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Attributes on the Braille display
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Use the space bar to generally switch the "Braille marking" on/off.
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Select one of the listed attributes Highlighted, Bold, Underline, Italic, or Strike Out. Switch the "Braille
marking" for this attribute on/off by pushing the Easy Access Bar to the left or to the right.
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After you have switched on an attribute to be presented, the setting for the selection "Braille
Marking" will change to "Changed". Next time you invoke this setting, the value "see below" will be
presented. This indicates that the settings have been changed in contrast to the default value.
When JAWS has been started, the attribute "Highlighted" is usually activated. This is most common in
Windows because it is used for the selector in menus and lists, for the marking in documents and for the
focus presentation. The attribute is underlined with dots 7 and 8 automatically until another attribute will be
activated. This also applies to other applications if the setting for a programme has not been changed
explicitly in the JAWS configuration manager. Starting JAWS, the default attribute can be changed in the
configuration manager.
Please note: Despite all commands for the attribute presentation in the Braille or speech will not change the
text on the screen. Only the presentation on the Braille display will change.
Braille presentation
In some areas, the Braille presentation can be adjusted according to your wishes. Select the settings with
Key 2 [K2] and you will see a corresponding list of commands.
The settings in this list apply to the following areas:
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Braille mode – presentation in "Line Mode" or in "Structured Mode"
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Grade 2 translation - switch on/off/set
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Marking with dots 7 + 8
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Define space presentation in reading window
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Six- or eight-dot-Braille presentation
If you would like to change the Braille options for BRAILLEX EL, please press Key 2 [K2]. Select one of the
six indicated options and change the settings by means of the Easy Access Bar.
Braille mode
With the first item in the list, you change the Braille presentation between "Line Mode" and "Structured
Mode".
In "Line Mode" JAWS will present the whole line of the active window. Spaces are indicated as in the original
document. In "Line Mode", it is possible to navigate line by line across the screen with your Braille display.
In "structured mode" the current user interface element and its content will be presented on the Braille
display. The advantage of this presentation is that the user gets additional information belonging to this user
interface element. Thus, the active user interface element can be discovered quickly such as check and
dialogue boxes, buttons, control panels...
Grade two translation
Text on a Braille display is usually presented in Computer Braille. Thus, the screen reader is able to present
text in a Braille translation. The JAWS speech and the text on the screen will not be changed. You can
change to Grade two translation at any position at any time.