if you enter a new key 

the new one. 

The last button on the main window is Interactive mode. This allows you to build a new keymap, 
or  edit  an  existing  keymap,  by  using  the  BraillePen  keyboard  and  the  PC  keyboard  to  type  the 

Summary of Contents for BraillePen 12

Page 1: ...ese may be built in to a device or they on for a PC or netbook On phones and similar devices the BraillePens connect automatically with Apple devices running iPhoneOS4 manually with Nokia phones running SymbianOS and automatically with our own ning on a Windows Mobile PDA or Smartphone The BraillePens With Screen Readers Eyes 7 5 2 or higher To set up the BraillePen 12 as a keyboard and display fo...

Page 2: ...further to Save Settings button and press the spacebar 10 Finally make sure you have selected the correct translation table selected You can do it by going to Braille Translation Tables BraillePen12 and BraillePen 12 Touch keystrokes for Window Eyes When your BraillePen 12 T is connected and Window Eyes is set to interface with it you can use the following keystrokes to navigate your PC BraillePen...

Page 3: ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 dots 3 4 6 dots 1 2 5 6 dots 1 2 5 6 shift dots 2 4 6 dots 2 4 6 shift dots 1 2 4 5 6 dots 1 2 4 5 6 dots 2 3 dots 1 5 6 dot 3 dot 5 dots 6 dots 1 2 6 dots 4 6 dots 3 4 5 dots 3 4 dots 1 4 5 6 Caps and Numbers Capital letters with shift Numbers dropped leters a j with shift control Hot Keys Pan Left Left Braille Nav Key Pan Right Right Braille Nav Key Up Arrow Joystick Up or Space Dow...

Page 4: ...ol dots 1 3 4 5 6 Ctrl V Control dots 1 2 3 6 Ctrl F Control dots 1 2 4 Ctrl N Control dots 1 3 4 5 Ctrl P Control dots 1 2 3 4 BraillePen12 with Dolphin Supernova and the Dolphin Pen To set up the BraillePen12 as a keyboard and display for Supernova In Supernova Select control Panel Popup Menu Configuration SAM Setup Select EasyLink 12 from the list box Press the Configure button Select the Manua...

Page 5: ... off space dots 1 4 5 6 Speak Keys Speak PDA Battery Status space Dots 2 3 4 s Speak current time date space Dots 1 4 5 d Speak Status Bar shift space Dots 2 3 2 Speak Selection shift space Dot 2 1 Speak Focus shift space Dots 3 5 6 0 Speak Headings shift space Dots 2 5 3 Speak control shift space Dots 4 6 Speak Window shift space Dots 3 5 9 Where am I Application file and focus space Dots 2 4 i D...

Page 6: ...ct with control space dots 4 6 VF Interact with control space control VF Next Line space dot 4 VF Previous Line space dot 1 VF Right space dot 6 VF Left space dot 3 VF Right Word space dot 5 VF Left Word space dot 2 VF Choose Live Focus control dots 3 6 VF Next Object space dots 5 6 VF Previous Object space shift dots 5 6 System Access Action BraillePen12 Braille Keystroke m chord menu bar st chor...

Page 7: ...t line read previous word read current word read next word read previous character read current character read next character top of document bottom of document home or beginning of line end or end of line stop speech close or esc The BraillePens can act as fully functioning Windows keyboards with all the capabilities of a standard PC keyboard BraillePen Write software which enables this is suppli...

Page 8: ...illePen Write installer is supplied to you on a CD When you insert the CD either allow it to auto run which will bring up the installer automatically or navigate to the CD and double click on the file called BP setup exe or similar The filename of the installer may contain other information such as language and version number The first dialog of the installation process tells you the version of th...

Page 9: ...9 The third dialog offers you the chance to nominate the program s shortcut location in your Programs menu ...

Page 10: ... is the actual installation where you can monitor the installation progress The final dialog of the installation asks whether you want to launch the software when you click Finish to exit the installation process If you leave Launch BraillePen checked then once you click Finish the software will run Running BraillePen Write The Main Window When you launch BraillePen Write the main window appears ...

Page 11: ...will see the following If you see this message you need to add a Bluetooth adapter to your computer Consult your distributor about a suitable adapter The main window has three buttons Connect Search and Exit If your BraillePen is on and Bluetooth is active the MAC address will appear in the window if you have not yet turned o BraillePen turn it on now and once you hear the triple beep click Search...

Page 12: ...n your BraillePen and the computer the Connect button You can now minimise the window and use your BraillePen as a Bluetooth keyboard in any different keymap for instance for Braille entry into a translation program click the Load Keymap button and browse to the new keymap file and click OK The new keymap will load and you are again ready to use the BraillePen Once connection is established betwee...

Page 13: ...own Use this for such combinations as Alt F4 to close a program or Alt Tab to cycle through open applications Configuring A New Keyboard Map It is now possible to add new keyboard maps to the BraillePen Write or edit existing maps so that they suit your needs The keyboard map or keymap is a file stored in the BraillePen folder containing information about keystrokes on the BraillePen and their cor...

Page 14: ...e Space above it The buttons for the left Space are Edit combination Add combination and Erase combination for the right Space Edit keystroke Add keystroke and Erase keystroke In either case befo can edit or erase you must select the relevant combination inside the Space If you begin a new keymap nothing appears in either of these Spaces if you load a keymap the contents of that keymap are loaded ...

Page 15: ...ve to either choose to start a new keymap or load an existing keymap if you don t remember to do that you will see an error message Once you have loaded a keymap or chosen to begin a new keymap the Interactive window will appear and BPConfig will begin searching for your BraillePen make sure it is turned on and Before you can use the Interactive mode you have to either choose to start a new keymap...

Page 16: ...ooth icon in the centre of the left panel and then when BP discovered your BraillePen it will put the MAC address in the left hand side of the window and On the right side of the window is a display space to list the key mappings as you build them up space is a pair of buttons Add keystroke and Erase keystroke First there is a flashing Bluetooth icon in the centre of the left panel and then when B...

Page 17: ...a combination in error you can use the Erase keystroke button to delete that keymap from the list and then use Add Keystroke to do it afresh The two buttons at the bottom of the Interactive Mode window are OK and Cancel Cancel takes you back to the main BPConfig window without making any changes to the keymap you have loaded OK takes you back to the main window and writes your changes into the fil...

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