[duxuser] Re: Question about Foreign Language word in English context
- From: "Lynn Carroll" <lynnc@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:09:11 -0600
Deb,
There are a number of ways she can do this. The easiest, if she is not
going to use the print file for anything except producing braille, is to
put a percent sign (shift-5) before the accented letter on the print
side of DBT. This will cause the dot 4 to be placed there in braille.
For instance, the word senor with a tilde over the n would be input:
se%nor
Another method is to use the f5 code list and scroll down to the
appropriate accented letter (both upper and lower case are available).
This would be preferred if the print version is to be used for a print
reader.
The print file could be produced in Word, where the accented letters are
added by selecting Insert, then Symbol, and selecting from the accented
letters shown.
For more information about other methods (especially if the a very
unusual symbol is needed), go to DBT Help, Special Characters, DBT
Supported Characters.
Lynn
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Deborah Barnes
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 6:17 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Question about Foreign Language word in English
context
Okay, then that will help a lot. Thanks, oh and to do just the dot 4
using Duxbury, in the print file, what would she type? Using the
braille file, she could type shift-4, right?
Thanks,
Deb B.
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lynn Carroll
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:18 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Question about Foreign Language word in English
context
Deb,
According to BANA rules, any letter that has a special mark in print is
brailled with a dot 4 BEFORE that letter in braille. That's when, as
you describe, it is a book in English and it's not used to teach the
foreign language. If in italics in print, it will be in italics and
uncontracted in braille.
Lynn Carroll
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Deborah Barnes
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 12:35 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Question about Foreign Language word in English
context
If someone is transcribing English text but has Spanish words--if there
is a word that has the o accented, how would she transcribe the word?
Would it look like: oni+on with the plus sign being the accent? Or
would it be
oni+n?
Funny thing is I used to read Spanish some and I can't remember anything
about how the letters were accented except in senor.
The lady is using Duxbury to transcribe but only has Spanish words in
mostly an English text.
Thanks,
Deb B.
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