[duxuser]
- From: "Anne Ronco" <anne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <duxnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 14:00:50 -0400
Dear Duxnews and Duxuser listers,
Duxbury Systems has released a service release for DBT 11.2 SR2 (build
date 2014-5-6).
DBT 11.2 SR2 is now shipping and available on the Web for download.
Those with existing licenses can use Help/Check for Updates (Alt-H-U) to
download DBT 11.2 SR2 and check if their licenses are within the eligibility
period for receiving DBT 11.2 as a free update. Those with licenses outside
of the eligibility period can run DBT 11.2 as a time-limited trial for up to
45 days.
DBT 11.2 SR2 can also be downloaded from our main web site home page:
www.duxburysystems.com
The DBT 11.2 SR2 download will run as a demo version for those without a
license.
Here is a list of what's new since DBT 11.2 SR1:
Word 2007, 2010, 2013
-- The importer for docx files has been improved to allow better recognition
of character fonts. Superscript and subscripts are again properly
recognized.
-- Braille fonts and Courier (and Consolas) fonts are recognized.
-- Bold, Italic, and Underline recognized when applied through a character
style, unless the character style is mapped into a DBT style.
-- The latest BANA Template for Word has been included.
Unified English Braille (UEB)
UEB will begin being formally taught in UK schools in September this year
(2014). Users are therefore advised to ensure that upgrades have been
applied to older versions.
-- There have been a number of very minor changes made to the UEB tables in
this release due to clarification of some rules by ICEB.
-- A new template, named "English (Unified) - UK formatting" has been added
to simplify the production of UEB braille while using current UK formatting
conventions. The template parallels the existing "English (British) - with
capitals" template in that it contains all of the same style names. Most
styles are identically defined, but where necessary style definitions have
been adapted for UEB. In particular, the <acronym> style has been set to
null since no special treatment is required for acronyms in UEB.
-- A new template, named "English (Unified) - BANA" has been added to
simplify the production of UEB braille while using BANA formatting
conventions. The template parallels the existing "English (American Textbook
DE) - BANA" template in that it contains all of the same style names, thus
enabling production using Word in the same manner as now set up for
production of pre-UEB American braille following BANA guidelines. Most
styles are identically defined, but where necessary style definitions have
been adapted for UEB. Styles have also been added for script, Maori,
Hawaiian and Portuguese.
Mathematics
We continue to improve DBT's math braille capabilities, and are grateful to
those who have helped us in this regard.
-- In MathType imports, we fixed some issues which caused extra blank lines.
-- Handling of over/under math characters has been enhanced.
-- Additional characters and a few more tabular structures are now
supported.
-- In LaTeX imports we have added support for \widetilde.
-- For UEB math (not used in the United States), there is an issue about
inserting optional spaces around signs of comparison for beginners. Please
see the following link for details:
http://www.duxburysystems.com/documentation/ueb_math_spacing.htm
Languages
At least 16 different language tables have been updated.
For a more detailed list, see http://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp.
Regards,
Anne Ronco
email: info@xxxxxxxxxx
Duxbury Systems, Inc.
270 Littleton Road, #6; Westford, MA 01886-3523 USA
TEL: + 978-692-3000 FAX: + 978-692-7912
Email (general): info@xxxxxxxxxx
Web site: http://www.DuxburySystems.com <http://www.duxburysystems.com/>
Duxbury Systems, the first name in software for Braille - since 1975.
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