Dear Ann, A "plain braille" file is similar to Duxbury's .brf generic braille file.
To export a file as a plain braille .brf, go to the file manager menu. Choose the translation menu. Choose export document. You will be prompted for the document's name and which drive you want to export it to.. You will also be prompted for the "device". You would choose either "file" if you are exporting it to a CompactFlash card or "serial" if you are exporting it using the serial cable connected to your PC. You will be prompted for the "file type". Cycle through the list of choices until you hear "plain braille" file. I would suggest that you experiment with a "test" document, one which is about 2 or 3 braille pages. Open the file using DBT and check it first so you can see how Duxbury handles it. As I posted earlier, you can always connect your BN directly to the embosser and set up the embossers so documents created by the BN will emboss the way you want them to look. Use a "test" page, so that you can learn what your embosser settings should be without using lots of paper and accidentally ruining a "long" document. My embosser will allow me to choose between three different settings so I could emboss using 3 different computers without manually changing everything. I just press b on the keypad and the setting for the BN is loaded. I hope these ideas help. If you have any questions, please let me know. Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF^CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 5:34 AM Subject: [Braillenote] types of braille files : Hi all, : : I've been looking in the manual and I don't see anything about "plain : braille" as opposed to braille created in keyword format. I have a BT : keyboard here, and so the file is apparently in kwb format as it is : typed. This is cool, no problem, but I think I am being blocked by : terminology. Do you mean a braille text file? : : Confused in Rochester, : Ann P. : : -- : Ann K. Parsons : email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp : "All that is gold does not glitter. : Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT : : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote :
