Implement some useful braille features

[Adriani90]

Dear all,

I have found a very interesting Repo which gives a good overview over all braille features implemented in jaws. i don't know if it is possible to write something out of it to work with NVDA, but I think it is very interesting to give it a try.
https://github.com/gloob/gpii-settings/blob/master/AT-Tools/JAWS/Default.jcf.csv

By the way, gloob has some very interesting repos related to accessibility.

In my view, very interesting features are following:
Braille.PositionOfStatusCells
Focus.PositionOfStatusCells
Braille.UseHowManyStatusCells
Focus.UseHowManyStatusCells
Braille.GeneralizeBullets
Focus.GeneralizeBullets
Braille.BrailleMode
focus.BrailleMode
Braille.BrailleSlipMode
focus.BrailleSleepMode

Braille.ReversePanningButtons
Braille.PreferredTranslationTables

.BrailleMode could contribute to solve issues when working with braille and speech simultanuously, covered in issue
#7887

.PreferredTranslationTables could contribute to generate a script for automatic braille output by picking out preferred tables, covered in issue
#7848

Comments are appreciated.

Thanks

[josephsl]

Hi, I’d say let Braille Extender add-on take care of this in the meantime, and then we should consider cherry-picking priority features from that add-on when the opportunity presents itself. Thanks. From: Adriani90 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 1:02 PM To: nvaccess/nvda <[email protected]> Cc: Subscribed <[email protected]> Subject: [nvaccess/nvda] Implement some useful braille featurs out of this binaries (#8011) Dear all, I have found a very interesting Repo which gives a good overview over all braille features implemented in jaws. i don't know if it is possible to write something out of it to work with NVDA, but I think it is very interesting to give it a try. https://github.com/gloob/gpii-settings/blob/master/AT-Tools/JAWS/Default.jcf.csv By the way, gloob has some very interesting repos related to accessibility. In my view, very interesting features are following: Braille.PositionOfStatusCells Focus.PositionOfStatusCells Braille.UseHowManyStatusCells Focus.UseHowManyStatusCells Braille.GeneralizeBullets Focus.GeneralizeBullets Braille.BrailleMode focus.BrailleMode Braille.BrailleSlipMode focus.BrailleSleepMode Braille.ReversePanningButtons Braille.PreferredTranslationTables .BrailleMode could contribute to solve issues when working with braille and speech simultanuously, covered in issue #7887 <#7887> .PreferredTranslationTables could contribute to generate a script for automatic braille output by picking out preferred tables, covered in issue #7848 <#7848> Comments are appreciated. Thanks — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#8011> , or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHgLkBPa0ROqCl8OYtsn11SIOhXq6Lerks5tWI-vgaJpZM4SJ2Iy> .

[LeonarddeR]

I believe that this issue is a bit too broad in scope.

@Adriani90 commented on 18 Feb 2018, 22:01 CET:

Braille.PositionOfStatusCells
Focus.PositionOfStatusCells
Braille.UseHowManyStatusCells
Focus.UseHowManyStatusCells

NVDA doesn't use the concept of status cells.

Braille.GeneralizeBullets
Focus.GeneralizeBullets

Could you elaborate on what this does?

Braille.BrailleMode
focus.BrailleMode

I assume this is line mode, structured mode, etc.? We already have tethering to focus/review and several review modes.

Braille.BrailleSlipMode
focus.BrailleSleepMode

Why would one want to enable sleep mode for braille? I see perfectly valid reasons to have speech sleep, but haven't yet found a reason for braille to do so.

Braille.ReversePanningButtons

This is already possible by reassigning gestures.

Braille.PreferredTranslationTables

See also #290.

[Adriani90]

Could you elaborate on what this does?
If there are many bullet shapes in a document, only the bullets which can be displayed in braille are shown on the display. All other bullet shapes are being generalized to for example * (dots 35) or - (dots 36). I think this issue is not very world changing but it would show in braille at least that there is a bullet.

I assume this is line mode, structured mode, etc.? We already have tethering to focus/review and several review modes.
As far as I could experience in earlier jaws versions, there is also a speech mode which shows also the element status and type on the braille display. In surface mode element status ans type is not shown. I thought it would make sense for users who are working with braille and speech simultanuously.

Why would one want to enable sleep mode for braille? I see perfectly valid reasons to have speech sleep, but haven't yet found a reason for braille to do so.
For example you want to freeze braille on the last application while working in another application with speech.

[josephsl]

Hi,

2024 update: my stance on collaborating with Braille Extender folks and getting needed things into NVDA Core still stands.

Thanks,