Hi to all, I got the following statement when I was reading the MegaDots document: And I am just posting the message here not to create unnecessary discussion or to compare two products. I am interested anyone to shade light on Automatic conversion or handling capability of tables by MegaDots. "We have fixed a problem with embossing tables that sometimes caused MegaDots to skip the table or crash. This bug too was frustrating because the screen would show the correct format, but the Braille output was wrong." Thanks in advance. Tamru. ----- Original Message ----- From: WarrenDFig@xxxxxxx To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 4:37 AM Subject: [duxuser] Re: where are the mails? 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