Re: Jaws and Braille typing
- From: Caterina Avoledo <cate81@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 09:42:31 +0200
Thank you Alex for your tricks.
I hope it will be found a solution to this bug since I wish to connect
my Braille display via Blutooth and type even if I'm far away from my
pc.
Thank you again.
Caterina
2009/5/12, Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Salve:
>
> You may have discovered a bug then if qwerty translates them well.
> It's probably because the characters share braille dot patterns with
> other things that are determined in context. Can you do alternate key
> combinations with the braille keyboard? If so, here are the ansi
> values for the grave characters you need for italian. to type them
> hold down the alt key and key them in:
>
> 0192 and 0224 capital and lower-case a grave respectively
> 0200 and 0232 capital and lower case e grave respectively
> 0204 and 0236 capital and lower case i grave
> 0210 and 0242 capital and lower case o grave
> 0217 and 0249 u grave
>
> Buona sorte
> Alex
>
> On 5/12/09, Caterina Avoledo <cate81@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm using EuroUnicode.jbt table and I can read properly every
>> character typed with QWERTY keyboard.
>> I do not think that jbt tables have any effect on Braille typing since
>> I can type the e with grave with dots 158 and u with grave with dots
>> 3468, but I read them with dots 23468 and 234568 respectively. I could
>> even learn the apropriate combinations to write some characters, but
>> the problem is I miss some of them as a, i and o with grave which are
>> used often in Italian language.
>> Probably there is an option to specify what kmp table has to be
>> refered, but I don't know where it has been placed.
>> Bye
>>
>>
>> 2009/5/12, Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> What is the character you are trying to write and what braille table
>>> are you using? Sounds to me like you need to be modifying the jbt
>>> file not the kmp file. I'm guessing the way it lets you use the
>>> braille keyboard is by employing the braille tables to translate your
>>> brailed typing into printed letters on the screen which is the
>>> reversal of how it usually is since most folks use the braille display
>>> for reading print generated by the qwerty keyboard or a pre-existing
>>> document. I think that if you modify the jbt file you may have better
>>> luck. You'd need to find out the ansi value for the character you
>>> want. For instance, ansi character 231 is the c cedilla which is
>>> braille 12346 ç in most braille tables and dot 4 c in the u.s. Grade
>>> 2. You would modify the jbt file like this:
>>>
>>> \231=12346
>>>
>>> You'd put this in there in chronological order since every jbt file
>>> I've read has pretty much every ansi character listed with a
>>> corresponding braille sign or, you just add to it.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you need clarification.
>>>
>>> On 5/11/09, Caterina Avoledo <cate81@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> I'm using Jaws 9 with the VarioConnect40. This Braille display let me
>>>> type
>>>> using the 8 keys provided on it.
>>>> Is there anyone who can explain me how to modify or add wome special
>>>> characters as letter with accent that I cann't write now?
>>>> I have tried to make some changes to the bvc40drv.kmp file, but whitout
>>>> any
>>>> result. Where am I wrong?
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Cate
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