[duxuser] Re: where are the mails?
- From: WarrenDFig@xxxxxxx
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:37:12 EDT
In a message dated 09/17/2002 5:13:20 AM Central Daylight Time,
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Tables and data in columns, be it with any braille translator, are not
> something which can easily be handled automatically
One of the delights of using MegaDots is the program's handling of columned
materials and tables--many of which are handled automatically. And if you
should change your mind about format, the program allows for other table
layouts without the fuss you would encounter in DBT.
Many DBT users defer to the stairstep method not because it's the best but
because it's all the program can do without going into extreme coding mode.
I still laugh when I remember seeing an employee of a major American printing
establishment for the blind literally curse and swear when she saw how easy
it was to format tables, columns, and exercises and other things in MegaDots.
Her recurring comment was "Do you know how much TIME I WASTED DOING THIS
STUFF BY HAND?"
I think it's interesting to compare the traffic on the MegaDots support lists
vs duxusers. Some months go by without any MegaDots list traffic but DBT folk
get worried if daily messages don't come through.
Let's hope that folks in Massachusetts are hard at work on the next
generation of braille production software. Both DBT and MegaDots are showing
their age.
Warren
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