Don:
My next question refers to the downward pointing arrow. I found the ones for
the right, left, up and down then sharp right. The “Rules of Unified English
Braille, Second Edition 2013 did not have one for the downward pointing arrow,
or not tha I could find in the arrows groupings. Thanks.
From: Donald Winiecki
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 1:00 PM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Shape Indicator
I think I should thank Paul for that moniker -- but yikes -- now I think I have
to live up to it!
The Rules of UEB are already offered in BRF. The whole thing is available in
six volumes from the ICEB website at the following URL. I would hazard that
this is the source for the copies Paul has in hand.
http://iceb.org/ueb.html
Updates to the Rules of UEB are available inline on the same webpage as noted
above, with the most recent update on 18 April 2018.
Since we have the Rules of UEB in BRF, I will not search for Mary Hughes --
thankful though we are for her contributions!
Best,
_don
On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 11:44 AM Paul Ajuwon <hscmltd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Good day Jerry!
Fortunately, the definitive book you are referencing is already in brl
format, in six spiral-bound volumes. It is called “The Rules of Unified English
Braille” Second Edition 2013. It was transcribed in 2013 by Mary Hughes of the
CNIB, Toronto, ON M4G 3E8, Canada.
A couple of years back, a charity in England donated to me the six-volume
text. It must be pricy, I think. Needless to say, I have found the book
extremely useful especially for my training in countries where the internet is
not readily available.
I realize the text is updatable from time to time because of additions and
deletions to the rules; however, no one in CNIB Toronto could locate Mary
Hughes.
I’m hopeful our dynamic Don in Boise would be able to locate the transcriber!
Sincerely,
Paul Ajuwon
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
From: ueb-ed-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ueb-ed-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 11:38 AM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Shape Indicator
Cindi:
Now we’re cooking with Crisco. I had these all along ... I just wasn’t
interpreting the file names correctly. Thanks again to both you and Don for the
invaluable assistance.
From: Cindi Laurent (Redacted sender "cindilaurent" for DMARC)
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:55 AM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Shape Indicator
Yes - those are the UEB codebook.
Cindi
On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 10:53:15 AM CDT, jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx
<jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks. Just to make certain I am understanding what you are referring to,
are these documents entitled “Rules of Unified English Volume 1, 2, 3, etc. in
a brf format? Thanks again.
From: Cindi Laurent (Redacted sender "cindilaurent" for DMARC)
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:11 AM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Shape Indicator
I believe you are looking at Braille Formats rather than the UEB code book.
For a complete listing of dot configurations, the UEB code book would be your
best option. Braille Formats is available on the BANA website as a free .brf
download at brailleauthority.org. There is also a link on the BANA website to
the UEB codebook (available in braille and print as free downloads).
Cindi Laurent
On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 10:01:40 AM CDT, <jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Don:
First of all, thanks for the information.
Second of all, I am referencing the Rules of UEB which has 25 chapters, of
which the appendeces is 24. In this section, I found Appendix G. My problem
comes in the fact that it is a pdf, and some of the symbols/dot locators are
confusing to me as a jaws user. Any shedding of light on this will be extremely
grateful; as I am attempting to create a word document which has the dot
positions in parentheses, the symbol (if I can find it in my signs/symbols
section in Word 13), and the word description of it. One of the symbols in the
pdf of Rules of UEB are the female symbol, and the male symbols. Neither of
these are in the symbols section, which I get to by using the insert key and
the number 4 above the alpha keys. Hope this sheds some light on what I am
trying to do. Thanks.
From: Donald Winiecki
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 9:21 AM
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] Re: Shape Indicator
In UEB the shape indicator is 1246 (same as the strong groupsign for ‘ed’).
This is the same as the ASCII braille symbol for a print dollar sign.
The shape terminator is 156.
See UEB 3.22 and UEB 11.7 for general information on use of the shape
indicator.
And apologies for the question, but I am curious — what document are you
referencing when you refer to Appendix G?
_don
On Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 7:47 AM <jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Morning all.
Upon going through appendix G, the braille symbol for a shape indicator is
the dollar sign in print. Is this the same dollar symbol in ueb, which is
represented by dots 4, 234? Thanks.
Jerry D. Martin
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