[brailleblaster] Re: two lists?
- From: Alex Jurgensen <asquared21@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:24:21 -0800
Hi John,
I've begun research into the Mac OS API's for the keyboard, and I have begun
looking into a "Mac" way to do 6-key input. It looks relatively straight
forward.
I'll keep you updated on this.
Regards,
Alex,
On 2010-11-14, at 10:34 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> Rick,
>
> I would like something a little more descriptive than bb-users. I've
> thought of blasters, but that might attract the interest of the
> Department of Homeland Security.
>
> Your trranslation example sounds a lot like what we've been calling
> locked braille. The editor will have two windows, one for displaying the
> original print text and one for displaying interlined print and braille
> text. To do what you describe one would highlight the name in the
> braille window and make any changes. The editor will then lock this
> portion of the braille, so it won't be changed when the document is
> retranslated. We think we can provide 6-key entry that will work with
> any qwerty keyboard.
>
> John
>
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 01:18:17PM -0500, Rick Roderick wrote:
>> Ok, what about bb-users for a name.
>>
>> The translation would work like this. Let's take the word redone. That is
>> an easy name Benihana, the restaurant chain. A translator might write
>> 2nihana, but this would be wrong. So, one would write the word, Benehana.
>> After tabbing, one woluld hear or read "replace with". The user would then
>> write the word in ASCII as b5ihana. A box could be checked or unchecked
>> for case sensitivity. There could also be a list box for "leave
>> uncontracted."
>>
>>
>
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>
Alex Jurgensen,
VoiceOver Trainer,
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