[brailleblaster] Re: Why do we need an Embosser preview?

  • From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:31:35 -0500

Thanks for the explanation. Most of these things wouldn't be on a fresh 
braille translation, but some users might like to see highlighting and 
different colors for things like locked braille or things that were 
generated, like braille page numbers and separator lines between print 
pages.

John

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 01:59:28AM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
> As my memory goes on print previews, which I would say is a fair comparison, 
> it is so the whole page can be seen on screen without any chance of word 
> wrap, lines disappearing of the edge of the screen, etc. The idea being that 
> it will give an exact view of how the content of the page will be laid out on 
> the physical page. The editor view as well as formatting things which I have 
> mentioned, may also differ slightly from the paper version due to markings to 
> indicate meaning for editing (eg. highlight of things like spelling mistakes, 
> etc).
> 
> Michael Whapples
> On 13 Jun 2011, at 00:23, John J. Boyer wrote:
> 
> > It seems to me that it is already there in the Braille view right aftger 
> > a fresh translation. There will be indications of page breaks in the 
> > view.
> > 
> > John B.
> > 
> > -- 
> > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > 
> > 
> 

-- 
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities


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