Handy Tech
Elektronik GmbH
Easy Braille
Screen
reader Operations
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[CR + 8]
Right mouse click at the CR position
[CR + L] or [CR + R]
Describe the font
If the four status modules on the Braille display are active, the CR keys above the
status elements (S1 through S4) have the following functions:
[S1]
Toggle attribute/text mode
[S2]
Change attribute representation, underline with dots 7+8
[S3]
Toggle unconditional / conditional cursor tracking
[S4]
Toggle active cursor tracking on/off
5.2 Screen readers under Windows, Example Hal/SuperNova
Hal converts the information on the computer screen into speech and Braille, and
SuperNova provides the added option of displaying the screen information in large
print for the vision-impaired. The functionality of Hal and SuperNova for Windows is
so extensive that only the basic functions for operating the Braille display can be
described in brief in this section.
In addition to the navigating functions, the most important keys under Hal/SuperNova
on the Easy Braille are the [7] and [3] keys. Key [7] switches on the "live focus" while
[3] activates the "virtual focus". Virtual focus is used for exploring the contents of the
computer screen, including activating the Windows elements when they are
displayed on the Easy Braille. Live focus tracks the currently relevant Windows
element. For example, if you press a cursor routing key on any Braille module while
entering text, this will result in a mouse click at that text position, and the cursor will
therefore be positioned at that location.
5.2.1 Overview
The following table shows the functions assigned to the various keys of the Easy
Braille. Since separate user manuals exist for Hal and SuperNova, we have not
provided a detailed description of these functions here.
Key / Braille Dot Function
[7]
Use Live-Focus
[3]
Top
[2]
Left by one width
[1]
One line up
[L]
Back
[R]
Forward
[4]
One line down
[5]
Right by one width
[6]
Braille down
[8]
Go to Live-Focus
[L + R]
Toggle status modules on/off
[7 8]
Physical / logical mode
[3 8]
Braille cursor style
[2 8]
Eight dot / six dot Braille
