[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: location of capsign
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:33:32 -0500
Mesar,
That table are you working on? I'll keep this in minnd along with all
the other stuff. An idea may come up at any time.
John
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 09:28:17AM +0200, Mesar Hameed wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> It would be great to have this implemented sooner rather than later,, it
> should give us a chanse to make our tables more compact and readable.
>
> Maybe if you could use this as a temporary distraction from the emphasis
> code that you are working on.
> Going back to a problem after a break sometimes gives a new perspective,
> and might make the problem easier to fix.
>
> thanks,
> Mesar
> On Mon 19/08/13,18:11, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > Mesar,
> >
> > I've thought about it to some extent. What priority does it have? I have
> > some problems with emphasis that need work for UEB and BrailleBlaster.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:42:12PM +0200, Mesar Hameed wrote:
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > I wondered if you had time to think more about the implementation of
> > > capsign that operates on the same cell, rather than a prefix cell.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Mesar
> > > On Wed 13/02/13,15:11, Mesar Hameed wrote:
> > > > Hi John,
> > > >
> > > > Any update on this issue,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mesar
> > > > On Wed 09/01/13,06:42, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > > > > Well, the original design of liblouis didn't consider the possibility
> > > > > that someone might want to use contractions in an 8-dot table. Such
> > > > > tables were thought to be for computer Braille. I'll give this some
> > > > > thought.
> > > > >
> > > > > John
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 12:17:37PM +0100, Mesar Hameed wrote:
> > > > > > this doesnt quite solve the original problem that we are trying to
> > > > > > avoid, of having to redefine the word twice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > word this 2346
> > > > > > word This 23467
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there another opcode that we can make use of?
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Mesar
> > > > > > On Wed 09/01/13,05:10, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > > > > > > On second thought, this problem could be solved by definint
> > > > > > > upper-case
> > > > > > > letters to have dot 7 to begin with. That is the proper approach.
> > > > > > > For
> > > > > > > example,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > uplow Aa 17,1
> > > > > > > uplow Bb 127,12
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > John
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 05:02:38AM -0600, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > > > > > > > This is another thing that wasn't known when liblouis was
> > > > > > > > developed. A
> > > > > > > > new opcode would be necessary.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > John
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 11:21:58AM +0100, Mesar Hameed wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi John, all,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > for 8 dot tables, is there a way of getting the capsign to
> > > > > > > > > add a dot to
> > > > > > > > > the existing cell, rather than a prefix cell?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > What we want is something like:
> > > > > > > > > capsign 7
> > > > > > > > > word this 2346
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Then when translating 'This' we get 23467
> > > > > > > > > This removes the need to declare words twice, when they are
> > > > > > > > > part of
> > > > > > > > > sentances, and when they are at the start.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The example may not be applicable for english, but is used
> > > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > illustration only.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > > > Mesar
> > > > > > > > > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > > > > > > > > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > > > > > > > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > > > > > > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > > > > > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > > > > > > > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > > > > > > > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > > > > > > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > > > > > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > > > > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > > > > > > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > > > > > > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > > > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > > > > > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > > > > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > > > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > > > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > > > > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > > > >
> > > > > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > > > > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> >
> > --
> > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> >
> > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
--
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
For a description of the software, to download it and links to
project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
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