Key Table: Bindings for Braille Keyboards

Contents

Default Bindings

Special Modes

  • enter/leave help display: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot5
  • enter/leave command learn mode: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3
  • enter/leave preferences menu: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4
  • enter/leave status display: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4
  • set display mode attributes/text: Dot0+Dot1+Dot4+Dot5
  • set display mode attributes: Dot0+Dot1+Dot4+Dot5+Dot8
  • set display mode text: Dot0+Dot1+Dot4+Dot5+Dot7
  • set screen image frozen/unfrozen: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot4
  • set screen image frozen: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot4+Dot8
  • set screen image unfrozen: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot4+Dot7
  • describe character: Forward+RoutingKey

Cursor Functions

  • go to screen cursor: Forward+Select
  • go back after cursor tracking: Backward+Select
  • bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey
  • bring screen cursor to current line: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6

Vertical Navigation

  • go up one line: Forward+ArrowUp
  • go down one line: Forward+ArrowDown
  • go to top line: Backward+ArrowUp
  • go to bottom line: Backward+ArrowDown

Horizontal Navigation

  • go backward one braille window: Forward+ArrowLeft
  • go forward one braille window: Forward+ArrowRight
  • go backward skipping blank braille windows: Backward
  • go forward skipping blank braille windows: Forward
  • go to beginning of line: Backward+ArrowLeft
  • go to end of line: Backward+ArrowRight
  • place left end of braille window at character: Backward+RoutingKey

Clipboard Functions

  • start new clipboard at character: ArrowLeft+RoutingKey
  • append to clipboard from character: ArrowUp+RoutingKey
  • linear copy to character: ArrowRight+RoutingKey
  • rectangular copy to character: ArrowDown+RoutingKey
  • copy characters to clipboard: RoutingKey+RoutingKey
  • insert clipboard text after screen cursor:
    • Backward+Forward
    • Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot4+Dot6
  • save clipboard to disk: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot4+Dot6+Dot8
  • restore clipboard from disk: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot4+Dot6+Dot7

Configuration Functions

  • set autorepeat on/off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5
  • set autorepeat on: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5+Dot8
  • set autorepeat off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5+Dot7
  • set text style 6-dot: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5
  • set text style 8-dot: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Dot0+Dot2+Dot4
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on: Dot0+Dot2+Dot4+Dot8
  • set skipping of lines with identical content off: Dot0+Dot2+Dot4+Dot7
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot8
  • set skipping of blank braille windows off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot7
  • set sliding braille window on/off: Dot0+Dot2+Dot4+Dot5+Dot6
  • set sliding braille window on: Dot0+Dot2+Dot4+Dot5+Dot6+Dot8
  • set sliding braille window off: Dot0+Dot2+Dot4+Dot5+Dot6+Dot7
  • set track screen cursor on/off: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4+Dot5
  • set track screen cursor on: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4+Dot5+Dot8
  • set track screen cursor off: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4+Dot5+Dot7
  • set screen cursor visibility on/off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot4
  • set screen cursor visibility on: Dot0+Dot1+Dot4+Dot8
  • set screen cursor visibility off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot4+Dot7
  • set attribute underlining on/off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot6
  • set attribute underlining on: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot6+Dot8
  • set attribute underlining off: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot6+Dot7

Keyboard Input

  • braille keyboard dot1: Dot1
  • braille keyboard dot2: Dot2
  • braille keyboard dot3: Dot3
  • braille keyboard dot4: Dot4
  • braille keyboard dot5: Dot5
  • braille keyboard dot6: Dot6
  • braille keyboard dot7: Dot7
  • braille keyboard dot8: Dot8
  • braille keyboard space: Dot0
  • type braille dots [7]: Dot0+Dot7
  • type braille dots [8]: Dot0+Dot8
  • backspace key: Dot7
  • escape key: Dot0+Dot2+Dot6
  • cursor-left key: Dot0+Dot3
  • cursor-right key: Dot0+Dot6
  • cursor-up key: Dot0+Dot1
  • cursor-down key: Dot0+Dot4
  • page-up key: Dot0+Dot2+Dot3
  • page-down key: Dot0+Dot5+Dot6
  • home key: Dot0+Dot2
  • end key: Dot0+Dot5
  • insert key: Dot0+Dot3+Dot5
  • delete key: Dot0+Dot2+Dot5+Dot6
  • function key: Dot0+RoutingKey
  • enter key: Dot8
  • tab key: Dot0+Dot4+Dot5
  • switch to the previous virtual terminal: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6+Dot7
  • switch to the next virtual terminal: Dot0+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6+Dot8
  • set braille keyboard enabled/disabled: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3
  • set braille keyboard enabled: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot8
  • set braille keyboard disabled: Dot0+Dot1+Dot3+Dot7