[BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

[Rob Meredith]

Dave:

Yes, it was the second patch that worked; I didn't actually run with the first one. Using BRLTTY 3.10 release.

>How awkward would that be (particularly pressing both together for space) on the 24?

I think it would be awkward, but people would probably get used to it. Along a similar line, I am not getting any codes for F1 through F4, and these keys exist on the Connect 12 and the Connect 24. I wonder if strategic use of these keys could help. Or, perhaps other Baum displays don't provide these keys and that is why they are not supported in BRLTTY?

Rob

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From: brltty-bounces at mielke.cc [mailto:brltty-bounces at mielke.cc] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:39 PM
To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.
Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 12:10 -0400]

>This patch worked! I get expected dot arguments (0x40 for dot 7, 0x80 for dot
>8) when I press the previously unrecognized keys.

Just to confirm ... it's the second patch that works?

Can you tell me which code you're using? 3.10? The development stream?

>Now, the next problem...
>
>The Connect 24 has no space bar. That is why people are using the keys left
>and right of the joystick for space bars. As you probably remember, the
>Connect 12 has a key between dots 1 and 4 at the top of the face which I
>believe you are using for space. There is no such key (called B11) on the
>Connect 24. So, if we support dots 7-8 on the Connect 24, how can we
>distinguish between these dots and a space?

We could take a different approach with the 12, i.e. to use B9-B0 as modifiers,
e.g. shift and control, rather than as dots 7-8. Then, pressing both of them
together could be space. How awkward would that be (particularly pressing both
together for space) on the 24?

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