Hi Vikas, This sounds really good. But I have a question: Can this software be used to read Hindi files that already exist? If yes, in what script should the files be in? For example, most Hindi text available on the Net is in Devnagri script. Does this software read such text well? In other words, can those of us who are not keen on using this software to write stuff in Hindi use this to read out Hindi text that is already available?
Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: [AI] FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE > Hello list members, > Today I had a chance to go the Blind Relief Association to have a first > hand experience of the software developed by Satvir, (reference to which > maybe found in the city page of the Pioneer newspaper, dated, October 26, > 2005). Let me explain briefly its interface so that you have an idea as to > how it works. > In order to use this software, one needs to start Immediately its main > application called "Braille Face". Once the application has been started, > just minimise it, and open Microsoft word in the usual way as you do. Once > the document has made its presence, jaws will announce a message, "press > insert to switch to Braille face and escape to come to the normal mode." > Once you press the insert key, you are now ready to write anything in > Hindi in Braille mode, that is, your FDS keys will be 1 2 3 and JKL will > be 4 5 6. You have just to write as if you are working on a brailler. As > you progress your typing, the text being written by you will automatically > keep converting itself immediately into the print mode at the screen for a > sighted person to read. At any time, you can press the escape key in order > to come to the normal mode, where you can execute some basic commands of > word. While staying in the Braille face mode, you can execute some of the > very basic commands of word, like control+J for justify, control L for > left align, control R for right align, control E for centered align, > control B for Bold text and so on. However, some commands like, control O > to open previously made document, control N for a new document, control S > to save, will work only when you come out of the Braille Face. While > writing in the Braille face mode, your typing echo will be in the > character mode, (there's no way at this time to convert your typing echo > to words or none). Once you've come out of the Braille face mode by > pressing the escape key, you'll first have to focus once in to the Braille > face and the only you can come back to word in order to work in the > Braille face mode again. Once the document is complete, you can simply > give the print command in order to print the document, (this is exactly > how Satvir faced his Hindi board exam in March this year). > The most fascinating aspect of this software is that it can read any > previously made document in Hindi provided it is written in Unicode > character. After having experienced it first hand, I'm now able to answer > any specific query if someone does have it. However, one can contact its > main developer also, but at this juncture, I'm not providing his personal > cell number because of the commitment towards his classes. However, one > can certainly contact Mr. Keshav,(a close associate of Satvir and a music > teacher in the same school), for whom the number is 9312510476 for any > specific query. The software should be ready for the sail in the first > week of September. Though its cost has not yet been decided, it would be > very cheap and affordable for everybody. > Regards, > Vikas Kapoor, > MSN ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo ID: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype ID: dl_vikas > Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
