I wonder if a display-specific part of preferences could be made, where such dicitions could be made by the user as to what the thumb-keys do? Devin Prater [email protected] gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/
On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 7:13 PM Dave Mielke <[email protected]> wrote: > [quoted lines by Devin Prater on 2021/08/26 at 12:28 -0500] > > >The only problem I have is that the thumb keys are reversed as to > >what functions they'd normally do. The Up and Down keys, the one on the > far > >left and far right, are supposed to move one line up (left) and one line > >down (right). The other two, Back and Advance, or Left and Right as I > think > >they're actually called, are for panning the display. Is there a reason > >those functions were reversed? > > We made those assignments, as near as I can remember, when Humanware only > had models where that didnt' matter. Now, unfortunately for us, they have > "smart" devices and made assignments that didn't agree with ours. That > gives us essentially three choices: > > First: Leave it as it is. > > Second: Change our assignments to match theirs. This'd mean that all those > who use Humanware devices with brltty would need to adapt. > > Third: Only change our assignments for newer Humanware models. That'd mean > that we'd have an inconsistency between older and newer HW models. > > -- > I believe the Bible to be the very Word of God: http://Mielke.cc/bible/ > Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | WebHome: http://Mielke.cc/ > EMail: [email protected] | Ottawa, Ontario | Twitter: @Dave_Mielke > Phone: +1 613 726 0014 | Canada K2A 1H7 | > _______________________________________________ > This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. > To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] > For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty >
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