[duxuser] Re: text editor
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:51:49 -0000
There was an overlap period where you could still get DOS
versions
George.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Flor
Lynch
> Sent: 21 December 2005 14:49
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: text editor
>
> AFAIK, both Duxbury 10.2D and 102E are Windows versions
> (Windows 95/98).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:37 PM
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: text editor
>
>
> Terri,
>
> I guess .DXB files came along much later than the DOS
version of
> Duxbury I was using. Did you emboss them from within the
program
> itself, or did you just copy them to the parallel port?
Are .DXB
> files different under DBTW than they were under the DOS
program?
>
> Steve
>
> On Tuesday 12/20/05 22:24 Terri Pannett wrote:
> >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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