Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-09-08 Thread Jan and Bertil Smark Nilsson
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 06:13:41PM -0400, Dave Mielke wrote: > [quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/25 at 16:07 -0400] > > >I tried your patch with a Braille Connect 12. (The Connect 24 is a loaner, > >and > >I don't have it at the moment, but I hope to get it back soon.) From what I > >can

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-26 Thread Rob Meredith
ld prove useful. What are your thoughts on this? Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:14 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-25 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/25 at 16:07 -0400] >I tried your patch with a Braille Connect 12. (The Connect 24 is a loaner, and >I don't have it at the moment, but I hope to get it back soon.) From what I >can tell with the Connect 12, the patch looks good. Thanks. It's now been ap

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-25 Thread Rob Meredith
o solve it? Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 3:30 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI [quoted lines by Rob Meredi

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-23 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Dave Mielke on 2008/08/22 at 15:29 -0400] >[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 14:55 -0400] > >Please try the attached patch (baum-dots78-3.patch), which replaces the >previous patch. Now, b9,b0,b11 should all be space, and F2-F3 should be >alternates for dots 7-8. H

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
t: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI [quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 14:55 -0400] >I think this would make a lot of sense, especially on the Connect 12 where >they are both needed, and easy to reach. Please try the attached patch (baum-dots78-3.patch), which replaces the pre

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
I forgot to attach the patch (baum-dots78-3.patch). Here it is. -- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell.

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 14:55 -0400] >I think this would make a lot of sense, especially on the Connect 12 where >they are both needed, and easy to reach. Please try the attached patch (baum-dots78-3.patch), which replaces the previous patch. Now, b9,b0,b11 should all be

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
42 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI [quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 13:29 -0400] >The function keys are four small round keys on the front edge of the display. >F1 and F2 are left of B9, and F3 and

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 13:29 -0400] >The function keys are four small round keys on the front edge of the display. >F1 and F2 are left of B9, and F3 and F4 are right of B0. Does it go in roder from left to right, i.e. are F1 and F4 the end (or outer) keys? >In the case

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:03 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI [quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 12:54 -0400] >I think it would be awkward, but people would prob

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 12:54 -0400] >I think it would be awkward, but people would probably get used to it. I'd rather not do it if it's awkward. Since neither shift nor control means anything with space, we could make pressing those keys on their own, i.e. without any

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:39 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI [quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/2

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 12:10 -0400] >This patch worked! I get expected dot arguments (0x40 for dot 7, 0x80 for dot >8) when I press the previously unrecognized keys. Just to confirm ... it's the second patch that works? Can you tell me which code you're using? 3.10? The

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:51 AM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI Please ignore the first patch (as I changed one thing too

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
Please ignore the first patch (as I changed one thing too many) and try this one (baum-dots78-2.patch) instead. -- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Can

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 10:27 -0400] >Knowing that you implemented supporting using the Braille Connect 12 explains >a lot, We made a very conscious decision that it was better to support dots 7 and 8 than to have extra space bars. >I would be glad to help you determine

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI [quoted lines by Dave Mielke on 2008/08/22 at 09:59 -0400] >I don't recall, at the moment, the precise layout of that model's keys so I >forget which key is which. The manual, however, describes a couyple of special >k

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Dave Mielke on 2008/08/22 at 09:59 -0400] >I don't recall, at the moment, the precise layout of that model's keys so I >forget which key is which. The manual, however, describes a couyple of special >keys labelled b9 and B0. Are you using B9 for dot 7 and B0 for dot 8? The manu

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
I am starting BRLTTY with the Baum (bm) driver. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Samuel Thibault Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:56 AM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 09:42 -0400] >In this case, I am using a Braille Connect 24, I don't recall, at the moment, the precise layout of that model's keys so I forget which key is which. The manual, however, describes a couyple of special keys labelled b9 and B0. Are yo

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Samuel Thibault
Rob Meredith, le Fri 22 Aug 2008 09:42:18 -0400, a écrit : > For dot 1, I get 0x20220001. For dot 6, I get 0x20220020. Ok. Dots 7 & 8 work for me with the XWindow driver. > In this case, I am using a Braille Connect 24, Which driver is this? It looks like at least BrailleLite and Baum have spec

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:07 AM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI Rob Meredith, le Fri 22 Aug 2008 08:31:08 -0400, a écrit : > Using the following two lines of code, I do not get a response for dots 7 or

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Dave Mielke
[quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/08/22 at 08:31 -0400] >Using the following two lines of code, I do not get a response for dots 7 or 8: > >while(brlapi_readKey(0,&code)) >fprintf(stderr,"got it! > (code=%"BRLAPI_PRIxKEYCODE")\n",code); Which type of braille d

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Samuel Thibault
Rob Meredith, le Fri 22 Aug 2008 08:31:08 -0400, a écrit : > Using the following two lines of code, I do not get a response for dots 7 or > 8: > > while(brlapi_readKey(0,&code)) > fprintf(stderr,"got it! > (code=%"BRLAPI_PRIxKEYCODE")\n",code); > > Of course, I d

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Sébastien Hinderer
Rob Meredith (2008/08/22 08:24 -0400): > Sorry, I mean reading these keys from the client. Did you call e.g. brlapi_acceptallKeys() to be sure that all the key codes are passed to the client ? This function must be called before trying to read key codes and after brlapi_enterTtyMode IIRC Sébastien

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
b -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Samuel Thibault Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:45 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI Rob Meredith, le Thu 21 Aug 2008 15:11

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-22 Thread Rob Meredith
Sorry, I mean reading these keys from the client. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sébastien Hinderer Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:17 PM To: brltty@mielke.cc Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI Hi, > I seem

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-21 Thread Sébastien Hinderer
Hi, > I seem to be unable to read the keys for dos 7-8 from a Braille > Connect 24 using BrlAPI. Is this currently possible? Do you mean reading them from the display with your fingers, or do you mean detecting when keys corresponding to these dots are pressed from within a BrlAPI client ? Cheer

Re: [BRLTTY] Reading Dots 7-8 From BrlAPI

2008-08-21 Thread Samuel Thibault
Rob Meredith, le Thu 21 Aug 2008 15:11:28 -0400, a écrit : > I seem to be unable to read the keys for dos 7-8 from a Braille Connect 24 > using BrlAPI. Is this currently possible? I don't see why dots 7-8 would have bogus behavior. Could you explain more precisely what you are doing? Samuel ___