[bookport] Re: Webbraille
- From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:08:04 -0600
Sorry Chris, I have to correct you on this one. BookPort itself does not do
any back-translation. This is done by the transfer tool. Open one of the ._dd
files in your favorite word processor, and you'll see what I mean.
And remember, some of these mispronunciations happen because of the DoubleTalk
chip.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:41 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Webbraille
Bookport does the backtranslation internally, so you get the errors I
mention anyway. There is no way around it, perfectly reading braille
requires a human who can read the context because information is lost
in translation.
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:13:46 -0500, you wrote:
>If you're using a Book Port to read web braille files, however, you don't
>have tn translate them. This makes readingthem easier, because they have
>fewer errors in pronunciation since they're not translated.
>
>C.L. Kennedy, www.lulu.com/KennedyPoems
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Hill" <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 8:36 AM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Webbraille
>
>
>> Yes, they can be sort of translated into text. Braille often uses
>> context to determine the meaning of symbols, so an exact
>> backtranslation is impossible. An example is when popular mechanics
>> talks about a v6 engine, it is written as v numbersign 6, which looks
>> like vbl e f to a back translator.
>>
>> You have to sign up with your regional library in order to get a
>> password.
>>
>> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:34:30 EST, you wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>> I'm not a braille user but I'm curious about Web Braille. If I'm
>>>right, the NLS provides some books encoded in braille for downloading.
>>>Since
>>>braille is an alternate coding for alphabetical and grammatical symbols,
>>>it
>>>seems that Web Braille is actually a precursor to digital books,since Web
>>>Braille books are downloadable as files. Who can gain access to those
>>>files -
>>>anyone eligible to use the Talking Books program? And if so, can these
>>>files be
>>>translated into text once downloaded?
>>> Just exactly is available in Web Braille?
>>> Thanks for your comments,
>>>Dan
>>>
>>
>>
>
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