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Appendix B: Windows Keymaps
Using the BraillePen Write Keymap
The tables below contain all the default keystroke assignments for BraillePen Write for the
US Standard keyboard in Windows. Unused combinations can be found in the file
available-keystrokes.txt
, on your BraillePen CD.
The Joystick and Pan Keys are only available on BraillePen 12. These keys add many, many
combinations to the possible keystrokes. These keystrokes are provided in the file
BP12
remaining keystrokes.txt
.
Both these files can be downloaded from the BraillePen website, and are available on the
BraillePen CD supplied after May 31 2011.
The US standard keyboard (US.kmf)
Using 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, which can be required by the software you use.
Begin with the Combo keystroke,
shift + c dots 3 6
. Type the keystrokes
you want to combine. Then type the Combo keystroke to complete. 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 tables below between the 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 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.
You can add these keystrokes to your keymap using BPConfig, at any time.
