Getting Terminal information(3)

NAME
Getting Terminal information - How to get information about the connected Terminal. More...

  Functions
int brlapi_getDriverId (unsigned char *id, size_t n)
int brlapi_getDriverName (unsigned char *name, size_t n)
int brlapi_getDisplaySize (unsigned int *x, unsigned int *y)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before using Raw mode or key codes, the application should always check the type of the connected terminal, to be sure it is really the one it expects.

One should also check for display size, so as to adjust further displaying on it.

FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

  int brlapi_getDisplaySize (unsigned int * x, unsigned int * y)

return the size of the braille display

  int brlapi_getDriverId (unsigned char * id, size_t n)

Identify the driver used by brltty

This function will fill its argument with the brltty 2-chars code of the driver currently in use, to which it adds a '\0'.

Parameters:

id  is the buffer given by the application

n   is the maximum size of the id buffer

Returns:
-1 on error, or a positive value giving the size of the needed buffer, if the supplied one is to small (same as snprintf)

  int brlapi_getDriverName (unsigned char * name, size_t n)

return the complete name of the driver used by brltty

This function fills its argument with the whole name of the braille terminal if available, terminated with a '\0'.

Parameters:

name
    is the buffer given by the application

n   is the maximum size for the name buffer

Returns:
-1 on error, or aApositive value giving the size of the needed buffer, if th supplied one is to small (same as snprintf)