Functions With Braillex El; Mouse Functions With Braillex El; The Upper Routing Key; Attributes - Papenmeier BRAILLEX ELc Series User Manual

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Functions with BRAILLEX EL

Mouse functions with BRAILLEX EL

You can activate mouse functions with all BRAILLEX EL devices, using the routing keys. In order to execute
a mouse function, move the reading window to the line where you wish to perform a click. Afterwards, you
can execute a left mouse click at this position.
Press the routing key at the desired position. The active cursor will appear on the character. A left mouse
click will be performed automatically.
You can also use the routing keys to select text. Move the display to the starting point of the marker. Press
and Hold Key 2 [K2] while you press the routing key at the start position. Then move the display to the end
point and repeat the key combination. The text between the two points will now be marked.

The Upper Routing Key

Pressing the upper routing key, an additional function for each single character is available. By default,
JAWS will read the current character and its attribute.
In some programmes, the upper routing key has a special function as well. For example, in Microsoft Word,
JAWS will announce and display advanced information concerning the current character format.

Attributes

Text which does not need a specific font presentation will be declared as "regular text". The font presentation
does not depend on the foreground or background colour. Font Differences are only made when the font
face of the characters varies whereas the font stays the same. This difference is called "attribute". An
underlined heading is such an attribute. JAWS is able to recognise and display many attributes. Sometimes,
the attribute displayed for the current text depends on the programme. JAWS can recognise more attributes
in Microsoft Office applications than in other programmes.
An attribute can as well be presented in the Braille display (Braille marking) as in speech. In the JAWS
settings, you are able to specify whether the changes will be indicated automatically or at your command.
Example: Text which has a coloured background (highlighted) will be spoken automatically. This attribute is
called highlighted colour.

Braille Marking

On the Braille display, text with attributes will be revealed specifically. Character sets with attributes will be
presented with dots 7 and 8 in addition. This way of presentation is called "Braille marking". Since all five
available attributes are marked in the same way you only know by then that an attribute exists and which
characters it stands for. If you would like to know exactly what kind of attribute it is, use the BRAILLEX EL
function to determine it.
Press Key 1 [K1] to display the list of commands for the Braille marking.
First, the list indicates the attribute at the current cursor position. This value cannot be changed. Now, select
an option with the Easy Access Bar and specify the setting by pushing the bar to the left or to the right.