[BRLTTY] Unconventional key bindings was Re: Many problems and questions on brltty for android

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Mon, 13 May 2013, erik burggraaf wrote:

> I'm not even sure at this point how many of the functions I'm reading 
> about actually apply to android.  For example, Does brltty on my 
> android device really have a function to go to the next or previous 
> command prompt or next and previous different highlighted text?  How 
> about the next or previous virtual terminal?  I don't honestly know.  
> I'm sure android has a shell in it somewhere that you could hack into 
> if you really wanted, but if the tutorial mode isn't enabled yet, then 
> I doubt shell integration for android is all that.  So, if things 
> aren't finished yet, or if commands aren't applicable, why are they 
> documented in the onboard help on my device?

Because... BRLTTY has been developed to serve the needs of text console 
users for the last 17 years.  It's only in the last few months that some 
attempt at making BRLTTY work for Android has been undertaken.  And so 
far only by a single developer.

The help screen you see probably belongs to the text console support and 
I wouldn't be surprised if there were no help content at all for Android 
at this point.

You should not expect to see commercial grade quality just yet.  This is 
Free Software and contributions are always welcome.


Nicolas