[NFBCS] Linux: Query, HIMS Braille Edge:

[Brian Buhrow]

	hello.  If you want to use brltty with gnome running, you need to run
screen in a terminal window under gnome and your braille display will be
limited to seeing the things you have running in the screen window.  So,
you'll get speech and braille with terminal applications, but no braille
with Firefox under Orca.  That is, unless Orca has support for your braille
display, which I'm not sure about.  Brltty does support your display, but
Brltty is strictly a text based access technology.

Hope that helps.
-Brian

On Mar 16,  5:40pm, "Charles E. Black via NFBCS" wrote:
} Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Linux: Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} I did make a mistake, but not on Linux. I will look at the logs. The Braille
} device is now saying that it is not in text mode. Gnome has text versions.
} Will it only work in terminal mode or will it work with the Gnome program?
} Thanks!
} 
} Charles E. Black, MS.
} charleseblack at att.net
} (803)463-0040
} 
} -----Original Message-----
} From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Willem Venter via NFBCS
} Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 6:37 AM
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} Cc: Willem Venter <dwillemv at gmail.com>
} Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Linux: Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} 
} Check the status with systemctl status brltty. It will show some logs.
} Maybe that will help.
} Have you tried restarting brltty or running it directly to see the output?
} Maybe you made a typo, but the correct command to enable the service is
} "systemctl enable brltty" ("enabled" won't work).
} 
} On 3/16/20, Charles E. Black via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
} > I have
} >
} > systemctl start brltty
} >
} > Then I
} >
} > systemctl enabled brltty
} >
} > I believe this will work but doesn't. I will check my braille display 
} > type and brltty interface.
} >
} > Thanks!
} >
} > Charles E. Black, MS.
} > charleseblack at att.net
} > (803)463-0040
} >
} > -----Original Message-----
} > From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Willem Venter via 
} > NFBCS
} > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 5:52 AM
} > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
} > Cc: Willem Venter <dwillemv at gmail.com>
} > Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Linux: Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} >
} > A correction, brltty must also be running and not just be installed.
} > You can check and enable brltty with systemd.
} > Googling brltty along with your exact model name will probably also 
} > give you definitive info about support on linux, though at a glance 
} > they do seem to be supported.
} > On 3/16/20, Charles E. Black via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
} >> Yes, I have done that. Thanks!
} >>
} >> Charles E. Black, MS.
} >> charleseblack at att.net
} >> (803)463-0040
} >>
} >> -----Original Message-----
} >> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Willem Venter via 
} >> NFBCS
} >> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2020 10:08 PM
} >> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
} >> Cc: Willem Venter <dwillemv at gmail.com>
} >> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Linux: Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} >>
} >> Charles, do you have the brltty package installed? That is all I 
} >> needed, but I use a different display.
} >>
} >> On 3/15/20, Charles E. Black via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
} >>> Perhaps if I change the title, read below.
} >>>
} >>> Charles E. Black, MS.
} >>> charleseblack at att.net
} >>> (803)463-0040
} >>>
} >>> -----Original Message-----
} >>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Charles E. Black 
} >>> via NFBCS
} >>> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2020 11:15 AM
} >>> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
} >>> Cc: charleseblack at att.net
} >>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} >>>
} >>> Morning:
} >>>
} >>> Where I am right now with the Braille Edge and Linux support.
} >>>
} >>> The braille display seems as if it is wanting to connect. But, a 
} >>> screen pops up saying:
} >>>
} >>> "screen not in text mode"
} >>>
} >>> When I go to terminal mode, the screen still says that. The braille 
} >>> program should be able to pull the text from the OS display. How 
} >>> might I resolve this? Thanks!
} >>>
} >>> Charles E. Black, MS.
} >>> charleseblack at att.net
} >>> (803)463-0040
} >>>
} >>> -----Original Message-----
} >>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Charles E. Black 
} >>> via NFBCS
} >>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2020 7:06 PM
} >>> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
} >>> Cc: charleseblack at att.net
} >>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} >>>
} >>> Afternoon:
} >>>
} >>> On this note, I have switched the braille display to the virtual 
} >>> machine and have activated brltty service. The braille display says, 
} >>> "no screen". Where am I going wrong? Thanks!
} >>>
} >>> Charles E. Black, MS.
} >>> charleseblack at att.net
} >>> (803)463-0040
} >>>
} >>> -----Original Message-----
} >>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Charles E. Black 
} >>> via NFBCS
} >>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:02 PM
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} >>> Cc: charleseblack at att.net
} >>> Subject: [NFBCS] Query, HIMS Braille Edge:
} >>>
} >>> Afternoon:
} >>>
} >>> I have a question to all concerning the HIMS Braille Edge and using 
} >>> it with Linux. Can it be used with Linux and what must I do to 
} >>> achieve this? I have varying flavors of Linux to include CentOS, 
} >>> Kali, Ubuntu and others so the distro is not the concern. What I 
} >>> have a problem with is using the Edge on either of these distros 
} >>> going through Virtual Machine. I have done research before writing 
} >>> this list but time is a factor. Please contact me via this list 
} >>> serve or at the phone
} >> number/email below. Thanks!
} >>>
} >>> Charles E. Black, MS.
} >>> charleseblack at att.net
} >>> (803)463-0040
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