From 3c4a44ad2584e73063a7dc11b43cc451d8874d28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alastair-irving <29164966+ajirving@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 18:46:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a couple of notes to the Brltty Readme. --- docs/README.BRLTTY | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/README.BRLTTY b/docs/README.BRLTTY index 12dbafe..e5a6bb4 100644 --- a/docs/README.BRLTTY +++ b/docs/README.BRLTTY @@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ Next make the latex-access.ctb contraction table executable: chmod +x /etc/brltty/latex-access.ctb (as root) +Note that on Arch Linux, and possibly other distributions, the path to latex-access.ctb is +/usr/share/brltty/latex-access.ctb + +On some systems it may be necessary to modify latex-access.ctb so that python 2 is used rather than python 3. For example, on Arch linux the first line of the file should be changed to +#!/usr/bin/python2 + +The above changes to latex-access.ctb will be lost when updating Brltty so they should be repeated whenever you, or your package manager, updates Brltty. + + Now start brltty, consult the brltty documentation for usage and configuration instructions: brltty @@ -49,7 +58,7 @@ brltty USAGE: * Enable 6 dot contracted Braille in the brltty settings, either via - /etc/brltty.conf of the preferences menu. + /etc/brltty.conf or the preferences menu. * Set the contraction table to latex-access.ctb either via the preferences menu or by setting it in /etc/brltty.conf.