[duxuser] Re: text editor

  • From: "Terri Pannett" <pann1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:22:11 -0800

Dear Steve,

I set up my embosser using the embosser setup menu.  I checked lpt2 because 
that was the port I had the embosser plugged into.

I think today's DBT has a more complicated embosser setup menu, but there's 
also some features the 10;2d version didn't have.

Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, 
California
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:37 AM
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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