Key Table: Papenmeier BrailleX 2D Screen Soft

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Contents

Notes

There are 13 keys on the front. The rectangular key at the center is named Shift. The square keys immediately to its left and right are named Home and End. The left and right bars are named Up and Down. The four square keys at the very left are named: Dot7, Dot3, Dot2, Dot1. The four square keys at the very right are named: Dot4, Dot5, Dot6, Dot8.
RoutingKey1 refers to the row of keys just behind the text cells.
The keys to the left of the status cells are named Status.1 through Status.22.

Default Bindings

Special Modes

enter/leave help display: Status.1
enter/leave command learn mode: Status.2
enter/leave preferences menu: Status.10
enter/leave status display: Status.4
set display mode attributes/text: Status.7
set display mode attributes: Status.7+Dot8
set display mode text: Status.7+Dot7
set screen image frozen/unfrozen: Status.8
set screen image frozen: Status.8+Dot8
set screen image unfrozen: Status.8+Dot7
describe character: Dot4+RoutingKey1
show current date and time:
- Status.21
- Dots1237
switch to Default Bindings: Dots23+Shift
switch to Chorded Commands Mode: Dots23+Home
switch to Braille Input Mode: Dots23+End

Cursor Functions

go to screen cursor: Shift
go back after cursor tracking: Status.5
bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey1
bring screen cursor to current line: Status.3

Vertical Navigation

go up one line: Up
go down one line: Down
go to top line: Home
go to bottom line: End
go to beginning of top line: Dot1+Home
go to beginning of bottom line: Dot1+End
go up to nearest line with different content: Dot1
go down to nearest line with different content: Dot4
go up to nearest line with different highlighting: Dot2
go down to nearest line with different highlighting: Dot5
go up to first line of paragraph: Dot3
go down to first line of next paragraph: Dot6
go up to previous command prompt: Dot7
go down to next command prompt: Dot8
go up several lines: Dots12
go down several lines: Dots45
go up to nearest line with less indent than character: Dots37+RoutingKey1
go down to nearest line with less indent than character: Dots68+RoutingKey1
go up to nearest line with different character: Dots12+RoutingKey1
go down to nearest line with different character: Dots45+RoutingKey1

Clipboard Functions

start new clipboard at character: Dot7+RoutingKey1
append to clipboard from character: Dot3+RoutingKey1
linear copy to character: Dot6+RoutingKey1
rectangular copy to character: Dot8+RoutingKey1
insert clipboard text after screen cursor: Status.22
search backward for clipboard text: Dots37
search forward for clipboard text: Dots68

Configuration Functions

set autorepeat on/off: Status.19
set autorepeat on: Status.19+Dot8
set autorepeat off: Status.19+Dot7
set text style 6-dot/8-dot: Status.15
set text style 6-dot: Status.15+Dot8
set text style 8-dot: Status.15+Dot7
set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Status.14
set skipping of lines with identical content on: Status.14+Dot8
set skipping of lines with identical content off: Status.14+Dot7
set track screen cursor on/off: Status.6
set track screen cursor on: Status.6+Dot8
set track screen cursor off: Status.6+Dot7
set screen cursor visibility on/off: Status.12
set screen cursor visibility on: Status.12+Dot8
set screen cursor visibility off: Status.12+Dot7
set attribute underlining on/off: Status.13
set attribute underlining on: Status.13+Dot8
set attribute underlining off: Status.13+Dot7

Speech Functions

stop speaking: Dot7+Up
speak current line: Dot7+Down
speak from top of screen through current line: Dot7+Home
speak from current line through bottom of screen: Dot7+End
go to current speaking position: Dot7+Shift
decrease speaking volume: Dot8+Up
increase speaking volume: Dot8+Down
decrease speaking rate: Dot8+Home
increase speaking rate: Dot8+End
set autospeak on/off: Status.18
set autospeak on: Status.18+Dot8
set autospeak off: Status.18+Dot7

Keyboard Input

cursor-left key: Dot2+Home
cursor-right key: Dot2+End
cursor-up key: Dot2+Up
cursor-down key: Dot2+Down
page-up key: Dot5+Up
page-down key: Dot5+Down
home key: Dot5+Home
end key: Dot5+End
insert key: Dot5+Shift
function key: Dot2+RoutingKey1
tab key: Dot2+Shift
clear all sticky input modifiers: Dot6+Shift
cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+Up
cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+Down
cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+Home
cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+End
switch to specific virtual terminal: Dot5+RoutingKey1
set braille typing mode dots/text: Status.20
set braille typing mode dots: Status.20+Dot8
set braille typing mode text: Status.20+Dot7

Special Functions

restart braille driver: Status.16
restart speech driver:
- Dot8+Shift
- Status.17

Chorded Commands Mode

Special Modes

enter/leave help display: Dots125
enter/leave command learn mode: Dots123
enter/leave preferences menu: Dots1234
enter/leave status display: Dots234
set display mode attributes/text: Dots145
set display mode attributes: Dots1458
set display mode text: Dots1457
set screen image frozen/unfrozen: Dots124
set screen image frozen: Dots1248
set screen image unfrozen: Dots1247

Cursor Functions

bring screen cursor to current line: Dots1236

Clipboard Functions

insert clipboard text after screen cursor: Dots1346
save clipboard to disk: Dots13468
restore clipboard from disk: Dots13467

Configuration Functions

set autorepeat on/off: Dots1235
set autorepeat on: Dots12358
set autorepeat off: Dots12357
set contracted/computer braille: Dots1245
set contracted braille: Dots12458
set computer braille: Dots12457
set six dot computer braille: Dots235
set eight dot computer braille: Dots236
set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Dots24
set skipping of lines with identical content on: Dots248
set skipping of lines with identical content off: Dots247
set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: Dots12
set skipping of blank braille windows on: Dots128
set skipping of blank braille windows off: Dots127
set sliding braille window on/off: Dots2456
set sliding braille window on: Dots24568
set sliding braille window off: Dots24567
set track screen cursor on/off: Dots2345
set track screen cursor on: Dots23458
set track screen cursor off: Dots23457
set screen cursor visibility on/off: Dots14
set screen cursor visibility on: Dots148
set screen cursor visibility off: Dots147
set attribute underlining on/off: Dots136
set attribute underlining on: Dots1368
set attribute underlining off: Dots1367

Menu Operations

save preferences to disk: Dots12348
restore preferences from disk: Dots12347
reset preferences to defaults: Dots123478

Keyboard Input

escape key: Dots26
cursor-left key: Dot3
cursor-right key: Dot6
cursor-up key: Dot1
cursor-down key: Dot4
page-up key: Dots23
page-down key: Dots56
home key: Dot2
end key: Dot5
insert key: Dots35
delete key: Dots256
tab key: Dots45
clear all sticky input modifiers: Dots78
cycle the Upper sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots68
cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots48
cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots38
cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots28
cycle the AltGr (Right Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots58
cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots18
switch to the previous virtual terminal: Dots12367
switch to the next virtual terminal: Dots12368
set braille keyboard enabled: Dots138
set braille keyboard disabled: Dots137
set braille typing mode dots: Dots468
set braille typing mode text: Dots467

Braille Input Mode

Keyboard Input

braille keyboard dot7: Dot7
braille keyboard dot3: Dot3
braille keyboard dot2: Dot2
braille keyboard dot1: Dot1
braille keyboard dot4: Dot4
braille keyboard dot5: Dot5
braille keyboard dot6: Dot6
braille keyboard dot8: Dot8
type braille dots [space]: Dot3+Down
backspace key: Dot3+Home
escape key: Dot3+Shift
delete key: Dot3+End
enter key: Dot3+Up