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<hr><h1>Raw Mode</h1>Raw Mode mechanism.
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<hr><a name="_details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
If the application wants to directly talk to the braille terminal, it should use Raw Mode. In this special mode, the driver gives the whole control of the terminal to it: <em>brltty</em> doesn't work any more.
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For this, it simply has to call <a class="el" href="group__brlapi__raw.html#a0">brlapi_getRaw()</a>, then <a class="el" href="group__brlapi__raw.html#a2">brlapi_sendRaw()</a> and <a class="el" href="group__brlapi__raw.html#a3">brlapi_recvRaw()</a>, and finally give control back thanks to <a class="el" href="group__brlapi__raw.html#a1">brlapi_leaveRaw()</a>
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Special care of the terminal should be taken, since one might completely trash the terminal's data, or even lock it ! The application should always check for terminal's type thanks to <a class="el" href="group__brlapi__info.html#a0">brlapi_getDriverId()</a>. <hr><h2>Function Documentation</h2>
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Switch to Raw mode <dl compact><dt><b>Returns: </b></dt><dd>
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Leave Raw mode <dl compact><dt><b>Returns: </b></dt><dd>
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Get a Raw packet<dl compact><dt><b>Parameters: </b></dt><dd>
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Send a Raw Packet<dl compact><dt><b>Parameters: </b></dt><dd>
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