Hi Steve, It's a very good point, and I'll pass it on to the relevant people to see what can be done programmatically. I'll also try to stress it in the Help files. George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Dresser [mailto:s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 13 July 2003 19:35 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 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 > >* * * > > > * * * > * 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 * * *