[duxhelp] Re: Brf files
- From: "Jack Maartman" <jmaartman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:13:38 -0700
Hi George and Mike:
What do you suppose happened? I've still got the last beta installed, so might
this be an issue that has arisen between the beta and candidate release? .BRL
is also a commonly used extension as well. I use it to specify that the file
wasn't created in DBT.
Hope it won't hold up too much.
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 8:08 AM
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Brf files
Thanks for this, Mike.
However, your message has brought up another issue, which may well simply be
local.
BRF extension are listed in My Computer, Folder Options, File Types, but is
not associated.
And, when I go to associate the extension, Duxbury does not appear in the
list of Programs.
Any thoughts?
George.
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From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mike Gorse
Sent: 07 July 2006 15:17
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Brf files
Hi George,
I'm not sure where Jacqui read that, either, but she is right that it refers
to DBT 10.6 not automatically registering .brf with Windows to open these files
in DBT as was done by earlier versions. A user can manually register .brf
files in Windows to open in DBT if desired.
-Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 5:10 AM
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Brf files
Hi Jacqui,
I'm not sure where you read that. Please let me know, just in case we need
to revise the documentation.
The following comes from the Help files, which were reviewed by Peter.
George.
Global: Formatted Braille Importer...
Keystroke: b from Global menu
The Formatted Braille Importer dialog is used to inform DBT about the
dimensions and page numbering conventions of the braille files you wish to
import. DBT can import BRF files from older DBT versions, as well as PokaDot
and other braille files. Note that DBT uses these settings for import analysis
only. In other words, the incoming file will be reformatted to the dimensions
set in the Global Embosser Setup dialog or template, using the numbering scheme
set in the Document Menu, regardless of what numbers are filled in here.
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From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jacqui Loughrin
Sent: 07 July 2006 02:44
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxhelp] Brf files
Hi,
Thanks for allowing us access to the beta version of 10.6.
We are very pleased with the new features in 10.6, i.e. undo/redo, autosave
and change case. The margin bell position is a nice little extra feature!
We also note that numbered lines and ref.pg.no. have both been fixed.
We wonder if you could clarify any issues there might be with regard to
.brf files. All our braille files which have been produced using DBT 10.3 and
10.5 have also been archived as .brf files to ensure future compatibility. Can
we be sure that these will open in 10.6 and retain their original formatting?
We read that 10.6 will no longer "recognise" brf files but perhaps this just
refers to the recognition of extensions in Windows. We emboss archived files on
a daily basis so this is quite an important issue for us.
Thanks.
Jacqui Loughrin
Lee Fung
Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind
Auckland, New Zealand.
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