I sure would like to have that big old help file in a brf so I could emboss it. My primary medium is Braille. I like to look things up and read instructions in braille. Somehow, my brain gloms onto it better that way. Ann Foxworth, Braille Consultant Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Blind Services Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center 4800 N. Lamar BLVD Austin, TX 78756 PH: (512) 377-0353 E-mail: ann.foxworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: George Bell [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:37 PM To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxhelp] Codes in Help I wonder if I could ask for some feedback on the hairy and complex subject of Codes please? I'm endeavouring to write simple explanations with examples, but applying a logical grouping of Codes is tricky, as you may have seen from comments on Duxuser. I'm beginning with the premise that DBT Codes should only be used it you are either, "totally back to the wall", or, are an experienced transcriber who needs very precise formatting. I won't say "Everything can be done via the normal DBT interface menus.", but that's the way I believe most main stream users should work. So, I'm trying to put myself in the mindset of someone preparing ANY kind of document asking how things should be laid out in braille. Bearing in mind that DBT is an Internationally sold product, my first line of thought is that where special layout matters are concerned, users should refer to their local braille authority. BANA produce Layout recommendations, as do BAUK here in Britain, as do many other braille authorities. I do NOT see it as Duxbury's task to spell out how, for example, poetry should be laid out, even if it does contain Styles which are principally American. If there is no braille authority, and/or national recommendation of layout, then I believe one usually finds that a country will follow those of another country who do have formatting recommendations. On that basis, might I be right then in thinking that the next real question will be, "So how do I apply this way of formatting to my braille document?"? Indeed, am I also not right in thinking that 90% of the questions that come up on Duxuser are of that nature? "I want to start with Roman numbers, then change to Arabic, and after the first volume, I want a new file where the numbering continues from the last volume. Oh yes and I want different Headers and Footers on odd and even pages, which change with the wind!" I'd better also add that at this point, I'm just trying to cover literary braille codes, not maths, or anything technical. So, any comments on the following groupings? t is a topic page on its own, B is a Book which contains Topics. Am I missing any broad Books. I've not broken down the books, but can do if needs be. Codes: t - Manually Inserting t - Amending Codes t - Navigation Codes t - Finding & replacing Codes t - DBT Codes Quick Reference. B - Page and Numbering B - Paragraph B - Line B - Text B - Alignment B - Tabulation B - Translation B - Miscellaneous I'd better warn you all that the Help file is now up to 3.5 Megabytes, and there's still a lot of writing to do. For these who want to see it, I hope to have something half reasonable in a few days to a week. All the best, George Bell * * * * This message is via list duxhelp at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxhelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * * * * * * This message is via list duxhelp at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxhelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *