[duxuser] Re: duxuser opens file but, not being displayed rite

  • From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:18:56 -0500

Before you do that, I have a question, are you trying to import the
file into DBT as a print file?

If this is the case, trying to back-transcribe the file will result in
DBT performing a second transcription of the file into braille.

When importing a .BRF file into DBT, you must use the braille file
importer.  The settings for the braille file importer can be found
under the "Global Settings" menu by pressing <ALT+G>.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:46:05 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi, when I try to translate it in to text format, jaws still reads my file as 
>if it were still in braille.
>I'll e-mail dux bury technical support.
>Sincerely,
>John Sanders
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 5:24 PM
>Subject: [duxuser] Re: duxuser opens file but, not being displayed rite
>
>
>> John,
>> 
>> The fact that the file is a .BRF file is probably the most important piece 
>> of the puzzle.  No screen reader will ever read that kind of file correctly 
>> because screen readers are designed to read text, and that file is the 
>> result of translating text into braille.  Whenever you run into a problem 
>> like this, it's a good idea to tell us what kind of file you're trying to 
>> read.  Had you mentioned that at the outset, you'd have gotten the answer 
>> quite a bit sooner.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> On Tuesday 3/23/04 15:04 John Sanders wrote:
>> >Hi, a couple of other things I forgot to tell you.  The file is in a .brf 
>> >format. I also got the file off of
>> >the web braille service.
>> >Does that help you any?
>> >Sincerely,
>> >John Sanders
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:30 AM
>> >Subject: [duxuser] Re: duxuser opens file but, not being displayed rite
>> >
>> >
>> > > If you have already tried the suggestions that have been made by other
>> > > listers, then in my opinion, I have 1 more idea to throw into the pot
>> > > as to why your screen reader is not reading the file correctly.
>> > >
>> > > When files are created in word processors such as Word, WordPerfect
>> > > and DBT, they are created in 2 different ways.
>> > >
>> > > One way is to type headings, paragraphs, outlines and lists etc., and
>> > > pressing <ENTER> twice to separate one block of text from another.
>> > >
>> > > The other way is to type headings, paragraphs, outlines and lists
>> > > etc., with the use of styles.
>> > >
>> > > When using a style, such as a paragraph style, in Word or WordPerfect,
>> > > you can have it insert a blank space between each paragraph measuring
>> > > the distance equal to that of a blank line.  Because styles can be
>> > > programmed to do this, you only need to press the <ENTER> key once to
>> > > separate each paragraph and not twice.
>> > >
>> > > The problem arises when the file is save to a .TXT file format.  When
>> > > styles are used, only 1 hard return is placed at the point where the
>> > > <ENTER> key is pressed and not 2.  The programmers of these word
>> > > processors have not been intelligent enough to work out that, if a
>> > > style has been set to force such a space between units of text, then
>> > > that feature of the style should be replaced with a second hard
>> > > return.
>> > >
>> > > Now the problem is compounded when the saved .TXT file is imported
>> > > into another word processor, such as DBT.  In many cases, most, if not
>> > > all of the hard returns are stripped away and they are replaced with
>> > > the space character.
>> > >
>> > > Like me, if you have come across this situation and you have imported
>> > > a file into a word processor and it appears as if it is one huge block
>> > > of text, there is no fast fix solution to solve this problem.  Like a
>> > > bad storm, you have to grit your teeth and go through the file and
>> > > format the file as you go along.  As far as I know, that is the only
>> > > way.  I'm sorry about that.
>> > >
>> > > Sincerely:
>> > >
>> > > Dave Durber
>> > >
>> > > On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:23:17 -0500, you wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >BlankHi, when I open up a .txt file in to duxbury, it doesn't display 
>> > rite. In other words, my screen reader
>> >isn't reading it rite. How should I go about fixing it?
>> > > >Sincerely,
>> > > >John Sanders
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
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