On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 10:45:02AM +0200, adrian15 wrote: > You should be able to choose the braille driver, the braille device and > the braille table (language).
If I need a braille display to access the computer, how am I going to read the menu of options in the first place? Debian boot images have solved this problem, by attempting automatically to detect the braille display when the system starts. If a braille display is found, BRLTTY is loaded. Of course, there are cases in which braille displays can't be detected automatically, which is why there is a standard for the command that can be supplied at the boot prompt to invoke BRLTTY, specify the braille driver and the character table. So, for example, in order for this to work I need to be able to put the CD/DVD in the drive, wait until it stops spinning, and tye something such as knoppix brltty=bm,ttyS0 and have BRLTTY loaded. I need to know the exact keys to type to get braille started, because I won't be able to read the terminal until the braille display is active. Of course, if you have all of this covered already but still want to add menu options, that's perfectly fine, but the emphasis should be on auto-dtection, and on boot parameters that someone can type in order to get braille working, without having to arrange for someone else to come and help out by reading what is displayed on screen during the boot process. _______________________________________________ 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://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
