[BRLTTY] [PATCH] Support for Handy Tech Easy Braille

[Mario Lang]

Hi.

Thanks to a really nice co-operation between display manufacturer
Handy Tech[1] from Germany and a reseller company named Transdanubia[2]
From Vienna, support for all (line-based) braille products of Handy Tech is
now complete with this patch which adds support for the Easy Braille[3].

This display has 10 keys, arranged like on many other Handy Tech
products to resemble an 8-dot braille keyboard with two space keys.  The
two space keys are very large and can easy be hit with the thumb.
InputMode is also supported on this model, simply hit B1+B8+DN to
enable, and B1+B8+UP to switch back to navigation mode.  In InputMode,
the left space key becomes the control modifier and the right space
key can be used to simulate Alt.

All in all, this baby is extremely small.  Its in the same size-category
as the Papenmeier Slimline series or the BAUM Vario products.
However, it (especially the keys) feels very robust despite
the small size.  Personal comment, I really like it.

Thanks go out to Handy Tech and Transdanubia for continuously
providing me with samples of their new models.  All the shipment
and/or transportation costs to get hardware to me (and back) were (and are)
sponsored by these two companies, and they have always been extremely helpful
with any problems that might have come up.

[1] http://www.handytech.de/
[2] http://www.tsb.co.at/
[3] http://www.handytech.de/en/normal/products/for-blind/easy-braille/index.html

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