[duxuser] Right-Aligning Some Text?
- From: Oleg Shevkun <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:16:01 +0400
Hello all,
Now that Index Braille has pretty much discontinued their WinBraille
development, our customers tend to purchase DBT licenses with their
braille embossers. Hence, we have a bunch of new people coming to use
DBT, and they ask some interesting questions. Basically, DBT does not
respond the way the customers would expect. Here is a particular
scenario, outlined by a sighted customer. He says:
"I need to right-align some text in my document. Instinctively, I select
the text and press CTRL+R. However, instead of right-aligning my text,
DBT asks about deleting selected text and replacing it with the code
I've just chosen. Of course, I say "No".
Then, I discover that right-aligning is achieved by SHIFT+F7. Again, I
select my text and press SHIFT+F7. When asked about replacing the text
with the chosen code, I say "No". Result: nothing happens.
Next step: I select my text, press SHIFT+F7 and click "Yes". Result: my
text disappears.
Finally, I position the cursor on the first character of my text, then
press SHIFT+F7. Result: only the first word of my text is right-aligned.
Everything else appears on the next line. This is pretty frustrating, to
say the least".
So, folks, here you have a quote from the customer. Actually, I was sort
of baffled upon discovering that DBT would not right-align the entire
line of text. After consulting the Manual, I found about [FR][:] and
[FR][:] sequences. But, does it really have to be so difficult,
especially for someone who is absolutely new to braille?
So, two questions:
1. How do you right-align some text without jumping through the hoops?
2. Why can't I just select a text and have DBT perform subsequent
actions on that text? Is there a command or a setting to make this possible?
Thank you for any input you may provide!
Sincerely,
Oleg Shevkun
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