Hi George,
Well, that's good to know, I guess, but it was still a surprise. It might
be helpful to have DBT pop up a message indicating that the code you insert
only works during translation. I can see someone being quite frustrated
because they don't realize this is the case. This situation also sup0ports
my contention that it's better to work in a print document and translate
it. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry and decided to take a shortcut. I
probably won't do that again.
Steve
On Sunday 7/13/03 12:50 George Bell wrote:
Hi Steve,
Here's the response from the programmer. George.
> You're right about this; the program is working according to > design: [txi] and [cbi] insert indicators only as a document > is translated. > > One might debate the quality of that design of course, but > such a debate wouldn't turn this behavior into a bug. > > - Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Bell [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 4:41 AM > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hi Steve, > > I don't actually believe this is a "bug" as such, but I have > asked for confirmation from Duxbury. > > Simply inserting codes into a DBT braille file will have no > effect because at that stage they are not designed to trigger > any kind of translation. > Forcing a back-translation will retain the code, and of > course when you translate yet again, the codes will take effect. > > I think we also have to consider and appreciate that direct > braille editing is just that. If codes were to start > changing things like this, it would then become in a way, > rather like Word's annoying autocorrect as you type. > > However, if I'm entirely wrong, I have absolutely no doubt I > will receive a corrective note from Duxbury. > > George Bell. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Dresser [mailto:s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 03 July 2003 15:44 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hi everyone, > > I'm using DBTW 10;4, and I think I may have found a minor > bug. While writing a braille document, I inserted the [cbi] > and [txi] codes at the beginning and end of an Email address, > but when I turned Show Codes off, the beginning and ending > computer braille indicators were not there. I > back-translated the file to see if the codes would be brought > into the print file, and they were. I translated the print > file back into braille, and the indicators were there as they > should be. It seems as if the [cbi] and [txi] codes are not > being processed properly in braille documents. I'd be > interested in anyone else's experiences with this. > > Steve > > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-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 duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-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 * * *
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