I am hoping this comes through e-mail OK, but below is a copy of Section 7.2.6
of the UEB Rule Book.
This is one of these areas where the book is not quite clear about things,
especially when a computer program has to work things out. An “en dash”,
Unicode 2013, is a printed dash which is longer (actually wider) than a regular
dash, and is what will produce dots 6, 36 in braille.
George
7.2.6 When print uses two adjacent hyphens as a substitute for a dash (e.g. in
typing or email), it is permissible to use a dash in braille. Use two hyphens
when it is clear that two hyphens are intended, e.g. to represent two missing
letters in a word. When in doubt, use two hyphens.
Examples:
an expression--such as this--set apart
an expres.n,-s* z ?,-set a"p [Two hyphens are used in print.]
rec--ve rec--ve
B-- ;,b-- [print uses hyphens]
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of asmandel1
Sent: 27 July 2016 14:16
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: codes
I am using 11.3 (SR1). My proofreader tells me that in my previous very old
Duxbury when I used the double dash it was 3 6 and 3 6. She tells me now that
when I use that it is not correct and it should be 6 and then 3 6. I looked
under codes but I couldn’t find any code for a double dash. What should I do to
indicate a correct double dash now days?
From: George Bell<mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 6:34 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [duxuser] Re: codes
Hi,
Do you have 11.3 (SR1) installed, or just the initial 11.3?
Can you also give us an example of the text which you believe is incorrect
please?
George
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of asmandel1
Sent: 27 July 2016 04:38
To: duxuser
Subject: [duxuser] codes
The dash is not translating correctly from print to to braille in 11.3. Is
there a code I should be using to get it?
