[BRLTTY] Need help remapping display

S. Massy lists at wolfdream.ca
Mon Oct 24 17:31:30 EDT 2011


Hello,

Wonderful! Thank you very much. I did search through the keymappings but
couldn't find an example of specific routing keys being addressed. Now
that I've partly remapped my display, I'll be able to tacke the readme.
:)

Thanks again.

Cheers,
S.M.


On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 04:58:37PM -0400, Dave Mielke wrote:
> [quoted lines by S. Massy on 2011/10/24 at 16:05 -0400]
> 
> >Now, I see functions are mapped externally through files in /etc/brltty. 
> 
> Yes. They're called key tables. The one you probably want to update for the 
> Brailliant is called "brl-bm-display6.kti".
> 
> >How could I assign some routing key combinations to certain functions? How 
> >does one declare specific RoutingKey combination? 
> 
> As you've no doubt already observed, you can refer to an arbitrary routing key 
> by "RoutingKey". You can refer to a specific routing key by adding a dot and a 
> number (starting from 0). The leftmost routing key, therefore, is 
> "RoutingKey.0", and the rightmost routing key (assuming a 40-cell display) is 
> "RoutingKey.39".
> 
> You may wish to read the file "README-KTB". It's a little out-of-date, but 
> it'll still hopefully be helpful. Nothing in it is old and no longer usable. 
> It's just that documentation for some new features hasn't yet been added to it.
> 
> >What is the meaning of the operator ! , 
> 
> It means that the function is invoked as soon as you press the key. Without it, 
> the function isn't invoked until at least one key is released.
> 
> >as in RoutingKey+!RoutingKey?
> 
> That means that the function is invoked as soon as the second routing key is 
> pressed.
> 
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