[duxuser] Re: Another item for the wish list
- From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 12:31:22 -0000
Hi Juanita,
I think the simple answer is, that if it works for you, stay with it.
As regards Tutorials for Word, there are many good ones in the
bookshops. My own favourite is "Running Word 2000" by Charles Ruben,
available from Microsoft Press (ISBN 1-57231-943-7)
Although it's a 900 odd page tombe, costing $39.99, I found it is worth
every hard earned cent.
George Bell
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jhawley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Jhawley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 January 2003 16:15
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: Another item for the wish list
>
>
> 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
> > >
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