# Key Table: Papenmeier BrailleX 2D Screen Soft

- Help Screen Version

Contents

- Notes
- Default Bindings
  - Special Modes
  - Cursor Functions
  - Vertical Navigation
  - Horizontal Navigation
  - Clipboard Functions
  - Configuration Functions
  - Menu Operations
  - Speech Functions
  - Keyboard Input
  - Special Functions
- Menu Bindings
  - Special Modes
  - Menu Operations
- Chorded Commands Mode
  - Special Modes
  - Cursor Functions
  - Clipboard Functions
  - Configuration Functions
  - Menu Operations
  - Keyboard Input
- Braille Input Mode
  - Keyboard Input

## Notes

- There are 13 keys on the front. The rectangular key at the center is named Shift. The square keys immediately to its left and right are named Home and End. The left and right bars are named Up and Down. The four square keys at the very left are named: Dot7, Dot3, Dot2, Dot1. The four square keys at the very right are named: Dot4, Dot5, Dot6, Dot8.
- RoutingKey1 refers to the row of keys just behind the text cells.
- The keys to the left of the status cells are named Status.1 through Status.22.

## Default Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave help display: Status.1
- enter/leave command learn mode: Status.2
- enter/leave preferences menu: Status.10
- enter/leave status display: Status.4
- set display mode attributes/text: Status.7
- set display mode attributes: Status.7+Dot8
- set display mode text: Status.7+Dot7
- set screen image frozen/live: Status.8
- set screen image frozen: Status.8+Dot8
- set screen image live: Status.8+Dot7
- describe character: Dot4+RoutingKey1
- describe color of character: long RoutingKey1
- show current date and time:
  - Status.21
  - Dots1237
- switch to Default Bindings: Dots23+Shift
- switch to Chorded Commands Mode: Dots23+Home
- switch to Braille Input Mode: Dots23+End

### Cursor Functions

- go to screen cursor: Shift
- go back after cursor tracking: Status.5
- bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey1
- bring screen cursor to current line: Status.3

### Vertical Navigation

- go up one line: Up
- go down one line: Down
- go to top line: Home
- go to bottom line: End
- go to beginning of top line: Dot1+Home
- go to beginning of bottom line: Dot1+End
- go up to nearest line with different content: Dot1
- go down to nearest line with different content: Dot4
- go up to nearest line with different highlighting: Dot2
- go down to nearest line with different highlighting: Dot5
- go up to first line of paragraph: Dot3
- go down to first line of next paragraph: Dot6
- go up to previous command prompt: Dot7
- go down to next command prompt: Dot8
- go up several lines: Dots12
- go down several lines: Dots45
- go up to nearest line with less indent than character: Dots37+RoutingKey1
- go down to nearest line with less indent than character: Dots68+RoutingKey1
- go up to nearest line with different character: Dots12+RoutingKey1
- go down to nearest line with different character: Dots45+RoutingKey1

### Horizontal Navigation

- go backward one braille window: Dot1+Up
- go forward one braille window: Dot1+Down
- go to beginning of line: Dot1+Shift
- go to end of line: Dot4+Shift
- go left one character: Dot4+Home
- go right one character: Dot4+End
- go left half a braille window: Dot4+Up
- go right half a braille window: Dot4+Down
- place left end of braille window at character: Dot1+RoutingKey1

### Clipboard Functions

- start new clipboard at character: Dot7+RoutingKey1
- append to clipboard from character: Dot3+RoutingKey1
- linear copy to character: Dot6+RoutingKey1
- rectangular copy to character: Dot8+RoutingKey1
- start new clipboard with smart copy (URL, email, etc) at character: long Dot7+RoutingKey1
- append to clipboard with smart copy (URL, email, etc) at character: long Dot3+RoutingKey1
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor: Status.22
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor using the alternate paste mode: long Status.22
- search backward for clipboard text: Dots37
- search forward for clipboard text: Dots68

### Configuration Functions

- set autorepeat on/off: Status.19
- set autorepeat on: Status.19+Dot8
- set autorepeat off: Status.19+Dot7
- set text style 6-dot/8-dot: Status.15
- set text style 6-dot: Status.15+Dot8
- set text style 8-dot: Status.15+Dot7
- set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Status.14
- set skipping of lines with identical content on: Status.14+Dot8
- set skipping of lines with identical content off: Status.14+Dot7
- set track screen cursor on/off: Status.6
- set track screen cursor on: Status.6+Dot8
- set track screen cursor off: Status.6+Dot7
- set screen cursor visibility on/off: Status.12
- set screen cursor visibility on: Status.12+Dot8
- set screen cursor visibility off: Status.12+Dot7
- set attribute underlining on/off: Status.13
- set attribute underlining on: Status.13+Dot8
- set attribute underlining off: Status.13+Dot7

### Menu Operations

- save preferences to disk: Status.11
- restore preferences from disk: Status.9

### Speech Functions

- stop speaking: Dot7+Up
- speak current line: Dot7+Down
- speak from top of screen through current line: Dot7+Home
- speak from current line through bottom of screen: Dot7+End
- go to current speaking position: Dot7+Shift
- decrease speaking volume: Dot8+Up
- increase speaking volume: Dot8+Down
- decrease speaking rate: Dot8+Home
- increase speaking rate: Dot8+End
- set autospeak on/off: Status.18
- set autospeak on: Status.18+Dot8
- set autospeak off: Status.18+Dot7

### Keyboard Input

- cursor-left key: Dot2+Home
- cursor-right key: Dot2+End
- cursor-up key: Dot2+Up
- cursor-down key: Dot2+Down
- page-up key: Dot5+Up
- page-down key: Dot5+Down
- home key: Dot5+Home
- end key: Dot5+End
- insert key: Dot5+Shift
- function key: Dot2+RoutingKey1
- tab key: Dot2+Shift
- clear all sticky input modifiers: Dot6+Shift
- cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+Up
- cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+Down
- cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+Home
- cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dot6+End
- switch to specific virtual terminal: Dot5+RoutingKey1
- set braille typing mode dots/text: Status.20
- set braille typing mode dots: Status.20+Dot8
- set braille typing mode text: Status.20+Dot7

### Special Functions

- restart braille driver: Status.16
- restart speech driver:
  - Dot8+Shift
  - Status.17

## Menu Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave preferences menu: Dot8

### Menu Operations

- go up to previous item: Dot1
- go down to next item: Dot4
- go up to first item: Dot2
- go down to last item: Dot5
- select previous choice: Dot3
- select next choice: Dot6
- go to previous menu level: Dot7

## Chorded Commands Mode

### Special Modes

- enter/leave help display: Dots125
- enter/leave command learn mode: Dots123
- enter/leave preferences menu: Dots1234
- enter/leave status display: Dots234
- set display mode attributes/text: Dots145
- set display mode attributes: Dots1458
- set display mode text: Dots1457
- set screen image frozen/live: Dots124
- set screen image frozen: Dots1248
- set screen image live: Dots1247

### Cursor Functions

- bring screen cursor to current line: Dots1236

### Clipboard Functions

- show current clipboard content: long Dots13468
- clear the clipboard: long Dots13467
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor: Dots1346
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor using the alternate paste mode: long Dots1346
- save clipboard to disk: Dots13468
- restore clipboard from disk: Dots13467

### Configuration Functions

- set autorepeat on/off: Dots1235
- set autorepeat on: Dots12358
- set autorepeat off: Dots12357
- set contracted/computer braille: Dots1245
- set contracted braille: Dots12458
- set computer braille: Dots12457
- set six dot computer braille: Dots235
- set eight dot computer braille: Dots236
- set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Dots24
- set skipping of lines with identical content on: Dots248
- set skipping of lines with identical content off: Dots247
- set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: Dots12
- set skipping of blank braille windows on: Dots128
- set skipping of blank braille windows off: Dots127
- set sliding braille window on/off: Dots2456
- set sliding braille window on: Dots24568
- set sliding braille window off: Dots24567
- set track screen cursor on/off: Dots2345
- set track screen cursor on: Dots23458
- set track screen cursor off: Dots23457
- set screen cursor visibility on/off: Dots14
- set screen cursor visibility on: Dots148
- set screen cursor visibility off: Dots147
- set attribute underlining on/off: Dots136
- set attribute underlining on: Dots1368
- set attribute underlining off: Dots1367

### Menu Operations

- save preferences to disk: Dots12348
- restore preferences from disk: Dots12347
- reset preferences to defaults: Dots123478

### Keyboard Input

- escape key: Dots26
- cursor-left key: Dot3
- cursor-right key: Dot6
- cursor-up key: Dot1
- cursor-down key: Dot4
- page-up key: Dots23
- page-down key: Dots56
- home key: Dot2
- end key: Dot5
- insert key: Dots35
- delete key: Dots256
- tab key: Dots45
- clear all sticky input modifiers: Dots78
- cycle the Upper sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots68
- cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots48
- cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots38
- cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots28
- cycle the AltGr (Right Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots58
- cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Dots18
- switch to the previous virtual terminal: Dots12367
- switch to the next virtual terminal: Dots12368
- set braille keyboard enabled: Dots138
- set braille keyboard disabled: Dots137
- set braille typing mode dots: Dots468
- set braille typing mode text: Dots467

## Braille Input Mode

### Keyboard Input

- braille keyboard dot7: Dot7
- braille keyboard dot3: Dot3
- braille keyboard dot2: Dot2
- braille keyboard dot1: Dot1
- braille keyboard dot4: Dot4
- braille keyboard dot5: Dot5
- braille keyboard dot6: Dot6
- braille keyboard dot8: Dot8
- type braille dots [space]: Dot3+Down
- backspace key: Dot3+Home
- escape key: Dot3+Shift
- delete key: Dot3+End
- enter key: Dot3+Up