On 23.08.2008 at 17:56:43 Dave Mielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [quoted lines by Hermann on 2008/08/23 at 17:27 +0200] > >>But not the other way. I think there should be a feature that binds the >>up/down keys of the braille display to the cursor. When continuosly >>reading with the display, the cursor gets tracked without taking your >>hands off the display. > > Do you see this being impemented as a togglable feature? It could certainly > be > done, except that we'd then have to look for good key bindings in all the > drivers. > It should be optional, e.g. you press a key conbination to invoke it and again to stop it. I see the problem to bind it to an appropriate keystroke in every display, but I cannot offer a solution for that.
>>In case you know the DOS driver of the Alva ABT3xx series, you should >>know what I mean. There was such a synchronization feature. > > I've never been a DOS or Windows user. How did they implement it? > I cannot tell about its internal code, but it was optional and assigned to a certain keystroke. Obviously it only worked if the application uses a hardware cursor. Hermann _______________________________________________ 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
