From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 572663FE4B for ; Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h49FOfp12595 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:41 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h49FOeI12590 for ; Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:40 -0400 Received: from lmaschm.cit.wayne.edu (lmaschm.cit.wayne.edu [141.217.4.24]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h49FOeH16455 for ; Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:40 -0400 Received: from lmaschm.cit.wayne.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by lmaschm.cit.wayne.edu (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h49FOa33015930 for ; Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:36 -0400 Received: (from lmaschm@localhost) by lmaschm.cit.wayne.edu (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h49FOXKV015929 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:33 -0400 Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:33 -0400 From: Lee Maschmeyer To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Diagnosing ABT320 Braille Terminal Message-ID: <20030509152433.GB1336@wayne.edu> References: <20030509115524.GA1146@wayne.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: IMHO, one thing that adversely affects the Alva is that the left and right keys are not typematic. I doubt this matters on an 80-character display, but on a 40 it's a pain and I bet it's worse on a 20. Thanks to Nicolas I found the place in the source where I could change it, but it still seems an unfortunate default. However, the Linux Alva driver seems more sluggish than (my memory of) the DOS program, so I don't think it's the serial port settings since DOS presumably uses the same ones. What are the BrailleLite's? Lee On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 08:25:31AM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote: > Lee, the Alva works with brltty. But it's not nearly as good as the > Braille Lite 40 that I normally use. At least I now have a backup > braille display. I looked at the parameters after brltty had run and > they do seem to be > 9600,n81. > Thanks, John On Fri, 9 May 2003, Lee > Maschmeyer wrote: > > John, > > > > It's not necessary to set anything on Linux. On the ABT, at least if > the > > firmware is 970101, use the status menu to make sure the > serial port > > you're using is set to pc. (If you have to change it, > the setup menu > > choice is "Alva".) This can be done on the fly; > use the > > Prog+Home+Status keys and follow the prompts. BRLTTY will > recover > > properly when you exit the menu. > > > > Make sure the > serial cable is a null-modes cable. BRLTTY will take care > > of the > rest. > > > > I think Travis's settings are right; I think I saw it > in the source for > > the Alva driver; but as I say, brltty does it > all. > > > > I have no idea about Gnopernicus. Someone awhile ago > listed the Braille > > devices supported and (at that time) Alva > wasn't one of them. > > > > HTH, > > > > Lee > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list > mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East > Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing > list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list