Braille display driver for Linux/Unix
BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the
Linux/Unix console (when in text mode) for a blind person using a
refreshable braille display. It drives the braille display and provides
complete screen review functionality.
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- Sources inherited from project openSUSE:Factory
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| README.SUSE | 0000001489 1.45 KB | |
| brltty-5.5-systemd-install.patch | 0000000659 659 Bytes | |
| brltty-5.6.tar.xz | 0003055940 2.91 MB | |
| brltty.changes | 0000023138 22.6 KB | |
| brltty.spec | 0000018329 17.9 KB |
Revision 43 (latest revision is 64)
Dominique Leuenberger (dimstar_suse)
accepted
request 586344
from
Luigi Baldoni (alois)
(revision 43)
- Use correct license
- Update to version 5.6
* General updates:
+ BRLTTY has been relicensed to the LGPL (from the GPL).
+ Better cursor routing handling of status line updates and
vertical scrolling.
+ The Track Screen Scroll setting has been added.
+ The Word Wrap setting has been added.
+ Panning left when using a contraction table now word wraps.
+ Typing dismisses an alert message.
+ The test for when INFO does text maximization instead has
been fixed.
+ Overrides are now applied when the preferences haven't yet
been saved.
+ The Inceptor braille driver (from Innovision) has been added.
* The Baum braille driver:
+ On models with B9 and B10 by the joystick, both are
interpreted as Space.
+ Input packet handling for Pronto! V3 models has been fixed.
* The EuroBraille braille driver:
+ Improved autodetection when using Bluetooth.
+ The Esytime braille keyboard can be used over Bluetooth and
USB.
+ For Esytime models, B5 has been renamed to B8.
* The HIMS braille driver:
+ The Smart Beetle is now recognized when using Bluetooth.
* The HumanWare braille driver:
+ The BrailleNote Touch is recognized when using USB.
* BrlAPI changes:
+ The version is now 0.6.7 (it was 0.6.6).
+ The brlapi_getModelIdentifier() function has been added to
the API.
+ The default character set is now based on the user's locale.
+ Sessions would occasionally hang when connecting.
+ PolKit authentication is no longer attempted when it isn't
available.
+ Reading raw key codes no longer uses key ranges.
* Text tables:
+ The lt (Lithuanian) table has been updated.
+ The uk (Ukrainian) table has been added.
* Contraction tables:
+ The fr-abrege (French) table has been updated.
+ The lt (Lithuanian) table has been added.
+ Support has been added for LibLouis tables.
+ brltty-ctb's output is now UTF-8 (rather than ASCII).
* Key tables:
+ The ifPlatform and ifNotPlatform directives have been added.
* Systemd changes:
+ Path (rather than target) units are now used to manage BRLTTY
instances.
* Build features:
+ Add the reload target to the make files for Systemd and Udev.
+ A make file for install/uninstall of the AppStream rules has
been added.
+ Python 3.6 is supported.
- Use espeak-ng when available
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