[BRLTTY] BRLTTY 5.5 has been released.

[mattias jonsson]

i hope this release are more stable on a asus tf 103c with android 5.0
if i run brltty on this device the device reboots random


På 19 april 2017 01:57:17 Dave Mielke <dave at mielke.cc> skrev:

> Release 5.5 of BRLTTY has been released. It can be downloaded from:
>
>    http://brltty.com/
>
> Click on Download, and then on Current Release.
>
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> The most significant updates are:
>
> *  HandyTech's Actilino is supported.
> *  HumanWare's Braille Note Touch is supported.
> *  The Orbit 20 is supported.
> *  LibUSB can now be used on a 64-bit Windows system.
>
> Here's a full list of user-facing changes:
>
> General changes:
>    The braille and speech banners no longer include the revision identifier.
>    The -o (--override-preference=) option has been added.
>    quiet-if-no-braille can be specified via the configuration file.
>    Cursor routing hangs have been resolved.
>    The Log Messages submenu (for warnings and errors) has been added.
>    Support for panning within a long alert message has been added.
>    Alert beeps work on a Linux serial console.
>    The Greek text table has been improved.
> Braille device changes:
>    The default is to check both USB and Bluetooth (not just USB).
>    Specifying the Bluetooth address is no longer mandatory.
>    A prefix of a Bluetooth device's name can be specified.
>    A generic USB serial adapter is probed only if it's been customized.
> Baum braille driver changes:
>    Support for the Vario Ultra has been improved.
>    Support for the Orbit 20 has been added.
> EuroBraille braille driver changes:
>    More Esytime bindings have been added.
>    Support has been added for the EsysLight 80 and the Esytime Evolution.
> HandyTech braille driver changes:
>    Support has been added for the Actilino.
>    The rocker keys can be used for efficient navigation of the menu.
>    B4+B5 has been bound to Command Learn Mode.
>    The (now redundant) keypad binding for Command Learn Mode has been removed.
>    The Bluetooth names of the Active Star and the Braillino are recognized.
> HIMS braille driver changes:
>    Function key bindings have been added for models with four scroll keys.
> TTY braille driver changes:
>    The braille cells are shown (in addition to the text).
> HumanWare braille driver changes:
>    The Braille Note is autodetected when using USB.
>    Support has been added for the Braille Note Touch.
> Polkit changes:
>    The policy file is installed.
>    The policy has been renamed to org.a11y.brlapi (from org.brltty).
>    Initialization doesn't delay BRLTTY startup.
> Systemd changes:
>    The default instance is now brltty.target (not brltty.service).
>    Multiple instances can be managed (via brltty at .target instances).
>    A make file has been added to simplify unit and wrapper installation.
>    BRLTTY isn't started until Udev has finished initializing.
>    BRLTTY isn't automatically restarted if it terminates cleanly.
> Udev changes:
>    A make file has been added to simplify rules and wrapper installation.
> BrlAPI changes:
>    The version is now 0.6.6 (it was 0.6.5).
>    The server isn't started until the braille driver has started.
>    Several small fixes.
> xbrlapi changes:
>    The X11 and gdm autostart files are installed.
>    Constantly trying to connect when BRLTTY isn't available has been fixed.
>    Reconnection on every window change has been fixed.
> Key table changes:
>    Common chords for all of the sticky modifier keys have been added.
>    Listings combine dot keys, e.g. Dots12 instead of Dot1+Dot2.
> Android changes:
>    The cursor no longer jumps back to the start while spaces are being typed.
>    Customization files can be in internal storage and/or on the SD card.
> Windows changes:
>    Interaction with NVDA has been revived.
>    LibUSB can be used on a 64-bit system.
>    Builds can be done on MinGW64.
> Build changes:
>    AppStream metainfo is maintained and installed.
>    The new Speech Dispatcher installation layout is supported.
>    Fixes to support building on Solaris 10 and 11 with C99.
>
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