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1. INI_LIMITEDOPTION ll m 18 HESeruis y SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl APPENDIX E SIDE MENUBUILDER With the SIDE menubuilder the picto menu can be programmed Select pictos in the bar at the right side of the screen and place them by using the mouse Up to 10 pages can be programmed Meri YT uds Ge AA JD edge ol lt a a SIDE scans the picto s in the upper part from left to right When you click the second page new items for this page can be programmed HH mn OO LE S E OO Scanning step 1 En AH e Scanning step 2 Maes kleding Fonetisch kleding Spreek In the lower part of the screen the typed text and the phonetic text can be entered and tested HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl2. InfoHeservis info heservis nl Testaddress hello test nl Keeping up the list of addresses is not foreseen from SIDE The list must be edited with external editor notepad for example This file must be stored in TXT format the first part until the point comma gives the name of the person After the point comma the e mail address is placed In the same directory also an example address book is placed which can be used when the address book has lost HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl Please note It can be that the e mail program gives the next message another program tries to sent a message with me as sender When this occurs the following outlook option must be modified Change in Outlook Extra gt Options gt security here a checkbox is placed for Warn if another application tries to send a message with me as sender This option must be unchecked HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl 5 PRESENTING INTERNET PAGES TO BE MODIFIED Internet pages are available in the menu Switch WWW Select a page by using SEL select from the favourites You can open the page by selecting open The page is magnified and scrolls from right to left You can navigate by Short click rotate again current part of the line Long click rotate next line Longest click Back to the menu From the menu you can navigate to Link list current page with pictures PGDN scroll c
3. HEServis Dorshout 7 O 5406 ND Uden Tel 31 6 41017298 KvKnr 17147153 Giro 4647659 SIDE Manual Single Input Data Entry SIDE Version 2 0 Manual Remark This manual is preliminary Adapted for SIDE V2 2 and up april 2008 HESeruis CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 INPUT 2 1 Settings 2 2 Starting SIDE 2 3 Input levels 2 3 1 Level 1 YENO 2 3 2 Text input 2 4 Input functions Extended mode 2 4 1 ETAOIN English ENARD Dutch 2 4 2 ABC 2 4 3 MORSE 2 4 4 PICTOGRAMS 2 5 Wordcompletion 3 READING FILES 4 MAIL FUNCTIES 5 PRESENTING INTERNET PAGES TO BE MODIFIED 6 MAKING A TEXT AUDIBLE 7 FILE LOCATIONS 7 1 Program files 7 2 Data files 7 2 1 The support directory APPENDIX A MENUSTRUCTURE APPENDIX B MORSE CODES APPENDIX C THE SIDE INI FILE APPENDIX E SIDE MENUBUILDER HESeruis QQ III IU lb Pe e I NO 13 13 14 14 1 INTRODUCTION This user manual describes the use and the functioning of the SIDE program This program has been developed especially for people with the Locked in syndrome Using this program it is possible to enter texts make them visible on the display and store them in files using only one input switch This switch can be linked to e the space key of the keyboard e the left mouse switch e the Joystick A key e the parallel port Other input possibilities are available on request By pressing the switch the character or menu item
4. in the lower part of the display is selected Words partially typed can be finished using a build in word list available in several languages Several selection methods are available e ABC method All characters are displayed one after the other e Priority alphabet The most used characters come first e Morse input e Pictograms can be used to quickly make long sentences For starting users a Yes No selection is available A scrolling text in the upper part of the display reproduces the composed text By means of speech export it is possible to make the composed text audible through the PC speakers Also it is possible to select the stored texts or E mails and make them visible in the scrollbar line by line At the same time the computer can pronounce the text With the E mail option E mails can be sent and received using your standard e mail program The program also has several file managing commands such as stepping through the directory structure to copy select delete and merge files 2 INPUT Entering data is done by pressing the switch at the correct moment The character or function item selected will be presented Entry can be done by using the spacebar or with the external switch installed by HEServis or your local reseller 2 1 Settings The speeds for refreshing the characters and walking through the menu s and the scrollbar speed are established by means of the mouse in the main menu option Settings HESerui
5. D and START is it possible to rapidly go to the beginning or end of the list of directory to navigate With PREV and NEXT one goes step by step The function OPEN has two possibilities 1 When it concerns a directory it is selected 2 When it concerns previous directory the previous directory in the tree is selected further back then C DATA SIDE has been blocked 3 When it is a filename this file is opened and the lines can be read in the scrollbar and pronounced by means of the speech option if installed At the reproduction line for line following rules apply Short signal lt 0 5 sec next line Long touching gt 1 sec previous line Longer touching gt 2 5 sec back to the menu In the Dir menu the option EDIT can be found Below the menu with the following options e open e New e Select e Copy e Paste e Mailto e Delete e Append Possible sequences are the following To remove a file go to directory gt SELECT gt DELETE gt ERASE To copy a file go to directory gt SELECT gt COPY gt PASTE or go to new directory gt SELECT gt COPY go to new directory gt PASTE The copied file gets an extra suffix of _ nnn txt Where nnn stand for a number of three figures starting with 001 To merge files go to directory gt SELECT gt SELECT gt APPEND gt YES go to new directory gt SELECT gt go to new directory SELECT gt APPEND gt YES To e mail a
6. DE stuurde deze tekst naar Input switch selection Paralel Port 120 F Show on screen Joystick on Normal Joystick off Inverted Mouse Rightclick normal E c m e Input options setting for the input switch e Show input indicator When selected the input switch is visualised at the main screen by means of a rectangle coloured red or green e Itis possible to change the moment of selection from pressing the button or at releasing the button There are three possibilities o Switch at ON Select when button pressed Dir options Sort on Ascending 1 2 3 C Filename Date and Time Descending 3 2 1 Filename Date and Time Www Settings Www Scroll speed Yaka SECO Ay wie SEAS f fasf Ae shu Www ZoomFact 2 Language selection Deutsch A English A Francais Nederlands Exit G o Switch at OFF Timer Select when button released When the switch is pressed longer than time no action is taken o SwitehatON Hiiner Future function e Minimum word length of words to suggest Only words longer than this setting are presented in the word prediction list e External Display settings for optional external text displays HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl Send Beep Gives a sound on the external display when a new text is presented Remark The SIDE option READ sends a text to the display selec
7. Program files The programme files can be found in the directory C SIDE Here all files are stored for the implementation of the program In contrast to other programs all used library and configuration files are placed in one directory This Simplifies the installation and de installation HEServis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl Naam Grootte Type log Bestandsmap 9 ASYCFILT DLL 118kB Toepassingsuitbreiding E COMCAT DLL 22kB Toepassingsuitbreiding E comctl32 dil 545 kB Toepassingsuitbreidimg 9 CTL3D32 DLL 27kB Toepassingsuitbreiding S inpout32 dll 32kB Toepassingsuitbreiding a JOY ocx 104kB ActiveX besturingselement 2 mailsere bat 1kB MS DOS batchbestand E MailSeRe exe 68kB Toepassing E MorseCodes txt 1kB Tekstdocument S msmapI32 0CxX 131 kB ActiveX besturingselement E msyvbym50 dll 1 324kB Toepassingsuitbreiding 8 msvbvm60 dll 1 356 kB Toepassingsuitbreiding 9 OLEAUT32 DLL 481 kB Toepassingsuitbreidimg E OLEPRO32 DLL 32kB Toepassingsuitbreiding E Scroll ocx 268kB ActiveX besturingselement EJ side exe 209kB Toepassing SIDE ini 1 kB Configuratie imstellingen E SIDE inw 1kB INW bestand 5IDE reg 1kB Registervermeldingen 3 sidespeak dll 180kB Toepassingsuitbreiding E STDOLEZ2 TLB 17kB Type Library 7 2 Data files At starting up the programme a file name is generated automatically for the new file with in this the date and the serial number and as follows Di
8. e since simple Single singles Second part with words on alphabet Siberian Siberia Sicily sink etc The list is always finished with empty Also before the first word the option empty is placed When selecting this one leaves the menu without changing the characters entered until then There are presently three lists with words e EN DIC the standard provided word list in the English language with 45000 words This list is not modifiable e USER TXT The word list in text format This list can be modified by the user Entered words which are not in the standard list are added automatically to this list It deserves the recommendation to check this list regularly for wrong spelled words e PRIO TXT All used words and the number of times that these are used This list is updated automatically Manually adapting this list is not necessary B SIDE Single Input Data Entry Menu Speech Options Help sortuserust A i Mm Files can be found at the following locations C DATA SIDE SETUP DICT PRIO TXT C DATA SIDE SETUP DICT USER TXT HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl 3 READING FILES With the option DIR it possible to select files on the hard disk and present them line by line in the scrollbar The programme opens files from the directory C DATA SIDE the standard directory All txt files from these and underlying directory s can be selected With the options EN
9. een in the about menu REGISTRATION REGNO BAG12061AEP System settings tob e changed in the menu SYSTEM SCROLLSPEED 5 DELAY 1250 VIEWINPUT 0 NUM_CHARS 5 Settings for speech Cc VOICE URRVOICE 2 VOICE1 0 VOICE2 2 VOICESPEED1 114 VOICESPEED2 180 Input options COMMUNICATION JOY 0 OFF PARPORT IS ON THAN 1 ACTIVE AS TRUE 2 ACTIVE AS FALSE INI_JOY 1 Parallel port usage 1 no port Other value base valu PARPORT VALUE WHEN NO KEY PRESSED CAN BE SEEN IN DEMO MODE INI_PORT_REST 1 Test option for testing the parallel port Put this value to 1 for testing The presented value can be set at option INI_PORT_RES INI_DEMO 0 INI_PORT_REST INI_DEMO 0 TIMER OPTIONS j INPUT TIMER ACTS AS FILTER FOR SPASMS IN SECONDS INPUT MODE O NORMAL ACTS WHEN PRESSING SWITCH INPUT 1 OFF ACTS WHEN RELEASING SWITCH WITHIN TIMER VALUE FUTURE INPUT 2 ON ACTS WHEN RELEASING SWITCH FOR VALUE 4 WHEN THE SWITCH WAS PRESSED WITHIN TIMER VALUE INI_INPUTTIMER 6 INI_INPUTMODE 0 LIMIT USER TO CERTAIN MENU S i 0 LEVEL 5 UNLIMITED ALL MENU S i 1 LEVEL 3 STANDARD LIMITED ABC ONLY NO MENU S i 2 LEVEL 4 STANDARD LIMITED ABC PICTO
10. file go to new directory gt SELECT gt MAILTO see further HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl 4 MAIL FUNCTIES With the option MAIL from the Switch menu it is possible to send files to the e mail program Outgoing mail is placed in the directory C Data SIDE EMAIL OUT New received mail is placed in the directory C Data SIDE EMAIL IN Sent emails are placed in the directory C Data SIDE EMAIL SENT The status of the last Update action is visible in the file C Data SIDE EMAIL mailinfo Receiving and sending mail goes by selecting the Update option in the menu SWITCH gt MAIL gt UPDATE For sending mail the follow next steps 1 Select file with SELECT option from the DIR menu 2 Place the file in the OUT directory with the option DIR gt EDIT gt MAILTO Select an address from the list and select the option SEND to confirm this or CANCEL to cancel the action The mail message is ready now to be sent with the UPDATE option PLEASE NOTE The first 15 signs of the first line of the file becomes if title of the message used Effective sending occurs just when the option SWITCH gt MAIL gt UPDATE has been given This option places new received messages in the IN directory These can be read by opening the file from the DIR menu and selecting the files from the E MAIL directory The list of addresses has been placed in the directory C DATA SIDE SERVICE EMAIL OUT addressbook txt
11. ilable In the options menu you can find following items e Erase Erases the last character e Sentence Starts a new sentence y placing a dot a space and starts with a Capital character e Enter Like sentence but skips to the next line e Speak The text presented in the scrollbar is spoken by the PC s speaker 2 3 2 3 ABC n columns This option is for people who can see just enough to see these characters or who Bedan use a big screen The advantage is that predicted words are immediately visible blue words see Ch 2 5 Two column modes are available The most extended has a dir function to use DIR and email functions 2 3 2 4 ABC with Pictograms This option is similar to the previous option but now Pictograms are available 2 4 Input functions Extended mode HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl 2 4 1 ETAOIN English ENARD Dutch The characters appear in the order of the English priorities alphabet in four blocks SPACE E T A O I N O O S R H L D C U M O O F G W P Y B O O V K X J Q Z O O Using the red marker O one can skip immediately to the options menu With the blue marker O the last range is repeated 2 4 2 ABC The characters appear in the order of the alphabet in three groups to choose from A to I Jto R and S to Z As in the ETAOIN menu selecting the red marker O skips to the options menu 2 4 3 MORSE The character
12. rectory of C Data SIDE 20020607_001 txt 20020607_002 txt With the option DIR another directory can be selected A new file will then be placed in this directory Consult the files in these directories to copy data to for example e mail or Word documents SIDE is not capable for creating or removing directories This must be done with an external program such as the Explorer In the current version no data can be added to a file already existing New the entered data are linked automatically to the new generated file Data can be put at behind of an existing file using the Append command 7 2 1 The support directory Contents of C Data SIDE SETUP DICT 17 05 2003 13 47 582 611 en dic 17 05 2003 13 47 582 611 fr dic 17 05 2003 13 47 582 611 nl dic 17 05 2003 13 04 20 593 prio txt 17 05 2003 13 05 10 921 user txt The documents PRIO TXT en USER TXT are updated continuously when the user words with the program It is advisable to backup these files once a month On USB stick or CD RW 14 HEServis inns y SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl APPENDIX A MENUSTRUCTURE Bij Versie 1 5 0 Table Main Leesteken Overige Cijfers Functies Opties Dir Switch ABC A J S WWW Edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 191 20 21 SPATIE Functies 0 Wis Zin EXIT ABC 1 Al Spatie Spatie Spatie Open Open UpdateAnnuleAnnuleUit Yes MES Opties I 1 Switch Enter Open ENARD 2J R A J S Back New Wi
13. s SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl E SIDE Single Input Data Entry Menu Speech Help Settings Exit Close SIDE The following menu becomes visible Settings Scroll speed E ly Wait time mSec de Audio support F Menu Items f 3 M User Choice Extra Settings e With scroll speed the speed of the scrolling line in the blue area is regulated e Wait time is the waiting time in milliseconds between the different menu items or character in the yellow area 1000 1 second e Audio support text spoken through the pc s speaker o Menu Items all menu items shown on the screen o User Choice only the chosen items are spoken Remark Long sentences are spoken until the new menu item is presented HEServis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl When the button EXTRA SETTINGS is pressed more items become available SIDE Settings Settings Scroll speed A Y Wait time mSec 950 E E Audio support Menu Items IM User Choice Exit Extra Settings Startup Mode Yes No 5 Input options IM Show Input Indicator Switch at ON C AZ no menu s G Limited ABC Limited ABC picto Switch at OFF Timer C Unlimited C Timer Sec a Dictionary Minimum length of words to suggest External Display Normal text Scrolling text Y Send Beep Badge Display Test SI
14. s Zend Stem1 No N Leestekens 2Stem Enter2 Next Morse 3 S Z B K F Links Select EXIT Annule Annule Stem2 EXIT A Cijfers 3 DIR Nieuw Prev Dir ie C L U Hist Copy EXIT R 4DOC Spreek Begin Mail D M Vv EXIT Paste D K 5 Wis Lees End E N Ww Mailto 0 p 6 Switch Wis Edit F ie X o id 7 Stem__ G P ie Delete LE Overigen 8 DIR WisWrd H Q z T 1 2 DOC R Append G 1 4 EXIT S 3 4 o iin H my yr K B yy o o J M Cr 7 p E my qr my 0 o With Exit the menu can be leaved and one goes back to the previous menu The red marker makes one to skip to the menu and then to the menu functions The purple items are identical to previous but indicate that the same options are repeated once 15 HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl APPENDIX B MORSE CODES SIDE Teken Morse code Space a 6x Backspace zen Zn re 7x Enter a 8x Ht PTA 1 I I I 1 Home fi far 1 I HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl gt AAN lt E lt CAM ALO VO 2Z S T AJA 1 ll HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl APPENDIX C THE SIDE INI FILE The side ini file contains the standard settings which are used to configure the program The user does not have to change this file Ini file Registration Contains the registration number as can be s
15. s can be entered with this option following the Morse code system Short and long activating the import switch can enter a character Signals shorter than a half second are considered as a point a signal of approximately a second is considered being a long or line After a rest of two seconds the character is composed Giving a signal longer than 2 5 seconds the Morse will be left returning to the Switch menu gt gt gt AFORESAID TIMES ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE lt lt lt lt lt Some special characters are available Standard Morse characters are presented in Appendix B 2 4 4 PICTOGRAMS With the menu choice Functions gt Switch gt Picto Pictograms are presented like programmed with the menubuilder program See appendix 7 Special options can be programmed using following table HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl Meaning Command NL Command EN Example Erase last character WIS DEL Cmd deleteline DEL Erase last word WISWRD DELWRD Cmd eraseword DELWRD w new sentence on new ZIN NEWLINE Cmd newline NEWWLINE Start new sentence on ENTER Cmd enter ENTER same line Start new line and keep ENTER2 Cmd entertwolines ENTER2 one empty line Start new file NIEUW NEW Cmd newfile NEW Speak current line SPREEK TALK Cmd pronounce SPEAK Send line to text external LEES READ Cmd to display READ textdisplay Table Commando s in the pictogram men
16. ted 2 2 Starting SIDE The programme starts up in the menu SWITCH see appendix A From that menu an import function or file or mail menu can be chosen When one wants start with new file the current file will be saved and closed and a new file will be opened with the option new A name for the next file is then immediately generated what is visible in the blue scroll area 2 3 Input levels Several input levels can be selected Each has its individual presentation method SIDE Single Input Data Entry Menu Speech MER Options Help Level 1 YeNo Level 2 A Z No menu s Level 3 Standard Limited ABC Level 4 Standard Limited ABC Picto v Level 5 Standard Unlimited and possibilities The startup mode can be selected in the settings menu 2 3 1 Level 1 YENO Starting users can use this to see if they can actually make a selection with the Ik weet het 1 28 User can restart by pressing the input key 2 3 2 Text input 4 HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl 2 3 2 1 A Z No Menu s This option presents all characters A Z in one line Only limited options for Erasing are available This option is used for new users to get used to the selection system 2 3 2 2 ABC The characters appear in the order of the alphabet in three groups to choose from A to I J to R and S to Z As in the ETAOIN menu selecting the red marker O skips to the options menu Limited functions are ava
17. u It is also possible to use characters in stead of pictograms Meaning Presented token Text Example I like to I like to txt I like to Can I have Can I have a txt Can Ihave a Can you help me to HELP Can you help me to txt HELP Can you help me to Alright OK Alright txt OK Alright Table Text presented in the pictogram menu 2 5 Wordcompletion When one has composed a part of a word this word can be completed by leaving the menu with the red marker and choose In the scrollbar successively the words appear from the word list which starts with the characters until then entered The words come in order of priority of the user For that purpose the number of times that becomes a word has been used is stored in a priority list Words which have been used most will come in the upper part of the list Afterwards the less used words come in alphabetic order A maximum of 50 words is presented One can go through the list with a short and long click with the input switch like at reading a file See chapter 3 Short signal lt 0 5 sec next line Long touching gt 1 sec previous line Longer touching gt 2 5 sec back to the menu selecting the word HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl Example One types the word SI leaves the menu and select After clicks successively the words appear first part many used words lik
18. urrent WebPage down and rotate again for when a page is bigger than the screen lt lt lt last page Backspace key and rotate again lt lt lt Next page and rotate again future options A magnified page can look like this Al sinds het prille begin van deze websi ld henaderd door lezers met de The on screen menu Stepping through the list with links http ww Choose the options gt lt begin and end to step through the linklist Choosing OPEN does opening a link HESeruis SIDE manual version 2 0 april 2008 www heservis nl 6 MAKING_A TEXT AUDIBLE The SIDE program has the possibility of making the texts audible through the PC speaker SIDE Single Input Data Entry Here two desired voices can be selected By selecting two voices with a different language one can easily change between different languages With the button tests Voice the selected voice can be tested The speed of each voice can be regulated with the bar SIDE Speech settings Settings Karen Nederlands y Speed voice 1 7 KN J gt Carol English standard y Test voice 2 Speed voice 2 Al J e a In the menu options it is possible speak the current line entered In the menu functions an item voice has been incorporated with which the voice to use can be established One chooses there for voicel or voice2 7 FILE LOCATIONS 7 1
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