[liblouis-liblouisxml] modifying a Braille table

  • From: Jean-Claude Provost <jc.provost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:12:33 -0500

> Hi list,
> 
> as you’ll gather from the below question, I’m totally unfamiliar with the 
> LibLouis environment…

> I wanted to create a Braille Table starting with an already existing one (the 
> Arabic grade one).  This particular table has Arabic characters, as well as 
> the English grade 1 which annoys me royally.  I'd like to have the same 
> Arabic characters but with the English computer Braille instead.
> 
> So, I found the Arabic grade 1.utb file & tried to modify it by adding JC in 
> the description, just to see if it would work.  It seems that, as soon as I 
> change one character in this file, the braille display becomes blank, as if 
> their was some sort of protection mechanism causing the table to become 
> useless as soon as it is modified directly.
> 
> I tried to look at the LibLouis documentation  but found myself reading stuff 
> I didn't think would help me with this particular problem I have.
> 
I’m assuming I could “include” the already existing computer Braille table so 
as to not re-invent the wheel?

> Can anyone help me with some pointers?  I could not see any revelations in 
> the NVDA user guide either.
> 
> Thanks for helping me extricate myself from ignorance:-)
> 
> Cheers from Varennes, Qc, Canada
> 
> Jean-Claude Provost
> jc.provost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 

Jean-Claude Provost
jc.provost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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