Modular Evolution
Operating a PC with a Screen reader
Handy Tech
Elektronik GmbH
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m [B2 + B4 + B5] / [1 3 4]
Alternative for activating the menu bar
s
[B2 + B3 + B5] / [2 3 4]
Start menu
+
[B2 + B3 + B6] / [2 3 5]
Toggle 6/8 dot Braille
=
[B2 + B3 + B6 + B7] / [2 3 5 6]
System Tray
z
[B2 + B4 + B6 + B7] / [1 3 5 6]
Announce time
|
[B2 + B5] / [3 4]
Status cells on/off
c
[B4 + B5] / [1 4]
Ctrl+Tab
C [B1 + B4 + B5 ] / [1 4 7]
Shift Ctrl+Tab
e
[B4 + B6] / [1 5]
ESC
?
[B3 + B7] / [2 6]
Enter
b
[B3 + B4] / [1 2]
Braille cursor tracking on/off
f
[B3 + B4 + B5] / [1 2 4]
Active cursor tracking on/off
v
[B2 + B3 + B4 + B7] / [1 2 3 6]
Set level of Braille contractions
The cursor routing keys (CR) are used to directly place the cursor at that text
position. In addition, the following functions can be initiated by activating cursor
routing keys in combination with certain control keys.
[CR + B4] or [CR + B5] /
[CR + 1] or [CR + 4]
Mark a text block (beginning and end of block)
[CR + B7] / [CR + 6]
Describe object at the CR position
[CR + B8] / [CR + 8]
Right mouse click at the CR position
[CR + L] or [CR + R]
Describe the font
If the four status modules are in use on the Braille display, the CR keys above the
status elements (S1 through S4) have the following functions:
[S1]
Toggle attribute / text mode
[S2]
Change attribute representation, underline with dots 7+8
[S3]
Toggle unconditional / conditional cursor tracking
[S4]
Toggle active cursor tracking on/off
6.2 Screen reader under Windows, Example Hal/SuperNova
Hal converts the information on the PC screen into speech and into Braille output,
while SuperNova offers the additional option of displaying the screen information
enlarged for seeing-impaired users. The functionality of Hal and SuperNova for
Windows is so extensive that only the basic functions for operating the Braille display
can be described in brief in this section.
In addition to navigating, the most important keys for operating Hal/SuperNova with
the Modular Evolution are [B1]/[7] and [B2]/[3]. [B1]/[7] switches into Live-Focus, and
[B2]/[3] activates the virtual focus. The virtual focus can be used to explore the
contents of the screen, while also providing an opportunity to activate the Windows-
elements displayed on the Modular Evolution. In contrast, Live-Focus tracks
whichever Windows-element is the most relevant at the moment. For example, when
entering text, if a cursor routing key is pressed at one of the Braille modules, this
