| This directory contains the BRLTTY driver for the Focus and PAC Mate braille |
| displays from Freedom Scientific [http://www.freedomscientific.com]. It has |
| been implemented, and is being maintained, by Dave Mielke <dave@mielke.cc>. |
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| The most important single command is the one to access the help screen. On the |
| PAC Mate display this is the key just to the right of the center marker (also |
| referred to as HK5 below). On the Focus, this is chord H (Space+Dots125). |
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| Serial, USB, and Bluetooth are all supported. The following models are |
| recognized: |
| * Focus 1: 44, 70, 84 |
| * Focus 2: 40, 80 |
| * Focus Blue: 14, 40, 80 |
| * PAC Mate: 20, 40 |
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| If an unrecognized model is connected then the driver makes an attempt to |
| determine its size and to provide generic capabilities. |
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| The upper row of routing buttons on the PAC Mate are a set of hot keys. They |
| provide quick access to various braille display functions and options (see the |
| help screen for what they actually do). There are three markers at the back of |
| the display's top surface, i.e. just behind the routing buttons, which help you |
| locate and distinguish each hot key. The keys immediately below the left and |
| right markers are the left and right GDF keys. Between them are eight keys ... |
| four on each side of the center marker. The buttons between the left GDF key |
| and the center marker are named (from left to right) HK1, HK2, HK3, and HK4; |
| those between the center marker and the right GDF key are named (from left to |
| right) HK5, HK6, HK7, and HK8. Any button to the left of the left GDF key acts |
| as the left advance key, and any button to the right of the right GDF key acts |
| as the right advance key. The following drawing depicts this layout visually: |
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| ...+---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---+... |
| Left Advance||GDF||HK1||HK2||HK3||HK4||HK5||HK6||HK7||HK8||GDF||RightAdvance |
| ...+---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---++---+... |
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