Narrator supports the following Alva braille displays on Windows.
Supported Alva braille displays
To learn more about braille in Narrator, see Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.
For a list of all supported braille displays, see Appendix C: Supported braille displays.
ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large) model.
Notes:
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The two long keys are named Left and Right.
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The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
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The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.
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The three small keys at the right are named Cursor 2, Home 2, and Prog 2.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small) model.
Notes:
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The two long keys are named Left and Right.
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The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
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The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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BC624
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC624 model.
Notes:
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There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
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There's a Smartpad in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
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The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
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The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
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The five Thumb keys on the front, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Home, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Toggle braille keyboard |
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BC640
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC640 model.
Notes:
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There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
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There's a Smartpad in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
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The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
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The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
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The five Thumb keys on the front, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Home, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Toggle input learning |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Toggle braille keyboard |
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BC680
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC680 model.
Notes:
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There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
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There are two Smartpads in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
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The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
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The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
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There's a group of five Thumb keys at each end of the front. The outer key of each group is sub-named Home. The four inner keys of each group, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Toggle input learning |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Toggle braille keyboard |
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Optelec Easylink 12 Touch
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Optelec Easylink 12 Touch model.
Notes:
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The six round keys near the back are a braille keyboard.
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From left to right, they're named Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
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From left to right, the three long function keys are named Shift, Space, Control.
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This table maps Shift to Dot 7, and Control to Dot 8.
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The joystick between the dot and function keys has five positions named Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter.
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The round scroll keys at either end of the braille display are named Left, Right.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Toggle input learning |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Satellite [5nn] (large)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (large) model.
Notes:
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The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
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The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
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The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
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The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.
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The two three-position, sliding keys are named Left Tumbler and Right Tumbler.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Toggle input learning |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Satellite [5nn] (small)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (small) model.
Notes:
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The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
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The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
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The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
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The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Toggle input learning |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Voyager Protocol Converter
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Voyager Protocol Converter model.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Supported Alva braille displays
To learn more about braille in Narrator, see Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.
For a list of all supported braille displays, see Appendix C: Supported braille displays.
ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large) model.
Notes:
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The two long keys are named Left and Right.
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The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
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The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.
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The three small keys at the right are named Cursor 2, Home 2, and Prog 2.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small) model.
Notes:
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The two long keys are named Left and Right.
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The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
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The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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BC640, BC624
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC640, BC624 model.
Notes:
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There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
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There's a Smartpad in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
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The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
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The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
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The five Thumb keys on the front, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Home, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Toggle braille keyboard |
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BC680
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC680 model.
Notes:
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There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
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There are two Smartpads in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
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The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
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The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
-
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There's a group of five Thumb keys at each end of the front. The outer key of each group is sub-named Home. The four inner keys of each group, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Toggle braille keyboard |
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Optelec Easylink 12 Touch
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Optelec Easylink 12 Touch model.
Notes:
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The six round keys near the back are a braille keyboard.
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From left to right, they're named Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
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From left to right, the three long function keys are named Shift, Space, Control.
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This table maps Shift to Dot 7, and Control to Dot 8.
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The joystick between the dot and function keys has five positions named Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter.
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The round scroll keys at either end of the braille display are named Left, Right.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Satellite [5nn] (large)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (large) model.
Notes:
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The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
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The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
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The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
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The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.
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The two three-position, sliding keys are named Left Tumbler and Right Tumbler.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Satellite [5nn] (small)
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (small) model.
Notes:
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The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
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The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
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The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
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The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Voyager Protocol Converter
Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Voyager Protocol Converter model.
Narrator action |
Display buttons |
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Primary action |
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Secondary action |
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Show context menu |
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Pan braille right |
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Pan braille left |
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Braille home |
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Braille end |
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Braille next |
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Braille previous |
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Braille first |
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Braille last |
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Select navigation mode |
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Start text selection at specified character |
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End text selection and copy to clipboard |
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Paste from clipboard at cursor point |
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Toggle braille keyboard |
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