[duxuser] Re: Switching languages
- From: "Kathy Riessen" <kathy.riessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 08:04:40 +0930 (CST)
A good explanation George
This topic relates not just to other scripts but many symbols which appear
regularly in documents.
There are 2 sections of the DBT help menu that I find the most useful on a
regular basis. One is the DBT Codes Quick Reference and the other is the
Character lists that George described in his email.
Whether working in Duxbury or Word, these Character lists are my first
port of call, to find out how to insert specific symbols into my
documents. I have found these much more efficient than trailing through
the Insert Symbol box in Word.
Unicode numbers can also be used in Word in the search and replace box,
eg. the multiplication sign is U00D7 so if you want to replace the letter
x with the multiplication sign (because someone sent you a file where they
think the letter x means multiply), in the replace line in Word you can
type 00D7 then alt x. You then ensure correct translation when bringing
the file into Word.
Another trick is, when you know what the Unicode number of a symbol you
are requiring is, and you are not sure whether or not what you have on the
screen is that particular symbol then if you put your cursor just to the
right of the symbol, then press alt-x the Unicode number will display, so
you can double check it.
Like George suggested I keep a list of the common symbols that I come
across, what their Unicode numbers are, and whether they translate
correctly when imported into Duxbury.
Kathy
> You have two ways to insert special characters, but first I better try
> and do some explaining for everyone's benefit.
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> Modern day text processing software, such as Word for Windows, uses
> what is called "Unicode" characters.
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> Unicode is an official, world-wide standard which applies a unique
> code to characters. Note that I did say "characters" as opposed to
> Fonts. A font is simply a visual design.
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> Without going into detail, there are well in excess of 40,000
> characters which could be described as "commonly used". We have the
> letters a-z, in lower and upper case. Numbers, punctuation, and then
> Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic and many others. (I believe the full
> list is now over 100,000)
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> Obviously if we are working with multi-lingual documents, and are
> familiar with a foreign keyboard layout, you can set a system up in
> such a way that you can "hot-key" between keyboard layouts.
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> But what if we do not know a keyboard layout and/or only want the
> occasional foreign letter? Let's say we want a Hebrew Alef
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> For this example, go to DBT's Help: Miscellaneous, and then expand
> "Special Characters". Arrow down to "(U+05xx) - Cyrillic, Armenian
> and Hebrew". You will now find the three groups of characters listed
> in a table. Under Hebrew, you will find Alef. The first column
> should show the actual Alef character, the second column will show
> U+05D0, the third D+E580 and then the description.
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> If you are using Word, to insert an Alef, simply type the number AFTER
> the U+ which is 05D0 and immediately press left Alt + x. (I say "left
> Alt here, because many non-American keyboard's right Alt performs a
> slightly different function)
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> All being well, an Alef will appear in the text.
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> There is however a caveat here. The character set you use in your
> Word document, must be able to support the chosen character, otherwise
> all that will be seen visually is a square box.
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> In DBT the process is slightly different and also, you use what
> follows the D+ which in this case is E580. Press Ctrl and right
> square bracket. This will bring up the "Insert DUSCI Code Number"
> dialog. Type in E580 and press the OK button. Again all being well,
> an Alef will appear.
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> I dare say that if you are still reading, you'll be wondering how on
> earth you are going to handle all this? My suggestion is to make a
> list of what you need if you can, and keep a hard braille copy to hand
> as a reminder.
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> George.
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> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tina Jensen
> Sent: 04 April 2012 01:39
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: Switching languages
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> I don't think they tell you how to set them in Duxbury print? I really
> didn't want to make them all manually in braille, any ideas?
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