[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Questions about fr-bfu-comp8.utb
- From: "John J. Boyer" <johnjboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:26:07 -0600
Michel,
Using the same dot pattern in character-definition rules and repeated
rules is probably a good idea. However, if you don't want tabs to appear
in the output you can use the dot pattern 0 in both cases. Just be sure
that space is the first character defined with dot pattern 0.
You can define the escape character as follows:
space \x001b 1b
John
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 07:36:04AM +0100, Michel such wrote:
> John,
>
> When, for example there are repeated tabs or unbreakable spaces,
> should we use the same dot patterns we use for single chars.
> Should we have
> space \t 9
> repeated \t 0
> or
> space \t 9
> repeated \t 9
>
> could you remind me the ascii code for escape?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John J. Boyer
> To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:26 AM
> Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Questions about fr-bfu-comp8.utb
>
>
> In comparing fr-bfu-comp8.utb with German computer braille I noticed
> that in some of the uplow rules there is a space instead of a comma
> between the two dot patterns. Is this deliberate? I also noticed that
> several characters, including tab, are defined with dot 0 before the
> space itself is defined with the same dot pattern. This will cause
> trouble in back-translation. Space should be the first character defined
> with dot 0. In defining tab, it would be a good idea to use virtual
> dots, which were introduced after the early tables had been made. Tab
> can be defined with dot 9, unbreakable space with dot a and escape with
> dots 1b . These definitions are important when processing documents with
> liblouisxml.
>
> I see other problems caused by copying pieces from early tables, but
> these are the ones I felt most important to call to the attention of the
> list. Many of the early tables were made up before we really knew what
> we were doing.
>
> Sorry, Michel, I don't mean to pick on you.
>
> John
>
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