[BRLTTY] Simple Linux console for visually impaired student

[Dave Mielke]

[quoted lines by Tom Kirby on 2025/10/14 at 20:35 +0100]

>(Unfortunately, his brand new HumanWare Monarch apparently can't do this, in spite of its amazing multi-line touch display *etc*.)

Support for this braille device is on my to-do list and is something I plan to start working on soon.

>I don't need to have brltty start early in the boot sequence, as (for now)
>my student will have plenty of sighted help when using the laptop.

Ideally, in my opinion, he should be able to use it with as little sighted assistance as possible. Maybe you'll even let him take it home so that, if he wants to, he can work on things during the evening or whatever. And, of course, he may not have any capable sighted assistance at home.

>Please excuse me if I'm asking something that could be answered with a
>simple Google. 

That, my good teacher, is an illegal position (at least on this list). We never tell users to go do their own reading. If you have a question then just please ask it.

>I've tried engaging with the brltty web pages, but there is
>a great deal in there and I don't know quite where to start and how much of
>it is current and relevant to what I am trying to achieve.

If it's missing information that you think it should contain then please do tell us.

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