[BRLTTY] Feature request (Was: Re: Problem with kernel module)

[Lars Bjørndal]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 02:54:36AM -0500, Dave Mielke wrote:


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> Brltty plays what we call alert tunes for events the user might care about, 
> e.g. trying to navigate beyond the edge of the screen, wrapping to the 
> next/previous line, skipping over blank lines, etc. The default is to use the 
> PC speaker to play these tunes. Its tune device can, however, be changed from 
> within brltty's preferences menu to other things, e.g. to play PCM audio via 
> the sound card.
> 
> Additionally, the about-to-be released version (5.3) of brltty contains a new 
> feature that helps overcome a related problem. Wthout a physical PC speaker, or 
> without the pcspkr kernel module, the regular console bell can't be heard 
> either. Since a blind user can't see a visual bell, being able to hear the 
> console bell is important to many. Brltty has a new setting called Console Bell 
> Alert. If this setting is enabled then brltty listens for Linux console bell 
> events, and plays them via its current tune device. So, with brltty running and 
> this new setting enabled, and with the tune device set to PCM, the old familiar 
> console bell can again be heard via the speakers, headset, or whatever the user 
> is using.

Many braille displays has a speaker built in. Could it be possible to
utilize the speaker to play the sould from the console/BRLTTY? E.g. use the
braille display as the sound device?

Thanks and regards,

Lars