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Elektronik GmbH
Modular Evolution
Active Tactile Control (ATC)
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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 [L + 1 2 3]
or [L + B2 + B3 + B4] (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.
5.1 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
