Hi -- actually my braille translation software for my embosser has a whole
list of braille translation tables, including "grade0" which is computer
braille, which is different from grade1, and also of course grade2, and a
bunch of others I have no idea about...
But I think the software has to be configured for whatever you are doing.
THere aren't just 2 choices any more.
And on jaws there is "structured mode" and document or text mode, and you
can specify what grade of braille you want in each -- and structured mode is
for navigating things like the windows desktop and menus and such.
It's really quite interesting -- I am new to this area and am finding out
all kinds of things and issues I never thought of before.
Anyway, happy reading!
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:42 AM
Subject: [guispeak] Re: John Covici's post re Web-Braille
Hi Beth,
When reading a contracted-braille book or file, i.e., one that was formatted for what used to be called Grade II Braille: using a braille display, one switches the display from Grade 2 into Grade 1 Braille. Otherwise, the braille would appear in Grade 2 and Computer braille combined. The braille Display in Grade 2 mode is fine for ordinary documents that were not translated and copied into braille. I hope this makes sense. My descriptions may not be cechnically correct, but they are there about. (We are talking English-language braille display users, btw.)
----- Original Message ----- From: "beth" <fb-oe@xxxxxxx>
To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:49 AM
Subject: [guispeak] John Covici's post re Web-Braille
Getting away from the question for the library and to one I would be interested in researching for personal use later: Hi, all. John, you stated that, since you now have a Braille display, you do not use a back translation program, right? Okay, does the book appear in Grade 2 or in computer Braille on the display? Thanks. Beth
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