[BRLTTY] Somewhat New Linux User with a Few Questions

[Lanie Carmelo]

Hi all. I've been trying to get Brltty working better on my computer, a 
laptop running Arch Linux, and I have a few questions that I'm hoping 
someone can help with. First, I'm using Brltty to get Braille in the TTY 
but another screen reader, Fenrir, for speech. I'm concerned with 
Braille-related issues here, though, so that shouldn't matter.

There are times when I've started my computer, and gone to a TTY when 
"BRLTTY 6.6" repeatedly flashes on my Braille display, a HumanWare 
Brailliant BI 40X. Once when it did this, I think I also caught the 
words "braille driver restarting" flashing right afterward, although it 
was so brief that I could be wrong. How can I fix this? My Braille 
display is connected via USB and I believe I have brltty.conf set up 
correctly.

Second, is it possible to type with Brltty using contracted Braille? I 
have my Braille table set to contracted, but I still need to use 
computer Braille to type.

Finally, I want to set it up so I can use my Braille display during my 
XSession. I use Orca as my screen reader then. Right now as I type this, 
my Brailliant is flashing "BRLTTY 6.6" and in between that I see "screen 
not in text mode". Braille is enabled in Orca preferences. I read the 
man page for xbrlapi but still didn't understand how to set it up. Can 
anyone help with this?

I apologize for the long email. Thanks for your help.