Yes. BrailleBlaster will support Arabic. The translation part is liblouis, which already has Arabic tables. John On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 11:16:48AM +0000, Hamid AITOUZNAG wrote: > Hi all, > > I wonder if this new project would support Arabic. it's a pain to get a > good arabic output using winbraille which is a freeware. Duxbury did a > very good job concerning arabic, however it is a pay-for program. I hope > this new program would be a good alternative for Duxbury... > > All the best > > Hamid AITOUZNAG > On 08/07/2010 05:16, John J. Boyer wrote: > >This is an announcement of an exciting new software development project > >that will greatly increase the availability and usability of Braille. > >Since this is an open source project, you are invited to participate. We > >need transcribers and technical writers as well as programmers. > > > >BrailleBlaster will be excellent for translating and formatting braille > >and inserting tactile graphics and hence release a blast of braille. > > > >It will be very user-friendly for non-technical users but also powerful > >enough for experts. > > > >Naive users will be able easily to compose simple documents and then > >translate and emboss them in braille or read them on a braille display. > > > >Advanced users will be able to divide books into multiple braille > >volumes, with title pages, tables of contents, and end-notes for each > >volume. > > > >The BrailleBlaster project should be completed within less than two > >years. > > > >BrailleBlaster will be fully usable in speech or braille by people who > >are blind. > > > >It will be designed for Windows, MacIntosh, and Linux operating systems > >and common screenreaders > > > >It will have visual display controls that make it maximally accessible > >for users with low vision and other visual disabilities. > > > >It will be localized into most major languages. > > > >BrailleBlaster will be developed under the Apache 2.0 license, which > >permits broad use, including use in commercial software. > > > >BrailleBlaster's sponsors are ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and > >Abilitiessoft, Inc. They will hold the license copyright. > > > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind