Key Table: HumanWare

Contents

Notes

  • There are three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:
    • The three at the left are named Display1, Display2, and Display3.
    • The three at the right are named Display4, Display5, and Display6.

Default Bindings

Special Modes

  • enter/leave help display:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot5
    • Display1+Display2+Display5
  • enter/leave command learn mode:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3
    • Display1+Display4+Display5+Display6
  • enter/leave preferences menu:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4
    • Display1+Display3+Display4
  • enter/leave status display:
    • Space+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4
    • Display2+Display5
  • set display mode attributes/text:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot4+Dot5
    • Display1+Display4+Display5
  • set display mode attributes: Space+Dot1+Dot4+Dot5+Dot8
  • set display mode text: Space+Dot1+Dot4+Dot5+Dot7
  • set screen image frozen/unfrozen:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot4
    • Display1+Display2+Display4
  • set screen image frozen: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot4+Dot8
  • set screen image unfrozen: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot4+Dot7
  • describe character: Display3+RoutingKey
  • show current date and time: Display1+Display5

Cursor Functions

  • go to screen cursor:
    • Thumb2+Thumb3
    • Display2+Display4+Display6
  • go back after cursor tracking: Display1+Display6
  • bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey
  • bring screen cursor to current line:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6
    • Display1+Display3+Display4+Display6

Vertical Navigation

  • go up one line:
    • Thumb2
    • Display4
  • go down one line:
    • Thumb3
    • Display6
  • go to top line: Display1+Display4
  • go to bottom line: Display3+Display6
  • go to beginning of top line:
    • Thumb1+Thumb2
    • Display2+Display4
  • go to beginning of bottom line:
    • Thumb1+Thumb3
    • Display2+Display6
  • go up to nearest line with different content:
    • Thumb4+Thumb2
    • Display5+Display4
  • go down to nearest line with different content:
    • Thumb4+Thumb3
    • Display5+Display6
  • go up to nearest line with different highlighting: Display2+Display1
  • go down to nearest line with different highlighting: Display2+Display3
  • go up to first line of paragraph: Display2+Display5+Display4
  • go down to first line of next paragraph: Display2+Display5+Display6
  • go up to previous command prompt: Display2+Display5+Display1+Display4
  • go down to next command prompt: Display2+Display5+Display3+Display6
  • go up to nearest line with less indent than character: Display2+Display1+RoutingKey
  • go down to nearest line with less indent than character: Display2+Display3+RoutingKey
  • go up to nearest line with different character: Display5+Display4+RoutingKey
  • go down to nearest line with different character: Display5+Display6+RoutingKey

Horizontal Navigation

  • go backward one braille window:
    • Thumb1
    • Display2
  • go forward one braille window:
    • Thumb4
    • Display5
  • go to beginning of line: Display1+Display2+Display3
  • go to end of line: Display4+Display5+Display6
  • go left one character: Display1+Display3
  • go right one character: Display4+Display6
  • place left end of braille window at character: Display6+RoutingKey

Clipboard Functions

  • start new clipboard at character:
    • Thumb1+RoutingKey
    • Display1+RoutingKey
  • append to clipboard from character:
    • Thumb2+RoutingKey
    • Display2+RoutingKey
  • linear copy to character:
    • Thumb4+RoutingKey
    • Display4+RoutingKey
  • rectangular copy to character:
    • Thumb3+RoutingKey
    • Display5+RoutingKey
  • copy characters to clipboard: RoutingKey+RoutingKey
  • append characters to clipboard: Display2+RoutingKey+RoutingKey
  • insert clipboard text after screen cursor:
    • Thumb1+Thumb4
    • Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot4+Dot6
    • Display1+Display2+Display3+Display4
  • search backward for clipboard text: Display2+Display4+Display6+Display1
  • search forward for clipboard text: Display2+Display4+Display6+Display3
  • save clipboard to disk: Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot4+Dot6+Dot8
  • restore clipboard from disk: Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot4+Dot6+Dot7

Configuration Functions

  • set autorepeat on/off: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5
  • set autorepeat on: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5+Dot8
  • set autorepeat off: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5+Dot7
  • set text style 6-dot:
    • Space+Dot2+Dot3+Dot5
    • Display2+Display3+Display5
  • set text style 8-dot:
    • Space+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6
    • Display2+Display3+Display6
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Space+Dot2+Dot4
  • set skipping of lines with identical content on: Space+Dot2+Dot4+Dot8
  • set skipping of lines with identical content off: Space+Dot2+Dot4+Dot7
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: Space+Dot1+Dot2
  • set skipping of blank braille windows on: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot8
  • set skipping of blank braille windows off: Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot7
  • set sliding braille window on/off: Space+Dot2+Dot4+Dot5+Dot6
  • set sliding braille window on: Space+Dot2+Dot4+Dot5+Dot6+Dot8
  • set sliding braille window off: Space+Dot2+Dot4+Dot5+Dot6+Dot7
  • set track screen cursor on/off: Space+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4+Dot5
  • set track screen cursor on:
    • Space+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4+Dot5+Dot8
    • Display1
  • set track screen cursor off:
    • Space+Dot2+Dot3+Dot4+Dot5+Dot7
    • Display3
  • set screen cursor visibility on/off: Space+Dot1+Dot4
  • set screen cursor visibility on: Space+Dot1+Dot4+Dot8
  • set screen cursor visibility off: Space+Dot1+Dot4+Dot7
  • set attribute underlining on/off:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot6
    • Display2+Display3+Display4+Display5
  • set attribute underlining on: Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot6+Dot8
  • set attribute underlining off: Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot6+Dot7

Speech Functions

  • stop speaking: Display3+Display4
  • speak current line: Display3+Display5
  • speak from top of screen through current line: Display3+Display5+Display4
  • speak from current line through bottom of screen: Display3+Display5+Display6
  • go to current speaking position: Display1+Display3+Display5
  • set autospeak on/off: Display3+Display4+Display6

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: Space
  • braille keyboard meta: Thumb2
  • braille keyboard control: Thumb3
  • type braille dots [7]: Space+Dot7
  • type braille dots [8]: Space+Dot8
  • backspace key: Dot7
  • escape key: Space+Dot2+Dot6
  • cursor-left key: Space+Dot3
  • cursor-right key: Space+Dot6
  • cursor-up key: Space+Dot1
  • cursor-down key: Space+Dot4
  • page-up key: Space+Dot2+Dot3
  • page-down key: Space+Dot5+Dot6
  • home key: Space+Dot2
  • end key: Space+Dot5
  • insert key: Space+Dot3+Dot5
  • delete key: Space+Dot2+Dot5+Dot6
  • function key: Space+RoutingKey
  • function key: Thumb3+Space+RoutingKey
  • function key: Thumb2+Space+RoutingKey
  • function key: Thumb2+Thumb3+Space+RoutingKey
  • enter key: Dot8
  • tab key: Space+Dot4+Dot5
  • switch to a specific virtual terminal: Display4+Display5+Display6+RoutingKey
  • switch to the previous virtual terminal:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6+Dot7
    • Display3+Display4+Display5+Display6
  • switch to the next virtual terminal:
    • Space+Dot1+Dot2+Dot3+Dot6+Dot8
    • Display1+Display2+Display3+Display6
  • set braille keyboard enabled/disabled: Space+Dot1+Dot3
  • set braille keyboard enabled: Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot8
  • set braille keyboard disabled: Space+Dot1+Dot3+Dot7

Special Functions

  • remember current braille window position: Display1+Display3+RoutingKey
  • go to remembered braille window position: Display4+Display6+RoutingKey
  • restart speech driver: Display2+Display3+Display4