[BRLTTY] HIMS BrailleSense 6 scrolling issues on Debian 13, Ubuntu
Paul Scott
alphazero.deepblue2222 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 16 04:02:44 UTC 2026
Applogize for the inconvenience, I had a typo in my commands. Here is the
two logs. Please let mekknow if this looks allright.
Thank you
On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM Dave Mielke <Dave at mielke.cc> wrote:
> [quoted lines by Paul Scott on 2026/01/10 at 22:29 -0600]
>
> >I am writing to report an issue with the HIMS BrailleSense 6 scroll keys.
> >Through some testing, I’ve discovered that BRLTTY 6.5 is the last version
> >where the scroll keys function correctly at least on windows, and Debian
> >11??. In more recent versions such as 6.7, I am unable to scroll or pan
> the
> >display in the TTY or within the BRLTTY preference menu.
>
> Then let's fix it. Later you talk about going back to an older version of
> brltty, which is counter to how I think. If it became broken then it should
> become fixed.
>
> Please collect two logs - one with the older working brltty and one with
> the newer broken brltty. For each, press keys in a defined order, starting
> with some that work, then with those that don't work, and finally with more
> that work. Be sure to let us know which order you pressed the keys in.
>
> Use the -L (uppercase) option to specify the file where the log should be
> written, and -l (lowercase) to specify the log categories to enable. The
> categories should be: debug,brldrv,inpkts,outpkts
>
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