# Key Table: HIMS Braille Edge and QBrailleXL

- Help Screen Version

Contents

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

## Default Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave help display:
  - Space+Dots125
  - LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown+RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown
- enter/leave command learn mode:
  - F5
  - Space+Dots123
- enter/leave preferences menu:
  - RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown+LeftScrollDown
  - Space+Dots1234
- enter/leave status display:
  - RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown+LeftScrollUp
  - Space+Dots234
- set display mode attributes/text:
  - LeftScrollDown+RightScrollDown
  - Space+Dots145
- set display mode attributes: Space+Dots1458
- set display mode text: Space+Dots1457
- set screen image frozen/live:
  - LeftScrollDown+RightScrollUp
  - Space+Dots124
- set screen image frozen: Space+Dots1248
- set screen image live: Space+Dots1247
- describe character: RightPadUp+RightPadDown, RoutingKey
- show current date and time: F6

### Cursor Functions

- go to screen cursor or go back after cursor tracking: RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown
- bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey
- bring screen cursor to current line:
  - LeftPadLeft+LeftPadRight
  - Space+Dots1236

### Vertical Navigation

- go up one line: LeftScrollUp
- go down one line: LeftScrollDown
- go to top line: LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown+RightScrollUp
- go to bottom line: LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown+RightScrollDown
- go up to nearest line with different content: RightPadUp
- go down to nearest line with different content: RightPadDown
- go up to nearest line with different highlighting: LeftPadUp
- go down to nearest line with different highlighting: LeftPadDown
- go up to first line of paragraph: F3
- go down to first line of next paragraph: F4
- go up to previous command prompt: F1
- go down to next command prompt: F2
- go up to nearest line with less indent than character: LeftPadRight+LeftPadUp, RoutingKey
- go down to nearest line with less indent than character: LeftPadRight+LeftPadDown, RoutingKey
- go up to nearest line with different character: LeftPadLeft+LeftPadUp, RoutingKey
- go down to nearest line with different character: LeftPadLeft+LeftPadDown, RoutingKey

### Horizontal Navigation

- go backward one braille window: RightScrollUp
- go forward one braille window: RightScrollDown
- go backward skipping blank braille windows: RightPadLeft
- go forward skipping blank braille windows: RightPadRight
- go to beginning of line: LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown
- go left one character: F7
- go right one character: F8
- place left end of braille window at character: LeftPadUp+LeftPadDown, RoutingKey

### Clipboard Functions

- show current clipboard content: long Space+Dots13468
- clear the clipboard: long Space+Dots13467
- start new clipboard at character: RightPadLeft+RightPadUp, RoutingKey
- append to clipboard from character: RightPadLeft+RightPadDown, RoutingKey
- linear copy to character: RightPadRight+RightPadUp, RoutingKey
- rectangular copy to character: RightPadRight+RightPadDown, RoutingKey
- start new clipboard with smart copy (URL, email, etc) at character: RightPadLeft+RightPadUp, long RoutingKey
- append to clipboard with smart copy (URL, email, etc) at character: RightPadLeft+RightPadDown, long RoutingKey
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor:
  - RightPadLeft+RightPadRight
  - Space+Dots1346
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor using the alternate paste mode: long Space+Dots1346
- search backward for clipboard text: LeftPadLeft
- search forward for clipboard text: LeftPadRight
- save clipboard to disk: Space+Dots13468
- restore clipboard from disk: Space+Dots13467

### Configuration Functions

- set autorepeat on/off: Space+Dots1235
- set autorepeat on: Space+Dots12358
- set autorepeat off: Space+Dots12357
- set text style 6-dot/8-dot: LeftScrollUp+RightScrollDown
- set contracted/computer braille: Space+Dots1245
- set contracted braille: Space+Dots12458
- set computer braille: Space+Dots12457
- set six dot computer braille: Space+Dots235
- set eight dot computer braille: Space+Dots236
- set skipping of lines with identical content on/off:
  - Space+F3
  - Space+Dots24
- set skipping of lines with identical content on: Space+Dots248
- set skipping of lines with identical content off: Space+Dots247
- set skipping of blank braille windows on/off:
  - Space+F6
  - Space+Dots12
- set skipping of blank braille windows on: Space+Dots128
- set skipping of blank braille windows off: Space+Dots127
- set sliding braille window on/off: Space+Dots2456
- set sliding braille window on: Space+Dots24568
- set sliding braille window off: Space+Dots24567
- set track screen cursor on/off:
  - LeftScrollUp+RightScrollUp
  - Space+Dots2345
- set track screen cursor on: Space+Dots23458
- set track screen cursor off: Space+Dots23457
- set screen cursor visibility on/off:
  - Space+F8
  - Space+Dots14
- set screen cursor visibility on: Space+Dots148
- set screen cursor visibility off: Space+Dots147
- set attribute underlining on/off:
  - Space+F7
  - Space+Dots136
- set attribute underlining on: Space+Dots1368
- set attribute underlining off: Space+Dots1367

### Menu Operations

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

### 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
- braille keyboard meta: F4
- braille keyboard control: F5
- type braille dots [7]: Space+Dot7
- type braille dots [8]: Space+Dot8
- backspace key: Dot7
- escape key: Space+Dots26
- cursor-left key: Space+Dot3
- cursor-right key: Space+Dot6
- cursor-up key: Space+Dot1
- cursor-down key: Space+Dot4
- page-up key: Space+Dots23
- page-down key: Space+Dots56
- home key: Space+Dot2
- end key: Space+Dot5
- insert key: Space+Dots35
- delete key: Space+Dots256
- function key: Space+F4, RoutingKey
- enter key: Dot8
- tab key: Space+Dots45
- clear all sticky input modifiers: Space+Dots78
- cycle the Upper sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots68
- cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots48
- cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots38
- cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots28
- cycle the AltGr (Right Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots58
- cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots18
- switch to specific virtual terminal: Space+F5, RoutingKey
- switch to the previous virtual terminal: Space+Dots12367
- switch to the next virtual terminal: Space+Dots12368
- set braille keyboard enabled/disabled: Space+F1
- set braille keyboard enabled: Space+Dots138
- set braille keyboard disabled: Space+Dots137
- set braille typing mode dots/text: Space+F2
- set braille typing mode dots: Space+Dots468
- set braille typing mode text: Space+Dots467

## Menu Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave preferences menu:
  - Dot8
  - RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown+LeftScrollDown

### Horizontal Navigation

- go backward one braille window: LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown
- go forward one braille window: RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown

### Menu Operations

- go up to previous item:
  - Dot1
  - LeftScrollUp
- go down to next item:
  - Dot4
  - LeftScrollDown
- go up to first item:
  - Dot2
  - LeftScrollUp+RightScrollUp
- go down to last item:
  - Dot5
  - LeftScrollDown+RightScrollDown
- select previous choice:
  - Dot3
  - RightScrollUp
- select next choice:
  - Dot6
  - RightScrollDown
- go to previous menu level:
  - Dot7
  - RightScrollUp+RightScrollDown+LeftScrollUp
- save preferences to disk: LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown+RightScrollDown
- restore preferences from disk: LeftScrollUp+LeftScrollDown+RightScrollUp