[mac4theblind] Re: Reading a braille file/book on the Mac
- From: Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:25:41 -0600
It has nothing to do with not knowing how to transcribe. I have been using this
service for years. The file reads fine on the braillelite and I am sure that
my embossed copy, when it arrives, will be fine.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
On Jan 10, 2013, at 10:14 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> what if you turn on contracted braille and turn off 8 dot braille? it sounds
> like someone doesn't know how to transcribe.
> .
>
> On Jan 10, 2013, at 10:54 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Turning eight-dot braille off is not an option. This is a .abt file, I think
> because at the end it has all the printing format. At any rate, if i turn off
> eight-dot braille it reverts to not being translated into braille; it looks
> like what you hear when you try to read the file in text edit.
>
> --
> Cheryl
>
> May the words of my mouth
> and the meditation of my heart
> be acceptable to You, Lord,
> my rock and my Redeemer.
> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2013, at 9:39 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> you can turn off 8 dot braille in vo utility in the braille pane.
>>
>> As for the characters, if it's a .brf file, it's hard coded and not an
>> actual text edit issue. even if you use the file in terminal you'll still
>> see the braille lf return characters. More and less work nicely in terminal
>> btw incase you've not used it.
>>
>> On Jan 10, 2013, at 9:54 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Can anybody tell me the best way to read a braille file on the Mac. An
>> agency did a book for me; they are sending me the embossed copy but they
>> already emailed the braille file. I'm trying to read it with my
>> refreshabraille in text edit and i have two problems.
>>
>> 1. The minor problem is of course the extra dots 7 and 8; I can deal with
>> this but it would be nice not to have those dots.
>> 2. My big problem is that text edit is showing "return" at the end of each
>> line and these are showing up on the braille display looking like braille
>> "mj" for each return. Am I going to have to edit this file or run it through
>> some kind of filter to have a decent reading experience or should I be
>> reading in something other than text edit? Thanks for any help.
>>
>> --
>> Cheryl
>>
>> May the words of my mouth
>> and the meditation of my heart
>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>
>>
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