[duxuser] Re: UEBC contractions

  • From: "Bruce Toews" <ketchupboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:30:26 -0700


It should be noted that mathematics under UEB is almost completely
unrecognizable for anyone used to Nemeth mathematics. I cannot speak for
the systems of representing mathematics in other English-speaking
countries that do not currently use Nemeth.

Bruce


On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:22:09 -0400, "David Holladay" <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
said:
> One the main page of the Duxbury website is a link for 3 braille charts 
> ready for downloading: BANA, British, and UEB.
> 
> 
> UEB braille is designed to remove braille ambiguities, and to be closer
> to 
> the underlying inkprint. Nine contractions of BANA and BAUK braille are 
> eliminated: ally, ation, ble, by, com, dd, into, o'clock, and to. Many of 
> the uses of these contraction rules have changed from BANA and/or BAUK 
> braille. The punctuation and composition signs are revamped almost
> entirely
> 
> Here is a useful link:
> 
> http://www.iceb.org/uebsymb.html
> 
> -- David Holladay
> Duxbury Systems
> 
> 
> At 03:17 PM 7/9/2008, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a braille reference chart that lists all the 
> >contractions, contraction changes and usage rules for UEB? I'm looking for 
> >something in braille.
> >
> >Jean
> >
> >   Appealingness is inversely proportional to attainability.
> >
> >
-- 
  Bruce Toews
  dogriver@xxxxxxxx

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