[duxuser] Re: Dates - was Re: George visiting Duxbury
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:07:52 +0100
Hi Antonnette,
Believe me, another volume could be written on the subject
of what should, and should not, be represented in braille.
I'm afraid that over the years, I've grown to appreciate and
understand Duxbury's policy here. If it's in the rule book,
do it that way. If it's not in the rule book then, and only
then, try to compromise and please as many as possible.
Of course, if anyone would like a set of personally tailored
rules, and has green folding material to give spend, I'm
here, ready, willing and able to provide the necessary - but
of course at a cost.
But why invent yet another language?
George Bell.
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Antonnette Botha
Sent: 21 April 2003 21:32
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
If a "date style" is developed, I hope it will be just that:
a style which one can either use or ignore. I would not
like Duxbury to "autocorrect". I prefer to see what was
originally written, not to have slashes, dashes, colons or
dots replaced with number signs or hyphens in expressions
like biblical references and dates. Yes, I know it's
violation of a braille rule in both USA and UK.
Antonnette Botha
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:08 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Dates - was Re: George visiting Duxbury
> Hi Terri,
>
> I don't know about American Braille, but in British rules
a date such
> as
> 04/04/03 or 04-04-03 is written without the separating
slash or dash.
> However a number sign is placed there instead.
>
> I can however see the logic in developing a "date" Style,
but if it
> was done, Duxbury would normally insist that it follow the
precise
> rules of braille.
>
> However, you've raised a valid point, so I'm copying this
to the
> relevant rule King at Duxbury for comment.
>
> All the best,
>
> George.
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Terri Pannett [mailto:pann1@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 17 April 2003 17:54
> > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Dear George,
> >
> > Couldn't a code be created which a person could place at
the
> > beginning and end of the dates so when the document is
translated
> > the hyphen will replace the slash? Something like
{es~date.}
> >
> > Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call
sign AAT9PX,
> > California
> >
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