* 6-dot input system for command line linux
@ Doug Smith
` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
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From: Doug Smith @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: debian-accessibility, support, speakup, blinux
Hi, folks. Recently I have decided to tech up my braille. Since I live here, and share a room with another person, I don't have room to store a big
amount of paper-based braille. I have installed liblouis and friends on my command line debian system and I am wondering how I can get a 6-dot input
system so that I can use the keys on my keyboard to write braille on my system.
If there are any programs available with liblouis and friends, including brltty, I would like to know how I can get my keyboard to work both ways,
standard keyboarding and braille.
Thanks.
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* Re: 6-dot input system for command line linux
6-dot input system for command line linux Doug Smith
@ ` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
` Gregory Nowak
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Brandon McGinty-Carroll @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
I haven't tested this, but here's what I've found (first response via google).
Appologies if this is completely wrong.
A copy of the text is below.
http://mielke.cc/pipermail/brltty/2010-January/006474.html
"""
[BRLTTY] Braille input with the usual keyboard within Linux
...
It should work with latest svn revision, if your keyboard has smart
enough hardware to allow for simultaneous presses of up to 6 (or 8) keys.
Select the kbd-keypad.ktb keytable file with the -k option, you
should be able to switch braille input on with Insert+Asterisk and
off with Insert+Slash (on the keypad of your keyboard).
"""
Brandon McGinty-Carroll
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 04:26:41PM -0500, Doug Smith wrote:
>
>
> Hi, folks. Recently I have decided to tech up my braille. Since I live here, and share a room with another person, I don't have room to store a big
> amount of paper-based braille. I have installed liblouis and friends on my command line debian system and I am wondering how I can get a 6-dot input
> system so that I can use the keys on my keyboard to write braille on my system.
>
> If there are any programs available with liblouis and friends, including brltty, I would like to know how I can get my keyboard to work both ways,
> standard keyboarding and braille.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Doug Smith: Special Agent
> S.W.A.T Spiritual Warfare and Advanced Technology
> Forever serving our LORD and SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST.
>
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` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
@ ` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
` Doug Smith
` Gregory Nowak
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Brandon McGinty-Carroll @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Also, here is some sample code to grab keys and push them back into the kernel, (one assumedly could change them before returning them).
This was back from 2007, so who knows what changes would be required now.
http://mielke.cc/pipermail/brltty/2007-December/003077.html
Brandon McGinty-Carroll
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 07:05:22PM -0500, Brandon McGinty-Carroll wrote:
> I haven't tested this, but here's what I've found (first response via google).
> Appologies if this is completely wrong.
> A copy of the text is below.
> http://mielke.cc/pipermail/brltty/2010-January/006474.html
> """
> [BRLTTY] Braille input with the usual keyboard within Linux
> ...
> It should work with latest svn revision, if your keyboard has smart
> enough hardware to allow for simultaneous presses of up to 6 (or 8) keys.
>
> Select the kbd-keypad.ktb keytable file with the -k option, you
> should be able to switch braille input on with Insert+Asterisk and
> off with Insert+Slash (on the keypad of your keyboard).
> """
>
> Brandon McGinty-Carroll
>
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 04:26:41PM -0500, Doug Smith wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi, folks. Recently I have decided to tech up my braille. Since I live here, and share a room with another person, I don't have room to store a big
> > amount of paper-based braille. I have installed liblouis and friends on my command line debian system and I am wondering how I can get a 6-dot input
> > system so that I can use the keys on my keyboard to write braille on my system.
> >
> > If there are any programs available with liblouis and friends, including brltty, I would like to know how I can get my keyboard to work both ways,
> > standard keyboarding and braille.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Doug Smith: Special Agent
> > S.W.A.T Spiritual Warfare and Advanced Technology
> > Forever serving our LORD and SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@linux-speakup.org
> > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@linux-speakup.org
> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
` Brandon McGinty-Carroll
@ ` Gregory Nowak
` Doug Smith
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Hmmm, could one install brltty and use this for braille input on a
qwerty even if one has no braille display, or does brltty insist on a
braille display being attached?
Greg
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 07:05:22PM -0500, Brandon McGinty-Carroll wrote:
> I haven't tested this, but here's what I've found (first response via google).
> Appologies if this is completely wrong.
> A copy of the text is below.
> http://mielke.cc/pipermail/brltty/2010-January/006474.html
> """
> [BRLTTY] Braille input with the usual keyboard within Linux
> ...
> It should work with latest svn revision, if your keyboard has smart
> enough hardware to allow for simultaneous presses of up to 6 (or 8) keys.
>
> Select the kbd-keypad.ktb keytable file with the -k option, you
> should be able to switch braille input on with Insert+Asterisk and
> off with Insert+Slash (on the keypad of your keyboard).
> """
>
> Brandon McGinty-Carroll
>
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` Gregory Nowak
@ ` Doug Smith
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Doug Smith @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
I am running brltty on here and there is currently no braille display. I have to see if it will work. I just subscribed to their mailing list and
hope to have the details soon.
As I said, I would like to tech up my braille and as soon as I can get to work, which I believe may happen this coming year, after I get established,
I want a braille display so that I can go paperless.
One time, I had a skyscraper of braille volume boxes in here from the NLS. I said "No more, this is a susser when there is such a thing as
computerized braille." I finally got all the books read but resolved never to do this again. Now, with the advent of BARD (Braille and Audio
Recording Downloads) from the NLS, it doesn't have to happen again. In order to preserve my skills in writing braille, I just wanted to tech that up
as well. I will get back to all my lists and tell everyone as soon as I have it working here.
Hope I can help.
--
Doug Smith: Special Agent
S.W.A.T Spiritual Warfare and Advanced Technology
Forever serving our LORD and SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST.
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