[nfbcs] Hummingbird and braille

Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org
Wed May 30 14:48:28 UTC 2018


Just covering all bases with this one; apologies if I say something blatantly obvious. :)

When you use RDP, the scripts need to be located on the server to which you are connecting, not on your local machine. In the unlikely event this is not the case, this could explain the different behavior.

I asked about scripts because I remember having to work through a situation like this with my Skype scripts years ago. Unfortunately, by now I don't remember any details, including what I did to fix it.

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 10:41:43AM -0400, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
Yes, I do have a custom script for the emulator.  I have the exact same
script on both the work desktop and the laptop.
Tracy


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Are there active scripts when you are in this terminal program? What do you
see in the Script Manager if you type Ins+0, using the 0 above the letter p
that is, while in the emulator? If you do this, just close the Script
Manager when done with Alt+F4. Do not save any changes.

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 09:50:17AM -0400, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
I am using the terminal emulator Hummingbird, Jaws18, and an Alva braille
display.  The braille behaves differently between Remote Desktop and real
desktop on the laptop.  

>From my work desktop, and Remote Desktop through that machine, the braille
behaves as it should.From the laptop, the braille jumps around.  If I hit
"advance" to read the right side of the line, it moves over for a
nanosecond, then jumps back to where it was.  If I find something in edit,
it starts rapidly shifting right and left, so it's unusable.

So far as I can tell, the settings for Hummingbird on the laptop and my work
desktop are the same, though Hummingbird's font settings just say larger and
smaller, so I can't tell the exact size, and it does make a difference in
how well Jaws reads the screen.

The speech is OK in both places; it's the braille that's all wonky.

 

Can anyone point me in a useful direction?  I have not asked the charmers at
Jaws Tech Support yet.  From past experience, their knowledge of remote
desktop and terminal emulation is nonexistent.

Tracy

 

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