[optacon-l] Re: Print Simetry
- From: "Korene Kegg" <kkegg57@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:37:08 -0400
Hello All.
I remember once looking up the word dachsund in a dictionary with my
Optacon. Along with the definition there was a very clear picture of one
which I saw and recognized with my Opty. I still smile thinking about how
surprised I was.
Korene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "optacon list" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 8:32 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Print Simetry
> Hi, Everyone,
> As most of you know, I work as a braille transcriber. Today, working with
> a print document and the Optacon, I read a complex table. It was relly
> pretty, visually speaking--nice neat columns with headings at the top of
> each one with all kinds of neat separation lines. I could appreciate it's
> visual appeal and it made me sad that I had to modify it to convey the
> same information in braille.
>
> It got me to thinking about the many images I've seen over the years
> because of the Optacon. To name a few: a crosword puzzle grid; a New York
> Times want ad; entries in a big fat telephone book; enties in dictionary;
> the various cute shapes of print bullets; bi-directional printing phrases
> running at 90 degrees to the rest of the print; entries in a TV guide and
> other TV listings; differences in the shapes of the letters in diffeerent
> fonts or typefaces; a music staff; labels in diagrams, etc. etc. etc.
>
> All these things I've seen with the Optacon and thousands of other things
> besides. For this aspect of the Optacon, I am truly grateful.
> Catherine
>
>
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> -Catherine Thomas
> braille@xxxxxxxxx /
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