Key Table: Bindings for Braille Keyboards

Contents

Default Bindings

Special Modes

  • enter/leave help display: Dot0+Dots125
  • enter/leave command learn mode: Dot0+Dots123
  • enter/leave preferences menu: Dot0+Dots1234
  • enter/leave status display: Dot0+Dots234
  • set display mode attributes/text: Dot0+Dots145
  • set display mode attributes: Dot0+Dots1458
  • set display mode text: Dot0+Dots1457
  • set screen image frozen/unfrozen: Dot0+Dots124
  • set screen image frozen: Dot0+Dots1248
  • set screen image unfrozen: Dot0+Dots1247
  • describe character: Forward+RoutingKey

Cursor Functions

  • go to screen cursor: Forward+Select
  • go back after cursor tracking: Backward+Select
  • bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey
  • bring screen cursor to current line: Dot0+Dots1236

Vertical Navigation

  • go up one line: Forward+ArrowUp
  • go down one line: Forward+ArrowDown
  • go to top line: Backward+ArrowUp
  • go to bottom line: Backward+ArrowDown

Horizontal Navigation

  • go backward one braille window: Forward+ArrowLeft
  • go forward one braille window: Forward+ArrowRight
  • go backward skipping blank braille windows: Backward
  • go forward skipping blank braille windows: Forward
  • go to beginning of line: Backward+ArrowLeft
  • go to end of line: Backward+ArrowRight
  • place left end of braille window at character: Backward+RoutingKey

Clipboard Functions

  • start new clipboard at character: ArrowLeft+RoutingKey
  • append to clipboard from character: ArrowUp+RoutingKey
  • linear copy to character: ArrowRight+RoutingKey
  • rectangular copy to character: ArrowDown+RoutingKey
  • copy characters to clipboard: RoutingKey+RoutingKey
  • insert clipboard text after screen cursor:
    • Backward+Forward
    • Dot0+Dots1346
  • save clipboard to disk: Dot0+Dots13468
  • restore clipboard from disk: Dot0+Dots13467

Configuration Functions

  • set autorepeat on/off: Dot0+Dots1235
  • set autorepeat on: Dot0+Dots12358
  • set autorepeat off: Dot0+Dots12357
  • set contracted/computer braille: Dot0+Dots1245
  • set contracted braille: Dot0+Dots12458
  • set computer braille: Dot0+Dots12457
  • set six dot computer braille: Dot0+Dots235
  • set eight dot computer braille: Dot0+Dots236
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Dot0+Dots24
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on: Dot0+Dots248
  • set skipping of lines with identical content off: Dot0+Dots247
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: Dot0+Dots12
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on: Dot0+Dots128
  • set skipping of blank braille windows off: Dot0+Dots127
  • set sliding braille window on/off: Dot0+Dots2456
  • set sliding braille window on: Dot0+Dots24568
  • set sliding braille window off: Dot0+Dots24567
  • set track screen cursor on/off: Dot0+Dots2345
  • set track screen cursor on: Dot0+Dots23458
  • set track screen cursor off: Dot0+Dots23457
  • set screen cursor visibility on/off: Dot0+Dots14
  • set screen cursor visibility on: Dot0+Dots148
  • set screen cursor visibility off: Dot0+Dots147
  • set attribute underlining on/off: Dot0+Dots136
  • set attribute underlining on: Dot0+Dots1368
  • set attribute underlining off: Dot0+Dots1367

Keyboard Input

  • braille keyboard space: Dot0
  • braille keyboard dot1: Dot1
  • braille keyboard dot2: Dot2
  • braille keyboard dot3: Dot3
  • braille keyboard dot4: Dot4
  • braille keyboard dot5: Dot5
  • braille keyboard dot6: Dot6
  • braille keyboard dot7: Dot7
  • braille keyboard dot8: Dot8
  • type braille dots [7]: Dot0+Dot7
  • type braille dots [8]: Dot0+Dot8
  • backspace key: Dot7
  • escape key: Dot0+Dots26
  • cursor-left key: Dot0+Dot3
  • cursor-right key: Dot0+Dot6
  • cursor-up key: Dot0+Dot1
  • cursor-down key: Dot0+Dot4
  • page-up key: Dot0+Dots23
  • page-down key: Dot0+Dots56
  • home key: Dot0+Dot2
  • end key: Dot0+Dot5
  • insert key: Dot0+Dots35
  • delete key: Dot0+Dots256
  • function key: Dot0+RoutingKey
  • enter key: Dot8
  • tab key: Dot0+Dots45
  • clear all sticky input modifiers: Dot0+Dots78
  • cycle the Upper sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot0+Dots68
  • cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot0+Dots48
  • cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot0+Dots38
  • cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot0+Dots28
  • cycle the AltGr (Right Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot0+Dots58
  • cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot0+Dots18
  • switch to the previous virtual terminal: Dot0+Dots12367
  • switch to the next virtual terminal: Dot0+Dots12368
  • set braille keyboard enabled: Dot0+Dots138
  • set braille keyboard disabled: Dot0+Dots137
  • set braille typing mode dots: Dot0+Dots468
  • set braille typing mode text: Dot0+Dots467