[duxhelp] Re: Compinline codes
- From: "Peter Sullivan" <peter@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:09:51 -0400
J. R.,
I think we'll be doing just that for our next-generation product. But now
my focus is to get DBT out, so that we can get started in earnest on that
project.
- Peter
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From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Westmoreland, J. R.
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:43 PM
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Compinline codes
Ok, how about this...
Is there a way to, or wouldn't it be nice..., have dbt go in to a mode where
you could say "produce 8-dot braille"?
This would be like CBC except it would produce characters just as they are
in 8-dot braille.
For us programmers that read a lot of technical books, and still like our
text in contracted braille, this could be the neatest thing since sliced
bread. What do you think? Most new embossers can handle 8-dot braille very
well.
J. R.
______________________________
J. R. Westmoreland
PacifiCorp
I/T
Telecomm Data Communications
Phone: (801) 220-4784
-----Original Message-----
From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jack Maartman
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:36 PM
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Compinline codes
Hi all:
Let's remember that braille, is dependent on a fixed system of 64
characters, including the zero, be it space or <cr/lf>. With this set of
paltry symbols, it has managed to perform miracles. with the advent of
computers, and the addition of two extra dots, this list of symbols has
proliferated to 256, and yet we pretend, that braille is still a six dot
system. If I could wave a magic wand, waive the superimposed constraints,
then DBT would be able to treat braille in the way that it actually is now.
Joe could design custom tables incorporating all the new signs as needed. I
work a lot in a form of unicode called utf-8. This system actually encodes
braille patterns, although every character, whether six or eight dot
consists of three eight dot signs, including the space.
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Hirshson" <lissa@xxxxxxx>
To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Compinline codes
> Hi Warren,
>
> You are absolutely right--it's practically impossible to please
> everyone!! All of these different groups have very different needs,
and
> that is the challenge that poor Duxbury has. :) All of these different
> users demand, "I want my software to look and perform exactly the way
> _I_ want it, and if it doesn't then I'm not a satisfied customer."
Kudos
> to Peter and the other folks at Duxbury for doing the best job that
they
> possibly can.
>
> Lissa
> National Braille Press, Inc.
>
> WarrenDFig@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 7/21/2004 2:25:36 PM Central Standard Time,
> >jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >That might cause me to be burned at the stake by the BANA people but,
on
> >the other hand, maybe not. <grin>
> >J. R.
> >I can't remember when BANA held its last execution. I don't think
there
are
> >plans for any in the future--we need to keep all the braille readers
we
can.
> >Sometimes it's BANA members that feel their heads are on the chopping
block.
> >It's hard to please braille readers, transcribers, proofreaders,
rehab
folks and
> >educators.
> >
> >Warren Figueiredo
> >APH rep to the BANA board
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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