[BRLTTY] Braille input?

Jason White jason at jasonjgw.net
Sat Mar 8 20:51:18 EST 2008


On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 03:16:01PM -0500, Dave Mielke wrote:
 
> Perhaps. What about if the display had to offer a "shift" key which must be 
> held down while typing braille patterns? That'd be okay for short braille 
> sequences but would probably be too inconvenient for long ones.
> 

Agreed. Perhaps a log file entry would be the best option; sound alone would
discriminate against people who are deaf or hearing-impaired, but it could be
used together with a warning in syslog.
> On a related note, do you think the core should also implement navigation mode 
> for a braille keyboard so that each driver doesn't need to do it individually? 

This makes sense. code duplication is best avoided unless there is a
compelling reason for it.



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