[duxuser] Re: text editor
- From: "Terri Pannett" <pann1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:24:18 -0800
Dear Steve,
I still have a DOS machine with Duxbury for DOS in it. The DOS versions I
used were 10;2d and 10;2e. I was able to emboss from .dxb files.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:30 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: text editor
: Terri,
:
: As far as I know, there were no .DXB files in the DOS days. .DXB
: only came about with DBTW. Duxbury for DOS generated .BRU (braille
: unformatted) and .BRF (braille formatted) files, and of course you
: could emboss the .BRF files directly. I've never tried it, but
: knowing what's in a .DXB file, if you sent it directly to your
: embosser, it would look very strange. For one thing, it has all the
: Duxbury codes which you don't want to see in the final braille. It
: also lacks the formfeeds needed for the embosser to go to the next
: page. I guess I'll just have to try it, but you haven't convinced me
: that it will work.
:
: Steve
:
: On Tuesday 12/20/05 17:40 Terri Pannett wrote:
: >Dear Steve,
: >
: >In the DOS days, I was able to emboss with a .dxb file. My embosser was
: >plugged into the parallel port. I don't remember doing anything else.
: >
: >Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
: >California
: >----- Original Message -----
: >From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: >To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: >Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:43 AM
: >Subject: [duxuser] Re: text editor
: >
: >
: >: Terri,
: >:
: >: I don't mean embossing directly through DBTW. When I said that, I
: >: was thinking of it the way we did in the DOS days: by copying the
: >: file to LPT1: or your favorite printer port. I don't think that would
: >work.
: >:
: >: Steve
: >:
: >: On Tuesday 12/20/05 01:31 Terri Pannett wrote:
: >: >Dear Steve,
: >: >
: >: >Did you say a person cannot emboss directly from a .dxb file? I do it
: >all
: >: >the time!
: >: >
: >: >Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
: >: >California
: >: >----- Original Message -----
: >: >From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: >: >To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: >: >Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 1:51 PM
: >: >Subject: [duxuser] Re: text editor
: >: >
: >: >
: >: >: Tom,
: >: >:
: >: >: A .BRF file is a braille formatted file which is suitable for
: >: >: embossing or loading into a notetaker. Similarly, a .PRF file is
one
: >: >: which can be sent directly to a printer. A .DXB file is the braille
: >: >: output from DBTW, but you can't emboss it directly because it still
: >: >: contains all the Duxbury codes. The "DXB" means "Duxbury
: >: >: braille." You didn't ask about this, but a .DXP file is one that
has
: >: >: not yet been translated into braille, but contains all the Duxbury
: >: >: codes. You can also generate a .DXP file by back-translating a .DXB
: >file.
: >: >:
: >: >: Steve
: >: >:
: >: >: On Monday 12/19/05 15:55 Tom Whalen wrote:
: >: >: >Thanks for the information, I really appreciate all the help I
: >: >: >receive on here. Now to further my knowledge what is the difference
: >: >: >between a dxb file and a brf file.
: >: >: >
: >: >: > Thanks,
: >: >: > Tom
: >: >: >
: >: >: >S von See <svonsee@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: >: >: >Tom,
: >: >: >
: >: >: >Use a program that doesn't add any formatting to the text file,
such
: >as
: >: >: >Note Pad.
: >: >: >
: >: >: >
: >: >: >At 12:13 PM 12/19/2005, you wrote:
: >: >: > >This might seem like a silly question, but when people say open
this
: >in
: >: >a
: >: >: > >"text editor" what exactly does this refer too? MS Word, note
pad,
: >word
: >: >: > >pad or any word processor?
: >: >: > > Thanks
: >: >: >
: >: >: >
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