Aura Kelloniemi <kaura....@sange.fi> writes: > Active braille's key layout is also not very ergonomic in my opinion, > as the display has been designed to be used with the ATC mechanism, > which is not very handy in terminal usage scenarios (and probably not > available in BRLTTY).
Wrong. BRLTTY implements ATC since the very first days that HandyTech started to use the technology (2006). We updated the autoscroll impelementation a few years ago, which I tested on my Active Star 40. I dont use it very often to be honest, but it does work as expected, and comes quite handy when reading longer texts. > So if you have any remarks that might be useful for me (including possible > deficiencies of the newest Focus Blue), I'm very interested to read. Since the key layout of Active Braille and Active Star are pretty similar, you already ruled out what I would have wnated to suggest. I really like my Active Star 40, mostly due to the design decision to not remove the platform, which makes it easy to place a laptop on top even when sitting in a train. The battery time is very nice, and it can USB charge. And I like the triple action keys. You can also connect a small form factor USB keyboard to it, which is being passed along via Bluetooth HID. This is basically my product idea that I gave to HandyTech around 2000 during a casual chat with management. Paired via bluetooth, you can use the Active Star (and its predecessor Braille Star) as a full wireless braille terminal with keyboard. These days, laptops are everywhere. But back in the day, having a big and loud desktop hidden away in a closet was a pretty nice thing to have. Sitting on the couch with a braille display and keyboard only was a glimpse of the future back then :-) -- CYa, ⡍⠁⠗⠊⠕ _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY@brltty.app For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty