[duxuser] Re: 2008 Calendar
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:44:09 -0000
Hi Gary,
Oh the joys of Internationalism! (Smile)
I'm afraid at this point there's no quick and easy way other
than by editing the file.
But think of the free dinners you could get boasting about
using a European calendar!
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary
Metzler
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 10:51 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: 2008 Calendar
Hi George,
Thanks for the information. I will try it out.
also, here in the states our week starts on Sunday. Is
there a way to
change this without messing things up? Thanks,
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: 2008 Calendar
>
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> Good question. So let's hope I'm not teaching granny to
> suck eggs here, but it may help others.
>
> When you open the .dxp file, go into Coded View.
>
> This is done by holding down the Alt key, and tapping the
F3
> key. This is what's called a "toggle" function, so
> repeating the keystrokes will return you to normal view.
>
> This is the same as going into DBT's View Menu and
selecting
> Codes.
>
> Now all being well, the second line down this file will
show
> you an [rfs] Code at the start, and then the text "Your
name
> or company" and end with the Code [rfe].
>
> The [rfs] and [rfe] codes tell the text in between them
that
> this is a Footer which is to appear on all pages.
>
> To make you own Footer, simply change the text between
these
> Codes.
>
> However, there are some considerations.
>
> First, your page is 31 characters wide, and there is a
> default setting of 8 cells of what is called "Side Room"
on
> either side of the Footer in braille. So normally you
would
> only get 15 braille characters.
>
> So what is "Side Room" anyway? It is simply the space
that
> is allowed for page numbering.
>
> But if you look at the first line of the file, you will
see
> an [svrfs4:4] Code, which in effect says, "make the Side
> room" only 4 characters on each side, and so allows us to
> have a Footer line of up to 23 braille characters.
>
> I think I'm also right in saying that both Footers and
> Headers, cannot occupy more than 2 lines, so bear that in
> mind.
>
> And of course that will mean you have more than the 9
lines
> I designed the document to be.
>
> All the best,
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary
> Metzler
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 7:46 PM
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: 2008 Calendar
>
>
>
> Hi George,
>
> Nice job on the calendar. I have a question. I am not a
> dbt power user. I
> see that you have a footer on the bottom of the page. How
> can I change that
> to reflect my information? I am using dbt 10.5 windows xp
> home sr2.
> Thanks,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 12:04 PM
> Subject: [duxuser] 2008 Calendar
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> With a new year rapidly approaching, I thought I'd share
my
> efforts at producing a 2008 calendar.
>
> You will probably need to do some modification to it
> locally, and certainly for American English, you'll need
to
> copy and paste the contents of the .dxp file into a new
> document using your local template.
>
> I have the Document: Embosser setup set to 31 characters
per
> line, and 9 lines per page, which when trimmed down,
results
> in a neat almost pocket sized book.
>
> There are a few interesting Codes in the document, and I
> think it's a reasonable example of setting tabs or columns
> up.
>
> I hope I've got the dates in the right columns, but please
> don't hit me if I've made any mistakes.
>
> Any questions, just ask.
>
> George.
>
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