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The Combo keystroke
From version 1.2i, BraillePen Write allows you to combine a sequence of keystrokes from
your currently-loaded keymap, so that Windows will see the sequence as a single keystroke.
This can allow you to enter complex keystrokes such as Control-Alt-F12, or Tab-Delete-
Backspace, or any other complex keystroke which might be required by your software.
Begin a keystroke sequence with the Combo keystroke,
shift + c dots 3 6
.
Then type the keystrokes you want to combine. Then type the Combo keystroke to complete
the sequence. Your combined keystroke will then be activated.
For example, to type Control-Alt-F12, use the following sequence of keystrokes on your
BraillePen:
shift + c dots 3 6
control
shift + dot 2
shift + space + c dots 2 3
shift + c dots 3 6
After the last keystroke, your application will receive the full Control-Alt-F12 keystroke.
You can use any standard keystrokes from the active keymap, between the two combo
keystrokes, and they will be activated as a Windows key combination after the second combo
keystroke has been entered.
Using Complex keystrokes on the BraillePen:
Your BraillePen allows you to add more keys to a single keystroke than you have fingers, and
this can be very useful if you want to assign a complex keystroke to a special Windows
keystroke.
If you press one or some of the Braille dots first, and hold down at least one Braille dot key,
you can then lift your fingers from any of the other keys and press any or all of the other keys,
Pan keys or Joystick actions. When you lift your fingers off the Braille keys, the keystroke will
consist of every key you have pressed, even if you let it go.
This makes it possible for you to have a keystroke that uses more than one Joystick action,
for instance.
If you begin your keystroke with a key that isn't a Braille dot, then BraillePen Write won't
begin to add keys until you have pressed the first Braille dot key. You must also make sure
that the last key you release is a Braille dot.
You can add these keystrokes to your keymap using BPConfig.
Assigning more than one Windows keystroke to a BraillePen Write keystroke
If you would like to have a single BraillePen keystroke take the place of a sequence of
Windows keystrokes that you use all the time, you add it to your keymap in BPConfig.
Remember to use one of the unused keystrokes from the file
available-
keystrokes.txt
on the BraillePen CD, and when you enter the Windows keystroke into
BPConfig, make sure you press the Windows keys in the correct order.
Special behaviour for Alt
Each keymap contains two keystrokes representing the Alt key on the Windows keyboard.
