Glad to hear it!
Steve
On Tuesday 8/5/03 10:05 Lloyd G. Rasmussen wrote:
Mary Lou changed DBT's settings, and things seem to be working as they should.
At 03:11 PM 8/4/03 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Mary Lou, > >The problem is that you have a conflict between the embosser settings for >left and right margins (left margin 2, right margin 41) and the DBT setting >for maximum characters per line (44). The Maximum Characters/Line must >equal the difference of the left and right margins minus 1, and also be >greater than or equal to the Desired Characters/Line setting. To make this >happen, you can either change DBT's Maximum Characters/Line setting from 44 >to 40, or change the right margin setting on your embosser to 45. I'd try >changing the embosser setting first, but I think either solution will >work. Just remember to change the embosser back to the original settings >before changing DBTW's Maximum Characters/Line setting. Let me know if you >have any problems, and I'll see if I can come up with other things to >try. Good luck. > >Steve > >On Monday 8/4/03 10:21 m.l.stark@xxxxxxx wrote: >> We have recently developed problems embossing interpoint files from >>Duxbury. They emboss properly when using the copy command from the dos >>command line, but the even sides indent an extra four cells on every line >>when we emboss from Duxbury. When we first started using this >>computer/software combination there were no problems. >> >> The computer is a Dell with Windows 2000. We are using Duxbury 10.4, >>with a build date of May 31, 2002. Our IT people have completely removed and >>reinstalled Duxbury and the problem persists. >> >> Following are the settings within Duxbury: >>Maximum number of cells -- 44 >>Maximum number of lines -- 27 >>Desired number of cells -- 40 >>Desired number of lines -- 25 >>Top margin -- 0 >>Binding margin -- 0 >>Treat as interpoint >>Use com2 [the proper serial cable is in place] >> >> The embosser is a Braille Expresss 150. Margins are set as recommended >>in their manual for interpoint embossing: >>Left margin -- 2 >>Right margin -- 41 >> >> As I mentioned above, when using the copy command, the even sides start >>brailling in the correct cell. The problem only occurs when embossing from >>within Duxbury. I have tried new and old files and have the same problem. I >>have checked for codes and there are no unusual codes, either at the >>beginning of the document or at the beginning of page 2. >> >> Where do you suggest I look next? >> >>Mary Lou Stark >>NLS/BPH
Braille is the solution to the digital divide. Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress (202) 707-0535 <http://www.loc.gov/nls/> HOME: <http://lras.home.sprynet.com> The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of NLS.
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