[macvoiceover] Re: braille printing and braille tables
- From: William Windels <william.windels@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 22:07:56 +0200
ok, so you mean, on a mac(mini) you have a serial port with 9/25 dots)?
and then , I should connect my printer to the serial port of my
mac(mini) with a null-modem cabel?
best regards,
William
On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 01:43:15PM -0600, Greg Kearney wrote:
> Any kind of braille embosser that has a serial port should work. You
> will need a USB to Serial converter such as a keyspan. I use a older
> Juliet Brailler. I have also tested an old Romeo 40 embosser and an
> index embosser. The key is in having a serial port on the embosser. in
> therory you could also use bluetooth to do this as well and Parallel to
> Bluetooth adapters do exist.
>
>
> Greg Kearney
> 535 S. Jackson St.
> Casper, Wyoming 82601
> 307-224-4022
> gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
>
> On Apr 2, 2008, at 1:34 PM, William Windels wrote:
>> ok, but which kind of braille printer should I use with Louis is usb
>> is
>> not supported with Louis and there is no parralell port on the mac.
>> best regards,
>> William Windels
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 01:09:55PM -0600, Greg Kearney wrote:
>>> Louis at this time does not support USB.
>>>
>>> Greg Kearney
>>> 535 S. Jackson St.
>>> Casper, Wyoming 82601
>>> 307-224-4022
>>> gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> On Apr 2, 2008, at 1:07 PM, William Windels wrote:
>>>> ok, no problem.
>>>> so, I should buy a new one with usb-connection?
>>>>
>>>> and what about driver , suported type of printer, braille
>>>> translation,
>>>> paper size...
>>>>
>>>> Can I do this with Louis?
>>>> best regares,
>>>> William
>>>> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 02:49:36PM -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
>>>>> sorry, I forgot about that. I know of no way to go parallel to
>>>>> usb.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "William Windels" <william.windels@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 2:35 PM
>>>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: braille printing and braille tables
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I hope we understand each other well.
>>>>> I mean, my braille printer is a parallel printer , at the moment
>>>>> connected
>>>>> on my parallel port of me linux pc /dev/lpt0.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I have a usb-to-serial convertor myself.
>>>>> but, I think, this shouldn't work because:
>>>>> 1 side of the cable has a usb-connection to put in my pc, this is
>>>>> ok.
>>>>> The other part of the cable has 25 dots.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, my printercable has also 25 dots to put in the pc, so this
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>> work I think.
>>>>> Is this not what you mean with a serial convertor?
>>>>>
>>>>> But, when the printer is properly connected, I should need a
>>>>> driver,
>>>>> a
>>>>> way to format my papersize, a way to chose the
>>>>> brailletranslator.....
>>>>>
>>>>> Or perhaps, the settings of the embosser will be used?
>>>>>
>>>>> best regards
>>>>> William Windels
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 11:41:13AM -0600, Greg Kearney wrote:
>>>>>> A keysapn USB to serial adapter like this:
>>>>>> http://www.keyspan.com/products/usa19hs/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is needed to connect a Mac to a serial device. Your index
>>>>>> Everest
>>>>>> should work fine as it has a serial interface. You will need a
>>>>>> null-
>>>>>> modem cable or adapter and perhaps various kinds of gender changer
>>>>>> adapters depending on the connections on the embosser and the
>>>>>> cables.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greg Kearney
>>>>>> 535 S. Jackson St.
>>>>>> Casper, Wyoming 82601
>>>>>> 307-224-4022
>>>>>> gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 2, 2008, at 11:35 AM, William Windels wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>> thanx for your answer,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't understand exactly what you mean with keyspan.
>>>>>>> I am speaking about the hardware, I mean, which type of braile
>>>>>>> printer
>>>>>>> should I buy tu use onder mac with Louis?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> my old one is a index everest.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> best regards,
>>>>>>> William Windels
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 09:55:54AM -0600, Greg Kearney wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have quite a bit of background embossing braille on a Mac. I
>>>>>>>> am the
>>>>>>>> coauthor of Louis the free open-source braille translator
>>>>>>>> for Mac.
>>>>>>>> http://w3.wmcnet.org/braille/louis/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You will want an embosser with a serial port as well as a USB to
>>>>>>>> serial
>>>>>>>> adapter, I suggest the Keyspan adapter. It may also be
>>>>>>>> possible to
>>>>>>>> use a
>>>>>>>> Parallel to Bluetooth adapter but I have not personally tried
>>>>>>>> it. At
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> point Louis does not support USB embossers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Louis will translate text, Word, xml, html and a wide range of
>>>>>>>> documents. It supports many different braille codes in many
>>>>>>>> languages.
>>>>>>>> You can write you own translation tables for Louis if you wish.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Greg Kearney
>>>>>>>> 535 S. Jackson St.
>>>>>>>> Casper, Wyoming 82601
>>>>>>>> 307-224-4022
>>>>>>>> gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Apr 2, 2008, at 9:46 AM, William Windels wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hello again,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is here someone who hava experiences with printing in
>>>>>>>>> braile on a
>>>>>>>>> mac?
>>>>>>>>> I don't know if it's possible but perhaps, it should be
>>>>>>>>> possible
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> some types of braille printers.
>>>>>>>>> I can have a new one so, if I take the right one, this will
>>>>>>>>> be nice.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> and also about braille tables:
>>>>>>>>> I asked here before but is het somebody who knows about other
>>>>>>>>> brailletables then the Us-table?
>>>>>>>>> Normally I use the dutch one.
>>>>>>>>> Is this kind of brailletable also available or can I adapt
>>>>>>>>> the us-
>>>>>>>>> table?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> thanx in advance
>>>>>>>>> best regards,
>>>>>>>>> Willima Windels
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