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<H1>BrlAPI Reference manual</H1>

<H2>S�bastien Hinderer <CODE>
<A HREF="mailto:Sebastien.Hinderer@ens-lyon.org">&lt;Sebastien.Hinderer@ens-lyon.org&gt;</A></CODE><BR></H2>
<H2>Samuel Thibault <CODE>
<A HREF="mailto:Samuel.Thibault@ens-lyon.org">&lt;Samuel.Thibault@ens-lyon.org&gt;</A></CODE><BR></H2>V1.5, November 2019
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<EM>This document describes <CODE>BrlAPI</CODE>.</EM>
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<H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-1.html">Introduction</A></H2>

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<LI><A NAME="toc1.1">1.1</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-1.html#ss1.1">Concepts</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc1.2">1.2</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-1.html#ss1.2">How to read this manual</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-2.html">General description of <EM>BrlAPI</EM></A></H2>

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<LI><A NAME="toc2.1">2.1</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-2.html#ss2.1">Historical notes.</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc2.2">2.2</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-2.html#ss2.2">Why <EM>BrlAPI</EM> is part of <EM>brltty</EM>.</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc2.3">2.3</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-2.html#ss2.3">How it works.</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-3.html">Concurrency management between <EM>BrlAPI</EM> clients</A></H2>

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<LI><A NAME="toc3.1">3.1</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-3.html#ss3.1">VT switching</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc3.2">3.2</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-3.html#ss3.2">A pile of "paper sheets"</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc3.3">3.3</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-3.html#ss3.3">Hierarchy</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc3.4">3.4</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-3.html#ss3.4">The X-window case</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc3.5">3.5</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-3.html#ss3.5">Detaching</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-4.html">Installation and configuration of <EM>BrlAPI</EM></A></H2>

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<H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html">Library description</A></H2>

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<LI><A NAME="toc5.1">5.1</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.1">Connecting to <EM>BrlAPI</EM></A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.2">5.2</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.2">Getting driver name</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.3">5.3</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.3">Getting display size</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.4">5.4</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.4">Entering raw mode, immediately leaving raw mode.</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.5">5.5</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.5">Getting tty control</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.6">5.6</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.6">Writing something on the display</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.7">5.7</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.7">Waiting for a key press</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.8">5.8</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.8">Understanding commands</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.9">5.9</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.9">Leaving tty control</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.10">5.10</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.10">Disconnecting from <EM>BrlAPI</EM></A>
<LI><A NAME="toc5.11">5.11</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-5.html#ss5.11">Putting everything together...</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-6.html">Writing (<EM>BrlAPI</EM>-compliant) drivers for <EM>brltty</EM></A></H2>

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<LI><A NAME="toc6.1">6.1</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-6.html#ss6.1">Overview of the driver's structure</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc6.2">6.2</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-6.html#ss6.2">Basic driver structure</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc6.3">6.3</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-6.html#ss6.3">Enhancements for <EM>BrlAPI</EM></A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-7.html">Protocol reference</A></H2>

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<LI><A NAME="toc7.1">7.1</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-7.html#ss7.1">Reliable packet transmission channel</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc7.2">7.2</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-7.html#ss7.2">Responses from the server</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc7.3">7.3</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-7.html#ss7.3">Operating modes</A>
<LI><A NAME="toc7.4">7.4</A> <A HREF="BrlAPI-7.html#ss7.4">Details for each type of packet</A>
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