[BRLTTY] BRLTTY 6.5 has been released.

[John Covici]

I looked under the documentation section in key bindings, and could
not find any reference to emacs.  I am using a Humanware bi40.  When
would the emacs key bindings be invoked?


On Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:11:53 -0400,
Dave Mielke wrote:
> 
> Release 6.5 of BRLTTY has now been released. As usual, it can be downloaded from:
> 
>    https://brltty.app/
> 
> Here's a summary of the user-facing changes that it contains:
> 
> General changes:
>    Help (-h) output lines are now wrapped at the screen width (not at 79).
>    Parameter errors no longer prevent a driver from starting.
>    Word Wrap when using contracted braille has been fixed.
>    The Quiet setting can now be specified within brltty.conf.
>    In data files, \R now represents the Unicode replacement character.
>    Chord-6/8 now toggle between 6- and 8-dot computer braille.
>    Bindings for the Emacs editor have been added.
>    Bindings for the Lua language have been added.
>    An Arabic message catalog has been added.
> Logging changes:
>    The ingio log category has been renamed to gio.
>    The bluetooth log category has been renamed to bt.
>    The hid log category has been added.
> Baum braille driver changes:
>    The Orbit Reader 40 is now supported.
> Canute braille driver changes:
>    Driver startup is now much faster.
>    Lines that haven't effectively changed are no longer rewritten.
> HumanWare braille driver changes:
>    An easy way to revert to the legacy thumb key bindings has been added.
>    The newer models can now be used via Bluetooth on Linux.
> Linux screen driver changes:
>    The WidecharPadding= parameter has been added.
>    The FixUnicodeSpaces= parameter has been renamed to RpiSpacesBug=.
> AtSpi2 screen driver changes:
>    Control characters are now mapped to their corresponding special keys.
>    Brltty is now shut down if the driver fails to start.
>    The driver no longer crashes when the X server is shut down.
> BrlAPI changes:
>    The version is now 0.8.4 (it was 0.8.3).
>    The permissions on local server sockets are now set correctly.
>    The cursor is now represented correctly when using six-dot cells.
>    Some locking issues have been resolved.
>    A text console can now create its own client session.
> Text table changes:
>    The Russian (ru) table has been significantly updated.
>    The Arabic (ar) table has been significantly updated.
>    Typing when using the Arabic (ar) table now yields Arabic (not English) letters.
>    The input directive has been added.
> Key table changes:
>    The +escaped character modifier has been added.
> Udev changes:
>    The rules for customized and generic devices can now be installed separately.
>    The device and uinput rules can now be installed separately.
>    Filtering is now also done on the manufacturer and product strings.
>    Filtering on a parent hub's vendor/product identifiers is now supported.
>    A HID rules file has been added.
>    Symlinks for USB-connected devices are now in /dev/brltty/.
> Linux changes:
>    Bluetooth HID is now supported.
> Windows changes:
>    Brltty no longer crashes when started as a service.
> Android changes:
>    Now targeting API level 30 and setting isAccessibilityTool.
>    The Actions screen now scrolls vertically.
>    Settings -> Accessibility -> BRLTTY -> Settings now goes to the Actions screen.
>    Arabic string translations have been added.
> Tool changes:
>    brltty-clip now has better long options.
>    brltty-hid has been added.
>    brltty-ttysize has been added.
>    xbrlapi now ignores keyboard remapping errors from the X server.
> Build changes:
>    The LD, STRIP, and RANLIB commands are no longer hard-coded.
> 
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