# Key Table: EuroBraille Esytime

- Help Screen Version

Contents

- Notes
- Default Bindings
  - Special Modes
  - Cursor Functions
  - Vertical Navigation
  - Horizontal Navigation
  - Clipboard Functions
  - Configuration Functions
  - Menu Operations
  - Keyboard Input
- Menu Bindings
  - Menu Operations

## Notes

- The eight dot keys of the braille keyboard are behind the cursor routing keys.
- From left to right, they are: Dot7, Dot3, Dot2, Dot1, Dot4, Dot5, Dot6, Dot8.
- The two keys of the braille keyboard in front of the braille cells, from left to right, are: Backspace, Space.
- The cursor routing keys are the small, round buttons just behind the braille cells.
- RoutingKey1 means pressing any cursor routing key once (a single click).
- RoutingKey2 means pressing any cursor routing key twice quickly (a double click).
- The four keys below the left joystick, from top to bottom, are: L1, Escape, Tab, Shift.
- The four keys below the right joystick, from top to bottom, are: L8, Insert, Alt, Control.
- Some key combinations have been reserved for internal use:
  - LeftJoystickDown: the Alt key
  - LeftJoystickPress: the Alt key pressed twice in a row
  - LeftJoystickDown + RightJoystick(Right/Left): enable/disable braille functions
  - LeftJoystickDown + RightJoystick(Up/Down): switch to internal/external (Esytime/PC) USB interface
  - LeftJoystickDown + L1 + Escape: switch to single-hand braille keyboard 1
  - LeftJoystickDown + Shift + Tab: switch to single-hand braille keyboard 2
  - LeftJoystickDown + Insert + L8: switch to standard (two-hand) braille keyboard
  - RightJoystickPress: the Enter key
  - RightJoystick(left/right/up/down): the Arrow Left/Right/Up/Down key

## Default Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave help display:
  - L1+RightJoystickUp
  - Space+Dots125
- enter/leave command learn mode: L1+RightJoystickDown
- enter/leave preferences menu:
  - L1+RightJoystickPress
  - Space+Dots1234
- enter/leave status display:
  - LeftJoystickDown+RightJoystickPress
  - Space+Dots234
- set display mode attributes/text: LeftJoystickUp+RightJoystickPress
- set screen image frozen/live: L8+RightJoystickUp
- describe character:
  - RoutingKey2
  - RightJoystickPress+RoutingKey1
- describe color of character: long RoutingKey1
- show current date and time:
  - L1+LeftJoystickPress
  - Space+Dots2345

### Cursor Functions

- go to screen cursor: L1+L8
- go back after cursor tracking: LeftJoystickPress+RightJoystickPress
- bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey1
- bring screen cursor to current line: L8+LeftJoystickPress

### Vertical Navigation

- go up one line: LeftJoystickLeft
- go down one line: LeftJoystickRight
- go to top line: LeftJoystickLeft+RightJoystickPress
- go to bottom line: LeftJoystickRight+RightJoystickPress
- go up to nearest line with different content: LeftJoystickLeft+RightJoystickUp
- go down to nearest line with different content: LeftJoystickRight+RightJoystickUp
- go up to nearest line with different highlighting: LeftJoystickLeft+RightJoystickDown
- go down to nearest line with different highlighting: LeftJoystickRight+RightJoystickDown
- go up to first line of paragraph: LeftJoystickLeft+RightJoystickRight
- go down to first line of next paragraph: LeftJoystickRight+RightJoystickRight
- go up to previous command prompt: LeftJoystickLeft+RightJoystickLeft
- go down to next command prompt: LeftJoystickRight+RightJoystickLeft
- go up to nearest line with less indent than character: LeftJoystickUp+RoutingKey1
- go down to nearest line with less indent than character: LeftJoystickDown+RoutingKey1
- go up to nearest line with different character: LeftJoystickLeft+RoutingKey1
- go down to nearest line with different character: LeftJoystickRight+RoutingKey1

### Horizontal Navigation

- go backward one braille window: L1
- go forward one braille window: L8
- go backward skipping blank braille windows: L8+LeftJoystickLeft
- go forward skipping blank braille windows: L8+LeftJoystickRight
- go to beginning of line: L8+LeftJoystickUp
- go to end of line: L8+LeftJoystickDown
- go left one character: L1+LeftJoystickLeft
- go right one character: L1+LeftJoystickRight
- place left end of braille window at character: LeftJoystickPress+RoutingKey1

### Clipboard Functions

- start new clipboard at character: RightJoystickLeft+RoutingKey1
- append to clipboard from character: RightJoystickUp+RoutingKey1
- linear copy to character: RightJoystickRight+RoutingKey1
- rectangular copy to character: RightJoystickDown+RoutingKey1
- start new clipboard with smart copy (URL, email, etc) at character: long RightJoystickLeft+RoutingKey1
- append to clipboard with smart copy (URL, email, etc) at character: long RightJoystickUp+RoutingKey1
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor: L8+RightJoystickPress
- search backward for clipboard text: L1+LeftJoystickUp
- search forward for clipboard text: L1+LeftJoystickDown
- save clipboard to disk: L8+RightJoystickRight
- restore clipboard from disk: L8+RightJoystickLeft

### Configuration Functions

- set autorepeat on/off: L8+RightJoystickDown
- set text style 6-dot: LeftJoystickUp+RightJoystickUp
- set text style 8-dot: LeftJoystickUp+RightJoystickDown
- set track screen cursor on/off: LeftJoystickUp
- set screen cursor visibility on/off: LeftJoystickUp+RightJoystickLeft
- set attribute underlining on/off: LeftJoystickUp+RightJoystickRight

### Menu Operations

- save preferences to disk:
  - L1+RightJoystickRight
  - Space+Dots12348
- restore preferences from disk:
  - L1+RightJoystickLeft
  - Space+Dots12347

### Keyboard Input

- braille keyboard dot1: Dot1
- braille keyboard dot2: Dot2
- braille keyboard dot3: Dot3
- braille keyboard dot4: Dot4
- braille keyboard dot5: Dot5
- braille keyboard dot6: Dot6
- braille keyboard dot7: Dot7
- braille keyboard dot8: Dot8
- braille keyboard space: Space
- backspace key: Backspace
- escape key: Space+Dots1245
- cursor-left key: Space+Dot2
- cursor-right key: Space+Dot5
- cursor-up key: Space+Dot4
- cursor-down key: Space+Dot6
- page-up key: Space+Dots13
- page-down key: Space+Dots46
- home key: Space+Dots123
- end key: Space+Dots456
- insert key: Space+Dots135
- delete key: Space+Dots36
- function key #1: Backspace+Dot1
- function key #2: Backspace+Dots12
- function key #3: Backspace+Dots14
- function key #4: Backspace+Dots145
- function key #5: Backspace+Dots15
- function key #6: Backspace+Dots124
- function key #7: Backspace+Dots1245
- function key #8: Backspace+Dots125
- function key #9: Backspace+Dots24
- function key #10: Backspace+Dots245
- function key #11: Backspace+Dots13
- function key #12: Backspace+Dots123
- enter key: Backspace+Space
- tab key: Space+Dots256
- tab key + shift: Space+Dots236
- cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dot7
- cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots78
- cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dot8

## Menu Bindings

### Menu Operations

- go up to previous item: L8+RightJoystickUp
- go down to next item: L8+RightJoystickDown
- select previous choice: L8+RightJoystickLeft
- select next choice: L8+RightJoystickRight
- go to previous menu level: L8+RightJoystickPress