[BRLTTY] BRLTTY 5.5 has been released.

Wed Apr 19 12:04:53 EDT 2017

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 05:24:51PM +0200, mattias jonsson wrote:
> 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
> 
I'm running brltty on an Asus too, no problems whatsover as far as
stability is concerned. I'm runnin CentOS, perhaps you should hav a look
an Android as cause of the instability.
> 
> 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.
> >
> > I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that this mailing list has
> > been moved to brltty.com (from mielke.cc). While its former email address still
> > does work, please post to brltty at brltty.com from now on. The old address will
> > eventually be decommissioned.
> >
> > 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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