Hi David,
I disagree with you. First, as George has pointed out, the Word template is
absolutely amazing. The use of styles in Word or directly in DBT is amazing.
For the most part, you don’t need to know the individual codes. However, if you
need a code, you can look up what you want to do. In essence, you remember what
you need to know. It’s all about learning your software, which is what anyone
does with any program that you want to become fluent in. Starting by learning
HOW TO USE THE HELP SYSTEM; DBT’s help is second to none.
Let me also point out that Braille 2000 is NOT JAWS ACCESSIBLE. Hats off to
Duxbury for always maintaining 100% blind accessibility. That in itself is
huge.
I’m also told by fellow sighted transcribers that DBT is more powerful and
flexible, albeit possibly not as “screen visual friendly”. I urge you to spend
some time learning “what’s under the hood,” and then possibly you will
appreciate the power of the codes and styles and know how to manipulate them.
I don’t mean to sound critical, but it’s like comparing apples and oranges.
Some say Braille 2000 is easier because it’s designed for “clicky” sighted
users. But DBT is solid and powerful. Just take the time to learn, and you
might be amazed. Perhaps some of the missing knowledge is from a potential
lesser knowledge of braille and the desired and/or required formats. All of it
goes together to make a cohesive knowledge and picture of what you want to do.
JMO.
Jean
