Advanced Braille Keyboard is a specialized input tool for smart devices, designed to allow users to type text by forming Braille patterns. This application is particularly beneficial for blind users who are proficient in Braille, as it enables them to input text using combinations of six dots that represent characters.
It supports two primary methods for Braille input: users can type directly on the touch screen using "Braille Screen Input" by pressing multiple points simultaneously to create Braille characters, or they can connect a physical keyboard via Bluetooth or an OTG cable to achieve Braille input by pressing specific key combinations.
Advanced Braille Keyboard offers a comprehensive set of features for an enhanced typing experience:
- Multiple Input Methods & Layouts: Provides "Braille Screen Input" with various layouts such as Automatic, Lap-Top, Two-Hand-Screen-Outward, and Manual. It also robustly supports physical keyboard input.
- Extensive Language Support: Offers functionality for a vast number of languages from around the globe, enabling Braille typing in diverse linguistic contexts. (The full list of supported languages is extensive and includes languages from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania).
- Advanced Braille Grades: Supports Grade 2 and Grade 3 Braille, allowing for the use of abbreviations and contractions common in these Braille codes.
- Customizable Abbreviation Editor: Includes an editor that allows users to add, change, and share custom abbreviations, tailoring the Braille input to their specific needs and efficiency.
- Action Mode: An exclusive mode for text editing and manipulation, where Braille combinations are used to execute various text commands beyond simple character entry.
- Privacy Mode: Enhances user privacy by keeping the screen blank while typing, preventing onlookers from seeing the input.
- Customizable Options: Allows personalization of features such as character echo, letter typing sounds, text-to-speech announcements for feedback, and automatic capitalization.
- Voice Input: Offers an alternative input method where users can enter text by speaking instead of typing.
- Physical Keyboard Configuration: Enables users to change the key mappings for each Braille dot and other functional keys like abbreviation, capital letter, deletion, and one-hand skip on a connected physical keyboard.
- One-Hand Mode: Facilitates typing using a single hand by allowing Braille combinations to be entered in two halves (e.g., dots 1, 2, 3 are treated as corresponding to dots 4, 5, 6).
Advanced Braille Keyboard provides a highly adaptable and feature-rich solution for blind users and others who prefer Braille input on their smart devices, offering significant customization and control over the typing process.