[BRLTTY] 6.7 has been released.

Dave Mielke Dave at mielke.cc
Tue Oct 15 16:32:28 UTC 2024


Release 6.7 of brltty is now available. As always, it's at:

   http://brltty.app/

The user-facing changes in it are:

General changes:
   The -g [--gui-keyboard=] command line option has been added.
   The -G (--gui-keyboard-table) command line option has been added.
   The Speak Empty Line preference (default is yes) has been added.
   The ASPK_EMP_LINE toggle command has been added.
BrailleMemo braille driver changes:
   The KGS Next Touch models are now supported.
FreedomScientific braille driver changes:
   Bluetooth service discovery is now used to find the serial channel.
HandyTech braille driver changes:
   The Activator Pro models are now supported.
   USB support for the Basic Braille Plus models has been enabled.
HIMS braille driver changes:
   The eMotion is now supported.
   USB detection of the BrailleSense 6 has been fixed.
Linux screen driver changes:
   Keyboard input when in graphical mode is now supported.
   Modifying a character with the Left Alt key is now supported.
   The CapsLock key is now supported as a modifier (for Orca's laptop mode).
   Shifted keys have been added to the XT key entry table.
AtSpi screen driver changes:
   The Enter key is now mapped to the Return key rather than to Keypad Enter.
FileViewer screen driver changes:
   The show=yes,no parameter has been added.
   Typing any character now beeps as that's invalid on a read-only screen.
   Home/End now go to the start/end of the current line.
   Home/End with the Control modifier now go to the start/end of the file.
Speech FIFO changes:
   A single write may now contain several packets.
   Packet options for each of the autospeak echo settings have been added.
   A packet option allowing a tune to be written has been added.
BrlAPI changes:
   The version is now 0.8.6 (it was 0.8.5).
   Setting a subparameter value has been fixed.
   The BRLAPI_PARAM_DRIVER_PROPERTY_VALUE parameter has been added.
   The WM_COMMAND window manager property is now monitored for changes.
   The --write-window and --write-command options have been added to xbrlapi.
Key table changes:
   The assignGlobal directive has been added.
Windows changes:
   The winsetup script now supports the python-location symbolic link.
Android changes:
   The release version is no longer allowed to upgrade itself.
   Translations for the Ukrainian language have been added.
Language changes:
   The German contraction table has been updated.
   A message catalog for the Georgian language has been added.

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