BRLTTY

Access to the Linux Console for Blind Persons using Refreshable Braille Displays

Nikhil Nair <nn201@cus.cam.ac.uk>

Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>

Stéphane Doyon <s.doyon@videotron.ca>

Dave Mielke <dave@mielke.cc>

1. Introduction

• 1.1 A Brief History
• 1.2 System Requirements

2. The Build Procedure

• 2.1 Installed File Hierarchy
• 2.2 Make File Customization
• 2.3 Make File Targets
• 2.4 Testing the Build
• 2.5 Starting BRLTTY
• 2.6 Security Considerations
• 2.7 Other Utilities

3. Using BRLTTY

• 3.1 Commands
• 3.2 Cursor Routing
• 3.3 Cut and Paste
• 3.4 Alert Tunes
• 3.5 The Status Display
• 3.6 Preferences Settings
• 3.7 The Configuration File
• 3.8 Command Line Options

4. Translation Tables

• 4.1 The Text Translation Table
• 4.2 The Attributes Translation Table
• 4.3 Table Format
• 4.4 Table Utilities

5. Advanced Topics

• 5.1 Installing Multiple Versions
• 5.2 Installation/Rescue Root Disks
• 5.3 Future Enhancements
• 5.4 Known Bugs

6. Appendices

• 6.1 Supported Braille Displays
• 6.2 Supported Speech Synthesizers
• 6.3 Driver Identification Codes
• 6.4 Braille Dot Numbering Convention
• 6.5 North American Braille Computer Code
• 6.6 MIDI Instrument Table

7. Epilogue

• 7.1 Contact Information
• 7.2 License
• 7.3 Disclaimer