A JFW-friendly braille conversion tool
- From: "Alan Clendinen" <alanclendinen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 16:00:14 -0400
Hello listers,
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a question to the JFW users list, asking if
there was a JFW-friendly (and preferably free) program available which could
convert braille files into text files.
A list member suggested nfbtrans, which I found at nfb.org.
I just wanted to let everybody know that the nfbtrans program is indeed a
very JFW-friendly program. It is a DOS program, but is menu-driven, and
extremely easy to use.
The menu gives you the choices of printing a .brf file to a braille
embosser, converting a text file to a braille file, or converting a braille
file into a text file.
I understand that a Windows program called wintrans is available that can
work with nfbtrans, but the DOS program is so easy to use as-is, that I
don't see a need for it. In fact, if you follow the readme file's
instructions for setting up a file association for .brf files in Windows,
all it takes to convert a .brf file into a text file is to click the .brf
file, and nfbtrans automatically creates the text file for you.
If you are not a strong braille reader (80% of blind people can't read
braille) then the nfbtrans program is a useful JFW-friendly tool. Now that
the National Library Service offers downloadable web braille books, this
conversion program gives us a convenient alternative to books on cassette.
Regards,
Alan
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