[duxuser] Re: Learning to use Dbt win
- From: "Terri Pannett" <pann1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:56:14 -0700
I've used DBT since the DOS days and most of the commands are the same in
DBT Win.
When I first bought this computer, DBT was my main word processor as well as
braille translator. I have a copy of Word now, but I don't like Word. It's
a necessary evil because I need to make some large print documents for my
father and because DBT doesn't like RTF documents. If DBT could enlarge
print to 24 type and if it could handle rtf, then I could kiss Word goodbye
and use DBT. DBT is _so much more user-friendly than Word.
Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Barnes" <dbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 5:34 AM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Learning to use Dbt win
: So have I, and I've been using braille all my life and had to learn what I
: know about computers through blood, tears and so on. I would rather be
able
: to kind of study and learn things easily but usually I'm learning on the
: fly--when I need to know something, then I learn it. But with this list,
: Duxbury supprot, the Help system (which has improved tremendously), Code
: Reference guide, etc. I've thoroughly enjoyed Duxbury and find it a joy to
: work with.
:
: Deb B.
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Terri Pannett
: Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:59 PM
: To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Subject: [duxuser] Re: Learning to use Dbt win
:
:
: I don't know whether this would work, but have you tried importing the
.txt
: file as a Duxbury Coded text file?
:
: I have used DBT for many years and I have used braille since I was a
child.
: For my own personal needs, I have found DBT to be easy to use.
:
: Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
: California
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Donald L. Roberts" <donald_roberts_99@xxxxxxxxx>
: To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 6:04 PM
: Subject: [duxuser] Learning to use Dbt win
:
:
: : Hello,
: :
: : Although I bought this program well over a year ago, for me at least,
: : learning to use it has been a totally frustrating experience. While I
do
: : not wish to be too quick to blame the program's documentation, it
doesn't
: : seem to me that the docs begin at the beginning and then have a logical
: : progression including meaningful examples. However, to be honest, I
: haven't
: : read that much of the documentation, possibly because I learned braille
as
: a
: : child and have used both Nfbtrans and Turbo Braille without difficulty
for
: : many years.
: :
: : I won't waste your time generalizing because I wanted to bring up a
: specific
: : situation for which I just cannot figure the solution. I have an
: : alphabetized list of phone numbers which is perhaps 18 K in size which
was
: : written as a dos ascii text file, one name and number per line. When I
: : imported this file into Dbt Win version 10.4, all of the crlf pairs had
: been
: : removed. This was true regardless of whether I said that the file was
: : formatted ms dos or formatted windows. When I turned on reveal codes or
: : whatever you call it with alt f3, no line breaks were shown.
: :
: : So what am I missing? So how soon will Dbt for dummies be available? I
: : understand how to set up the embosser and printer, etc., it is just this
: : business of styles which I find somewhat daunting. Stated another way,
: the
: : process of translation and embossing works fine for me. Conversely,
: proper
: : formatting is for me a real challenge.
: :
: : Thanks for listening.
: :
: : Don Roberts
: :
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