Key Table: HandyTech Braille Star 40

Contents

Default Bindings

Special Modes

  • enter/leave help display: B8
  • enter/leave command learn mode: B4+B5
  • enter/leave preferences menu: B7+B1
  • enter/leave status display: B7+B6
  • set display mode attributes/text: B6
  • set screen image frozen/unfrozen: B8+B6
  • describe character: B2+RoutingKey
  • show current date and time: B2+B3+B5+B6
  • switch to Default Bindings: B1+B8+SpaceLeft
  • switch to Braille Input Mode: B1+B8+SpaceRight

Cursor Functions

  • go to screen cursor:
    • B1
    • RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom+B6
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+B3
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom
  • go back after cursor tracking: B3
  • bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey

Vertical Navigation

  • go up one line:
    • RightRockerTop
    • B4
  • go down one line:
    • RightRockerBottom
    • B5
  • go to top line:
    • RightRockerTop+B6
    • B2+SpaceLeft
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+RightRockerTop
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+B4
  • go to bottom line:
    • B2+SpaceRight
    • RightRockerBottom+B6
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+B2
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+RightRockerBottom
  • go to beginning of top line:
    • B2
    • LeftRockerTop+B3
    • RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom+LeftRockerTop
    • RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom+B5
  • go to beginning of bottom line:
    • LeftRockerBottom+B3
    • RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom+LeftRockerBottom
    • RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom+B7
  • go up to nearest line with different content:
    • LeftRockerTop+RightRockerTop
    • RightRockerTop+B5
    • LeftRockerTop+B4
    • B8+B4
  • go down to nearest line with different content:
    • LeftRockerTop+B2
    • LeftRockerTop+RightRockerBottom
    • RightRockerBottom+B5
    • B8+B5
  • go up to nearest line with different highlighting:
    • LeftRockerBottom+RightRockerTop
    • RightRockerTop+B7
    • LeftRockerBottom+B4
    • B6+B4
  • go down to nearest line with different highlighting:
    • LeftRockerBottom+B2
    • LeftRockerBottom+RightRockerBottom
    • RightRockerBottom+B7
    • B6+B5
  • go up to first line of paragraph: B1+B4
  • go down to first line of next paragraph: B1+B5
  • go up to previous command prompt: B2+B4
  • go down to next command prompt: B2+B5
  • go up several lines: B7+B4
  • go down several lines: B7+B5
  • go up to nearest line with less indent than character: SpaceLeft+RoutingKey
  • go down to nearest line with less indent than character: SpaceRight+RoutingKey

Horizontal Navigation

  • go backward one braille window:
    • SpaceLeft
    • LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom
  • go forward one braille window:
    • SpaceRight
    • RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom
  • go to beginning of line: B1+SpaceLeft
  • go to end of line: B1+SpaceRight
  • go left one character: B6+SpaceLeft
  • go right one character: B6+SpaceRight
  • go left half a braille window: B3+SpaceLeft
  • go right half a braille window: B3+SpaceRight
  • place left end of braille window at character: B1+RoutingKey

Clipboard Functions

  • start new clipboard at character:
    • LeftRockerTop+RoutingKey
    • B4+RoutingKey
  • append to clipboard from character:
    • B3+RoutingKey
    • LeftRockerBottom+RoutingKey
  • linear copy to character:
    • RightRockerTop+RoutingKey
    • B6+RoutingKey
  • rectangular copy to character:
    • RightRockerBottom+RoutingKey
    • B5+RoutingKey
  • copy characters to clipboard: RoutingKey+RoutingKey
  • insert clipboard text after screen cursor: SpaceLeft+SpaceRight
  • search backward for clipboard text: B3+B4
  • search forward for clipboard text: B3+B5

Configuration Functions

  • set text style 6-dot/8-dot: B7
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: B6+B1
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: B6+B2
  • set sliding braille window on/off: B6+B3
  • set track screen cursor on/off: B8+B1
  • set screen cursor visibility on/off: B8+B2
  • set attribute underlining on/off: B8+B3
  • set alert tunes on/off: B8+B7

Speech Functions

  • stop speaking: B2+B3+SpaceLeft
  • speak current line: B2+B3+SpaceRight

Keyboard Input

  • cursor-up key: LeftRockerTop
  • cursor-down key: LeftRockerBottom
  • function key: LeftRockerTop+LeftRockerBottom+RoutingKey
  • switch to specific virtual terminal: RightRockerTop+RightRockerBottom+RoutingKey

Special Functions

  • remember current braille window position: B7+RoutingKey
  • go to remembered braille window position: B8+RoutingKey

Braille Input Mode

Special Modes

  • switch to Default Bindings: B1+B8+SpaceLeft

Keyboard Input

  • braille keyboard dot7: B1
  • braille keyboard dot3: B2
  • braille keyboard dot2: B3
  • braille keyboard dot1: B4
  • braille keyboard control: SpaceLeft
  • braille keyboard dot4: B5
  • braille keyboard dot5: B6
  • braille keyboard meta: SpaceRight
  • braille keyboard dot6: B7
  • braille keyboard dot8: B8
  • type braille dots [space]: SpaceLeft
  • backspace key: SpaceLeft+B1
  • enter key: SpaceRight