[duxuser] Re: new braille symbols
- From: Jean Menzies <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:48:16 -0700
Thanks, Susan,
I thought that since these are new symbols that perhaps the symbol itself
wasn't in DBT yet.
Jean
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 2:54 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: new braille symbols
Jean,
If you are using the BANA template, you can type the ASCII characters (^c for
copyright) for the symbol and use the "Exact Translation" character style
(Alt+Ctrl+Shift+E) on those characters to change it to simbraille. The trick
is, when you are using the BANA template, make sure you DON'T have "Treat
braille and simbraille fonts as braille" checked in DBT's Word Importer. The
style takes care of importing and translating the simbraille font correctly.
You can end up with some unwanted results if you are using both the Exact
Translation style and have that option checked in DBT's Word Importer.
If you are using one of DBT's other templates, type the ASCII characters and
apply the Simbraille font. In this case you must check "Treat braille and
simbraille fonts as braille" in DBT's Word Importer for correct importing and
translating.
Susan
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jean Menzies
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 2:13 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: new braille symbols
George,
All is good then.
Re a simbraille character for copyright, etc., obviously the temporary
workaround is to have DBT insert a character for unknown characters when
importing a Word doc and then replace it in the braille file. But I'm just
curious if you can somehow force a dot combination using simbraille.
Thanks for pondering this one.
Jean
"Stressed" spelled backward is "desserts"
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 12:56 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: new braille symbols
Hi Jean,
There is an upgrade in the pipeline to accommodate these changes, but I have no
idea at this point when it will be released. It is being worked on, is about
as much as I dare say right now.
I'll have to work on your second question later as it's time to head home.
George.
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jean Menzies
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:34 PM
To: DBT list
Subject: [duxuser] new braille symbols
With the release of the BANA Code Updates for literary and textbook formats
that were just released and which took effect on January 1, there are new
symbols for things like copyright, trademark and registered. Dots 4-5 "c", "t",
and "r" respectively. Will these codes be added to the next release of DBT?
Also, how are rule changes encorporated? Will DBT wait until the entire code is
revised, or do they build in changes as they are approved? I'm thinking here of
the new rule in literary English braille to not insert an apostrophe in plural
numbers, abbreviations, etc., and to use the termination indicator instead if
changing from an uppercase abbreviation to a lowercase plural "s".
Is there any way to create the new symbols for copyright, trademark and
registered in simbraille in Word? I can't think of what might create the dot
4-5 part.
Jean
"Stressed" spelled backward is "desserts"
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