[duxuser] Re: dxb braille files
- From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:42:52 -0600
Yes, I'm aware to watch out for those and that's not a problem. Thanks.
Jean
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Terri Pannett
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:57 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: dxb braille files
If you choose to backtranslate the file, you may have errors in the text
caused by the backtranslation.
Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 11:03 AM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: dxb braille files
> George,
>
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> Yes, that's what I thought. I'm thinking that Braille 2000 simply calls it
> a
> DXB file because I can then open it in DBT. But it's not a "true" DXB
> file.
> Hmm, rather misleading me thinks.
>
>
>
> Jean
>
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> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of George Bell
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 11:28 AM
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: dxb braille files
>
>
>
> I hate to say this, but from your description, it does rather appear that
> the file is not really being saved as a proper Duxbury .dxb file and
> indeed
> is little more than a .brf.
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> By the sound of it, your suggestion of back-translating and re-styling in
> Word may probably be the best option in this case.
>
>
>
> George.
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> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of Jean Menzies
> Sent: 13 September 2008 15:42
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] dxb braille files
>
>
>
> I normally don't work directly with dxb braille files, but I have been
> asked
> to edit one at work. I have some questions.
>
>
>
> This file was originally a Braille 2000 ABT file. It was converted to dxb
> format in Braille 2000's Save As where you can choose Duxbury dxb. When I
> open the file in Duxbury 10.7, I first get the warning about the file
> being
> created with an earlier version of DBT . that's fine. Then when I look at
> the file there are virtually no codes. Maybe line break codes, but nothing
> else. Headings are centred with spaces. Page numbers are there as text as
> they would be in a BRF file. The file is little more than a BRF file, and
> editing will be very tedious.
>
>
>
> I am pretty sure dxb files created via DBT contain codes. Am I right with
> that? But is this normal for a so-called conversion like this? My
> temtation
> is to back translate to a DXP print file, copy and paste it back into Word
> and reapply the codes, basically starting from scratch. It will mean
> ignoring the braille work someone else did, but I think it might be faster
> to follow the hard copy braille and reapply styles once I remove all the
> endless blank lines and spaces.
>
>
>
> Is there a better way to work with different types of braille files from
> different programs like this? I can't always be "redoing" files, and I'd
> like to get comfortable with working directly in DBT for the times when
> that
> might be the best option. But this one just looks to messy for my liking.
>
>
>
> Jean
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