From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CFD33F190 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:16:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fAQIGQp16755 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:16:26 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fAQIGQh08918 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:16:26 -0500 Received: from mielke.cc (root@wsp233033wss.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.157.76.7]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fAQIGQw08914 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:16:26 -0500 Received: from dave.private.mielke.cc (root@dave.private.mielke.cc [192.168.0.2]) by mielke.cc (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fAQIGO010534 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:16:25 -0500 Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by dave.private.mielke.cc (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA31288 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:14:54 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: dave.private.mielke.cc: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:14:53 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Mielke To: Subject: Re: Grade 2 for Brltty (was looking for... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: [quoted lines by Bill Gaughan on November 26, 2001, at 13:08] >The problem of translating only enough text to fill the display at one >time is this. You would be unable to continuously read grade two text >without having to always toggle back to computer braille, advance the >display, then toggle back to grade two, then toggle back to computer >braille, then advance the display then toggle back to grade two braille, >etc. This would be really annoying and would, in my opinion render grade >two braille in brltty useless. No, it wouldn't be that complicated at all. BRLTTY would simply translate as necessary, i.e. each time the braille window is refreshed or moved. We'd just need to ensure that the translation routine is fast enough so as to be as close to unnoticeable as possible. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell.