Re: [orca-list] braille display support?

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Also, brltty must be started before orca -- its a separate process and
you must have /etc/brltty.conf which corresponds to your display.

kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com> wrote:

> hi all
> I've got a person on the sonar irc channel asking for help with
> getting orca to work with their refreshable braille display. I'm not
> at all familiar with how braille support under orca works, but I
> believe all you need to do is plug in the display, and orca should
> pick it up and start printing text to it. However, this person says
> all that shows up on the display is "screen not in text mode" I've
> verified that brltty is started and running, but doesn't orca start
> it's own instance of brltty when it detects a braille display? I need
> some help. How exactly does orca's braille support work? Is it plug
> and play, or are there steps you have to take before they will work?
> Thanks
> Kendell clark
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