Active Braille
Active Tactile Control (ATC)
Handy Tech
Elektronik GmbH
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If the check box "Show monitor after start-up" is checked, the ATC-monitor will
automatically start upon the screen reader's start-up. If you want to turn on the ATC-
monitor at a later time, you can go into this menu and activate the button "Start monitor
now".
If you check the "Generate protocol" check box at "Reading protocol", everything you enter
or read on the Braille display will be logged in a protocol file as of the moment when you
click "OK" or "Apply". It’s faster to use the short key combination [SPCL + 1 2 3] (chord l)
to activate the logging function. If ATC was off, it will be activated. You are free to choose
any name for this protocol file. The default file name is HtAtc.log. Generating the reading
protocol stops only when you deactivate this "Generate protocol" option again, or when
you quit the screen reader. The protocol file can be scanned and analyzed by an
evaluation program later.
9.1 ATC Assistant for Reading or Learning
You can specify an action as your screen reader's reaction to your reading status. The
following actions are available:
no action
speak letter: the letter at the reading position will be spoken.
speak word: when touching the first letter of a word, the word will be spoken.
Optionally it is also possible to change the setting so that the word is spoken when
read completely. Here you can also set a delay time.
speak Braille display: the text shown on the Braille display will be spoken by the
speech output.
low signal
high signal
speak Braille display and move to the next line: When using this setting with
"reading fast", you can skip through text by the length of the Braille display till you
reach the section, where you want to read without speech. After refreshing the
Braille display, the reading of the previous line will be interrupted and the reading
starts with the new position.
say all and route Braille line: starting to read the whole text and the Braille display
will be synchronized with the reading position of the speech output. When detecting
any reading position, the speech will stop and the Braille display shows the current
position.
say current character´s attributes: the attribute at the current reading position will be
announced e.g. "bold Arial 12".
say character attribute changes: if the attribute at the reading position changes, like
from normal to bold, than "bold" will be announced. Also changes of font type and
font size will be announced e.g. "bold Arial 12".
route mouse cursor to reading position: the mouse pointer will
– depending on the
reading behavior
– be moved with the reading position. This helps to synchronize
the magnification area on the screen with the reading position on the Braille display.
The following four behaviors can be detected as your reading status:
reading fast
reading normal
