[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
- From: "Lloyd G. Rasmussen" <lras@xxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:49:58 -0400
I suppose such a feature would have its uses. But, in general, the format
of the braille you would get would be compromised. Most programs don't
have style information in their text that DBT can use. The possibilities
available can be examined by cutting some information to the clipboard,
then using the Paste, Special dialog of WordPerfect, Word or some other
application.
There was a device on the market several years ago, called the Ransley
Braille Interface, that did grade 2 translation of material sent through it
from the printer port. The TurboBraille translator for DOS also used to
have a feature for doing this sort of thing. In both cases, all formatting
except perhaps paragraphs was lost.
I find it not so bad to save a file as HTML, WPD, text with line breaks or
DOC, then open that file in DBT; this can sometimes produce good results.
At 11:37 AM 6/16/03 -0600, you wrote:
> My question about DBT 10.5 is: Will 10.5 have the ability to do
>direct embossing from other applications such as your web browser, word
>processor, spreadsheet application, and email. I am using the swift macros
>that have been written for word, but would like to see something that would
>allow us to Braille directly, on the fly if you will, regardless of the
>application that we are using. The best solution that I can think of is to
>have a Duxbury printer defined as a printer so that we then select the
>printer that we want to send the print job to and, voila. Steve Dawes
Braille is the solution to the digital divide.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress (202) 707-0535 <http://www.loc.gov/nls/>
HOME: <http://lras.home.sprynet.com>
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent
those of NLS.
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