Aloha Juanita and all,
I totally understand why you may prefer to work in DBT. When I first
started all of this translation, the importers from Word weren't that great
and I found that to get the result I wanted, it was easier to work in DBT.
I tend to code all of the necessary things in the dxp file and then work
from the Braille, but this may be because I am a longtime Braille reader.
Many of the documents I receive from others that have been created in Word
are coded very badly, so if I edit in DBT I think it is faster.
So, some may say that you need to be working in Word, but if you are
getting the results you want, I say don't change it if it ain't broke.
Betsy
At 11:15 AM 1/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
George,
I have had to teach myself to use Duxbury and Braille over the years. I am a
sighted aide and would like to know if there is a tutorial for Word for Windows
to Duxbury. Since my new update of Duxbury, which I love, I found it is easier
to just work there and print directly from it. Am I doing all of this
incorrectly? (Setting up tests and worksheets for teachers). Juanita
Quoting George Bell <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Steve, > > I should stress that what I am about to say, mainly applies to the > large > number of sighted DBT users, for whom braille may be just a small part > of their organisations daily work. > > If it were only practical, possible and above all, affordable, I'm > sure > Duxbury would ideally like to buy in some kind of licence for a top > end > Word Processor. > > My own attitude, which has developed over many years, is that the vast > majority of editors in braille programs are just that - editors. They > are for final last minute tweaking. > > As DBT has evolved, especially over the last year or two, I have > tended > to use Word for Windows as my primary preparation program. > > One of the main reasons for this, is that Word is so commonly used in > the non-braille world, that it is much easier for me to develop a DBT > user's existing Word skills, than try to teach them the intricacies, > foibles and nuances of DBT's editor and codes right from the outset. > > Given a well formatted Word document, one can be in and out of DBT, > and > have the embosser rattling away in a relatively short time. > > Our biggest challenge when we run training courses, is to teach the > proper use of Word itself. Styles and Templates being the area where > most people get stuck. However, it is highly gratifying to hear > students commenting on how much more efficient their daily use of Word > has become as a result. Once they begin to understand such things in > Word, when it is applied to braille, again it is more easily > understood. > > One embosser manufacturer's tag phrase is, "We make it easy to produce > braille". That's exactly what I aim to do when we are training > people, > especially those new to braille. > > Contrary to popular opinion, braille is not exactly rocket science. > So > let's try and keep as much mystery out of it as possible, and make > braille more easily and readily available for its readers. > > George Bell > Techno-Vision Systems Ltd > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Dresser [mailto:s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 24 January 2003 21:17 > > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [duxuser] Re: Another item for the wish list > > > > > > On Friday 1/24/03 12:30 George Bell wrote: > > >However, where do we draw the line between a braille translation > > >package and a word processor? > > I know what you're saying, George, but that line was obscured > > the minute an > > editor became part of DBTW. > > > > Steve > > > > * * * > > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > > * unsubscribe > > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other > subscription > > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > > * is also located there. > > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > > * * * > > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *
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