AEOutput :: Braille :: Braille :: Class Braille

Class Braille

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                   Braille

Defines the base class for all Braille output devices. Provides default implementation of parseString specific to Braille devices.

Nested Classes

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Inherited from Base.AEOutput: STYLE

Instance Methods

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list of string

getCapabilities(self)
Returns: 'braille' as the only capability of this device.

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AEOutput

getProxy(self)
Looks at the USE_THREAD flag to see if the device implementing this interface wants a thread proxy or not.

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3-tuple of lists of string, POR, AEOutput.Style

parseString(self, text, style, por, sem)
Dummy implementation returns the text as-is.

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send(self, name, value, style=None)
Dispatches known commands to their appropriate handlers.

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sendCaret(self, pos, style)
Sends the current caret position relative to the first cell (zero-offset) on the device.

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sendTruncate(self, left, right, style)
Sends indicators of whether text was truncated on either side of the current line or not.

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tuple

sendGetEllipsisSizes(self, style)
Returns: tuple containing length of left and right ellipsis

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integer

sendGetMissingCellCount(self)
Returns: integer containing missing cell count

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sendString(self, text, style)
Sends a string of one or more characters to the device.

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sendFilename(self, fn, style)
Sends a string filename to the device, the contents of which should be output.

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sendStop(self, style=None)
Purges buffered text and styles, and interrupts on-going output.

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sendTalk(self, style=None)
Indicates all text buffered by sendString should now be output.

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Inherited from Base.AEOutput: __init__, close, createDistinctStyles, getDefaultStyle, getStyle, init, isActive, loadStyles, postInit, saveStyles, setStyle

Inherited from UIElement.UIE: getClassName, getDescription, getName, getPath

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __str__

Class Variables

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Inherited from Base.AEOutput: COMMAND_CHARS, USE_THREAD

Instance Variables

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Inherited from Base.AEOutput: styles

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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getCapabilities(self)

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Gets a list of strings representing the capabilities of this device. Typical output capabilities include "audio" and "braille" though others are certainly possible.

The DeviceManager will only load a device if another device doesn't already provide all of its capabilities.

Returns: list of string: 'braille' as the only capability of this device.
Overrides: Base.AEOutput.getCapabilities

getProxy(self)

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Looks at the USE_THREAD flag to see if the device implementing this interface wants a thread proxy or not.

Returns: AEOutput: self or ThreadProxy.BrailleThreadProxy
Overrides: Base.AEOutput.getProxy

parseString(self, text, style, por, sem)

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Dummy implementation returns the text as-is.

Parameters:

text (string) - Text to be parsed
style (AEOutput.Style) - Style object defining how the text should be parsed
por (POR) - Point of regard for the first character in the text, or None if the text is not associated with a POR
sem (integer) - Semantic tag for the text

Returns: 3-tuple of lists of string, POR, AEOutput.Style

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send(self, name, value, style=None)

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Dispatches known commands to their appropriate handlers.

Parameters:

name (object) - Descriptor of the data value sent
value (object) - Content value
style (AEOutput.Style) - Style with which this value should be output

Returns: object

Return value specific to the given command

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When the handler for a common command is not implemented by a subclass

Overrides: Base.AEOutput.send

sendCaret(self, pos, style)

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Sends the current caret position relative to the first cell (zero-offset) on the device. The style object is used by the device in deciding how the caret should be presented.

Parameters:

pos (string) - Zero-offset cell position of the caret, up to the device to change to one-offset if need be
style (AEOutput.Style) - Style with which the caret should be indicated

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendTruncate(self, left, right, style)

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Sends indicators of whether text was truncated on either side of the current line or not. The style object is used by the device in deciding how the truncation should be presented.

Parameters:

left (boolean) - Was text truncated to the left?
right (boolean) - Was text truncated to the right?
style (AEOutput.Style) - Style with which the truncation should be indicated

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendGetEllipsisSizes(self, style)

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Parameters:

style (AEOutput.Style) - Style with which the ellipsis are defined

Returns: tuple

tuple containing length of left and right ellipsis

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendGetMissingCellCount(self)

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Returns: integer

integer containing missing cell count

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendString(self, text, style)

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Sends a string of one or more characters to the device. The style object is used by the device in deciding how the given text should be presented.

Parameters:

text (string) - Text to send to the device
style (AEOutput.Style) - Style with which this text should be output

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendFilename(self, fn, style)

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Sends a string filename to the device, the contents of which should be output. The style object is used by the device in decided how the given text should be presented.

Typically, this method should be implemented by an audio device that supports playback of waveform or sequencer files. It might also be used by devices as a way of synthesizing the entire contents of a file without having to pass all of the contents through the rest of the system.

Parameters:

fn (string) - Absolute filename
style (AEOutput.Style) - Style with which this text should be output

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendStop(self, style=None)

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Purges buffered text and styles, and interrupts on-going output.

Parameters:

style (AEOutput.Style) - Style indicating which channel on which the stop should be performed; None indicates stop on all channels

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass

sendTalk(self, style=None)

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Indicates all text buffered by sendString should now be output. For devices that do the buffering in the driver, this action may mean simply sending the command. For devices that do not buffer, this action means sending text and styles buffered in the LSR device definition.

Parameters:

style (AEOutput.Style) - Style indicating which channel on which the talk should be performed; None indicates talk on all channels

Raises:

NotImplementedError - When not overridden in a subclass