Re: [BRLTTY] Braille display unable to type or navigate screen in Ubuntu 22.04
Ok, plugging focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display in before turning laptop on helps! It can now type letters! What I cannot find in the Freedom Scientific material is how to navigate the home screen, find apps or utilities and how to activate or close them. I know that sounds pretty basic but I am starting from scratch so any pointers very welcome! Thanks Harry > On 8 May 2024, at 07:12, Mario Lang wrote: > > Harry Bell writes: > > > [...] > >> How can I get my newly set up Ubuntu 24.04 laptop to accept my focus Blue 14 >> 5th Gen Braille display as an input device for typing and giving commands to >> navigate the screen? >> I have installed Ubuntu 24.4 along with Orca and the MATE desktop. I have >> run BRLTTY and now my focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display shows in Braille >> what is on the laptop screen. But when I try typing, nothing happens. > > Maybe these key bindings help? > > * set braille keyboard enabled: Space+Dots138 > * set braille keyboard disabled: Space+Dots137 > >> And i have no idea how to navigate the laptop screen., > > Maybe reading the help page for the Focus 14 will help? > http://brltty.app/doc/KeyBindings/brl-fs-focus14.html > > -- > 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
Re: [BRLTTY] Braille display unable to type or navigate screen in Ubuntu 22.04
thank you! I had no idea these resources existed! I have tried enabling the Braille Keyboard and that seem to do some thing so that it recognised a tab command on the keyboard but then that stopped doing anything and I'm not sure why The list of command from Freedom Scientific is quite complex so I shall have to study it whilst I'm away on holiday in Italy for the next couple of weeks. My return I enlist my cited friend in having another go and get back to you Thank you so much Harry > On 8 May 2024, at 07:12, Mario Lang wrote: > > Harry Bell writes: > > > [...] > >> How can I get my newly set up Ubuntu 24.04 laptop to accept my focus Blue 14 >> 5th Gen Braille display as an input device for typing and giving commands to >> navigate the screen? >> I have installed Ubuntu 24.4 along with Orca and the MATE desktop. I have >> run BRLTTY and now my focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display shows in Braille >> what is on the laptop screen. But when I try typing, nothing happens. > > Maybe these key bindings help? > > * set braille keyboard enabled: Space+Dots138 > * set braille keyboard disabled: Space+Dots137 > >> And i have no idea how to navigate the laptop screen., > > Maybe reading the help page for the Focus 14 will help? > http://brltty.app/doc/KeyBindings/brl-fs-focus14.html > > -- > 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
Re: [BRLTTY] Braille display unable to type or navigate screen in Ubuntu 22.04
Harry Bell writes: [...] > How can I get my newly set up Ubuntu 24.04 laptop to accept my focus Blue 14 > 5th Gen Braille display as an input device for typing and giving commands to > navigate the screen? > I have installed Ubuntu 24.4 along with Orca and the MATE desktop. I have > run BRLTTY and now my focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display shows in Braille > what is on the laptop screen. But when I try typing, nothing happens. Maybe these key bindings help? * set braille keyboard enabled: Space+Dots138 * set braille keyboard disabled: Space+Dots137 > And i have no idea how to navigate the laptop screen., Maybe reading the help page for the Focus 14 will help? http://brltty.app/doc/KeyBindings/brl-fs-focus14.html -- 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
[BRLTTY] Braille display unable to type or navigate screen in Ubuntu 22.04
Issues: Hail, BRLTTY folk! I am a newbie, blind, aged 70 in UK with a project to replace Windows 10 on my old laptop so that in Ubuntu I can control it with my focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display. With sighted help, I have made progress but have reached an impasse: How can I get my newly set up Ubuntu 24.04 laptop to accept my focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display as an input device for typing and giving commands to navigate the screen? I have installed Ubuntu 24.4 along with Orca and the MATE desktop. I have run BRLTTY and now my focus Blue 14 5th Gen Braille display shows in Braille what is on the laptop screen. But when I try typing, nothing happens. And i have no idea how to navigate the laptop screen., as no key presses on theBraille display have any effect! Any help will be most welcome! Harry in York, UK ___ 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
