I'm quite new to computer braille as I just bought my Refreshabraille a couple months ago. So I'm still learning. I know what you mean about the dots 7 and 8 in excessive use. Once I looked at an Alva Braille display and it was apparently showing a lot of dots 7 and 8 and I had an awful time trying to read it. I still find those extra dots to be annoying when trying to read mere simple literary sentences. I'm sure they have good meaning and I need to learn computer Braille better so I can get the most out of it. I think for reading books however, I would rather read in contracted Braille rather than have everything spelled out. I really don't like uncontracted (grade 1) Braille much.
On 4/19/12, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Hi steve. > Teresa said this, but i would like to take the explanation a little further. > As you know, in grade 2 braille, a capital letter is determined by putting > the ot 6, which is a comma in compchter braille, before a letter. If you > were to take all the capitalization out the computer could acre less. If you > put dot 6 before a lower case letter or dot 6 before an upper case letter, a > braille translator should treat it the saste. I've never seen it not happen > that way. > > I have a brf file on my computer that I wrote on my PacMate; it displays in > lower case. I have other files done through Braille 2000, a program used by > transcribers a lot. Its files display in upper case, but both files > translate the same. > > The transformations were suggested to reduce the display of dots go and 8, > since too many . those dots drive some of us crazy. > > Regards, > Gigi > > Euge Firth > gigifi...@sbcglobal.net > > > > On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> This sounds like an interesting technique indeed. However, I have a >> question or two concerning capitalization. Do you mean that all BRF >> books are in all upper case? If so, I wonder why. With selecting the >> entire file as you suggest, you would end up with all lower case which >> is OK I guess for simple reading but what about when capitalization >> would be important, like with proper names and the beginning of >> sentences? Is this sacrificed to get rid of dots 7 and 8 showing for >> every letter because entire document in uppercase? >> >> Thanks for the tips, Teresa. >> >> On 4/18/12, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Absolutely, not a problem. :) By the way, I know it's working for me; >>> I've >>> been reading a book on my Ipod for the last few hours :) >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> Winging its way from my iPod >>> >>> On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:49 PM, Timothy Emmons <temmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Theresa, i appreciate this, this method is a lot easier than I >>>> was >>>> going through the steps with so if you don't mind I am going to share >>>> this >>>> with one of my patrons here at the library. I work with the braille >>>> collection here at the Library for the Blind and also handle technology >>>> and alternative reading methods and this goes right up there with what I >>>> do perfectly. Thanks for the trick and I'll pass this along if you don't >>>> mind. I've been using web braille on Itunes but I've been doing it the >>>> hard way using a braille translator, a book converter, like Stanza, and >>>> all that junk, but this makes it easier. Thanks again and take care. >>>> Talk >>>> to you soon. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Teresa Cochran >>>> <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, all, >>>>> >>>>> I don't usually cross-post, but this seems like an instance in which it >>>>> would be beneficial. >>>>> >>>>> I'm going to share with you all the way I've successfully imported >>>>> WebBraille books to read in IBooks. There are other methods of reading >>>>> these on the IPhone/IPod, but this method will allow you to keep your >>>>> place in the book when you need to pause reading. I used TextEdit on >>>>> the >>>>> Mac to open the file and export it to pdf. Check your text-editor's >>>>> documentation on exporting to pdf if you're using another OS or editor. >>>>> >>>>> This method will only work with a braille display, and does *not* work >>>>> with speech. >>>>> >>>>> I haven't tested it on other brf files, but you might give it a try. >>>>> >>>>> 1. Open a brf WebBraille file in TextEdit. If you don't like the >>>>> uppercase dot-7 caps appearing for all of the characters, select all >>>>> the >>>>> text, go into the edit menu, choose "transformations" and change to >>>>> lower >>>>> case. At this point, you can check the document with the braille >>>>> display >>>>> to see if it is readable. Use eight-dot Braille, uncontracted. >>>>> 2. From the file menu in TextEdit, choose "export to pdf". In the save >>>>> dialog, you'll be presented with a filename with a pdf extension. Save >>>>> the file in a place that's easy to find. >>>>> 3. In Itunes add the file you just saved to your library. It will >>>>> appear >>>>> in your Books list. >>>>> 4. Use whichever sync settings you've specified to sync this book to >>>>> your >>>>> IDevice. I usually do this manually, placing the file in my Ipod/books >>>>> playlist. >>>>> 5. Open IBooks and find the file in your IBooks library. Change Braille >>>>> to eight-dot, uncontracted. Use dots 3- and 6-chord at the page chooser >>>>> to switch pages. >>>>> >>>>> Enjoy. >>>>> >>>>> Teresa >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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