[bksvol-discuss] Re: New xml To Braille Translator
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:59:36 -0500 (CDT)
Jackie,
Not yet. A backtranslator is planned for the future, and everything will
be ported to Windows (and the Mac) eventually.
John
On Sat, 28 Aug 2004, Jackie M. wrote:
> Do you have a braille translator that works in Windows to translate .brf
> files into text?
>
> - Jackie McCraw
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John J. Boyer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 6:29 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] New xml To Braille Translator
>
>
> > Yes, it does nicely on Bookshare files.
> >
> > PRESS RELEASE
> >
> > Computers to Help People, Inc. announces the alpha version of a new
> > braille translator optimized for technical material. The program, called
> > xml2brl, accepts both xml and plain-text files and produces "brf" files
> > suitable for printing directly on a braille embosser or for reading on a
> > braille display. It handles a wide variety of xml files, including
> > those exported from Microsoft Word as xml. At present, it runs only on
> > Linux, but a Windows port is planned. It is Open Source and free
> > software. To read more and download it, go to www.chpi.org/whatsnew.html
> >
> > --
> > John J. Boyer, Executive Director
> > godtouches Digital Ministry, Inc.
> > www.godtouches.org
> > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
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John J. Boyer, Executive Director
godtouches Digital Ministry, Inc.
www.godtouches.org
825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
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