Mega CD-ROM 1/megacd_rom_1.zip/megacd_rom_1/HANDICAP/FLIP306D.ZIP/READ.ME

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This is a demo of release 3.06 of FLIPPER, the blind users access program
for IBM PC's and compatibles.

To use the installation program, put the distribution disk in
your floppy disk drive and then press INSTALL followed by a
return, and follow the instructions with the assistance of a
reader.  Autoexec files written for earlier versions of Flipper
should also work with this version of flipper.

The file "START.DOC" explains how to get started with
flipper and configure various voice synthesizers.

The documentation files all end in "DOC", and they include a
brief version of the instructions, in "SHORT.DOC", and an
introduction in "INTRO.DOC".  There are many additions to the
documentation in this release.

Note that despite the following enhancements, this version of
Flipper takes less memory to run, 52 kilobytes without help loaded.

Flipper has a powerful on-line documentation facility.  It
is a complete electronic index which can zip you right to the
information that you are looking for.  The instructions are in
the file LOOK.DOC with the other documentation files.

Flipper supports two new synthesizers, the Doubletalk and the Apollo.
Extended automatic output has now been improved to the
extent that it was made the default.  It can Flipped off with
toggle alt f1.  When turned on, many programs which would not
read automatically before will read their prompts and other
information.  Try it with wordperfect, for example.  In some
cases this option will read too much, and you will need to turn
it off or set up quiet windows.

Several example configurations are included on this disk, includeing
ones for WordPerfect and Dbase 4.

Our Phone number:

[phone]

and our address.

Omnichron
1438 Oxford St.
Berkeley, CA 94709

NEW FEATURES in version 3:

Flipper now send selected text to a electronic Brailler, or
to a Braille display.  Set up a serial device by putting a plus
sign on the command line for Flipper, followed by a 1 for com1
or a 2 for com2.  You then need to set up the communications
port with the mode command to the correct baud rate, etc.  To
set up a parallel device, put an equal sign on the command line,
followed by a 1 for LPT1 or PRN, a 2 for LPT2, a 3 for LPT3,
etc.  Once the device is set up, you can Braille the line the
cursor is on by pressing alt equals.  In the review mode, you
can Braille several lines starting with the line the review
cursor is on by typing a number followed by the equal key.  If
the margins set using the W key are on, they will be used.
Flipper requires full hardware handshaking for serial Braille
devices, and com3 and com4 may be used if your computer supports
them.

If you want to have a second configuration which is only a
little different from the one you are using, you can use the
shift f command to make the configurations the same, then make
whatever changes that you need.

You can reverse the search for a enhancement cursor from top to bottom
using control alt function key 8.

You can now flip the configuration from primary to secondary and
back from outside the review mode with an alt f.  --- requested
by Cynthia Lowe.

You can now search for several different types of symbols.
If you know the ascii number for a symbol, you can enter it
into a search pattern by using control n (n stands for number).
Control f matches any form symbol.  Control left square bracket
searches for any upper left corner form symbol.  Control right
square bracket searches for any lower right corner form symbol.
---requested by Karen Navy.

You can tell Flipper to watch any portion of the screen and to
either beep, or read an area of the screen if it changes.
Activate this feature with a backslash in the review mode.
---requested by John Cunningham and Nelson Hinman.

You can set up to nine additional marks on the screen by
pressing digit x, and you can jump to any of them by pressing
digit shift x.  Whenever you are asked for a row or column, you
can respond by hitting c, to use the cursor position, x, to use
the marked position, or digit x to use one of the these extra marks.

You can use the underscore (dash) line key during the review
mode or the alt underscore in the regular mode to read only the
enhanced areas of the screen within a specific block.  Press
control underscore during the review mode for further
documentation.  ---requested by Nelson Hinman.

You can read back a search pattern by using alt s.

AUTO KEY:

For advanced users ...

Auto key allows Flipper to be programmed by keyboard enhancers
like NEWKEY.  With Auto Key, you can both program and use macros
without even leaving your application program!  Flipper with
Auto Key still works with difficult programs like the IRMA board
(of course, NEWKEY won't work when IRMA is activated, but
Flipper's regular features still work).

With Auto Key, you can define single keystrokes to do complex
tasks.  It is designed for programmability, not simply
compatibility with macro key programs.

New features with autokey:

You can use c or x instead of entering a row or column number,
to use the cursor position or the mark position.  Entering a
number before a toggle key will cause flipper to choose state 1
for a 1, or state 2 for any other number besides zero.  This
allows you to set a toggle to an absolute state.  The quote key
allows you to send a string directly to the synthesizer.  The
string is terminated by any non-ascii string (for example, the
end key).  This allows you to write in prompts, or to send
commands to the synthesizer.

You can silence the synthesizer from a macro by using the
spacebar.

Flipper's auto key mode is documented in the file "AUTOKEY.DOC".