Hi, Don and list: I would rather see the symbols then to see the word. At least, I would like the option.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>,"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 10:25:30 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] translation of symbols in the bn >Hi, >Actually, when I brought up the problem the other day, I suggested the change >and proposed it as an option. It would be interesting to know just how many >really do like having special symbols such as backslash, greater-than, etc., >written out in words rather than just displaying the symbols themselves. >Don >On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 08:28:58 -0400, Londa Hauser wrote: >I tend to agree with Don, but I have students who like it the other way. >Maybe it would be a good idea to somehow have it be optional. This way >people could choose what they're most comfortable with. I think this is one >of the greatest advantages to electronic Braille. We can all have our >Braille our own way. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Don Bishop >Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:33 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] translation of symbols in the bn >Hi Dean, >Thanks very much for checking into this. I would think people would really >appreciate having just that much less braille to wade through for no really >good >reason. >I have a manual for an amateur radio transceiver which uses lots of special >symbols to indicate parameters, which are required, which are optional, >etc., and >seeing simply the symbols themselves will make it much easier to locate >needed information. >Again, thanks for your good work. >Don >On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:26:18 +1300, Dean Jackson wrote: >Hello Don, >I have spoken to one of our developers as promised, regarding our >implementation of Duxbury. >What I will do is add the suggestion to our database that we should add to >the list of things that we currently look for and leave untranslated. >Again, thanks for bringing this to our attention. >Regards, >Dean Jackson >Customer/Technical Analyst >Pulse Data International Ltd. >DDI: +64 3 373 6184 >Fax: +64-3-384 4933 >Email: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Internet: >www.pulsedata.com >__________________________ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "braillenote" <[email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 12:08 PM >Subject: [Braillenote] translation of symbols in the bn >> I've been doing some serious work with the braille display lately, using >the bn as a display on my pc. I use window eyes 4.5 sp4 as my screen >reader. >> One thing I've found very irritating with the bn since PDI switched to >Duxbury is that many symbols are spelled out as words. An example is >"greater-than", >> (without the quotes), and other symbols as well. >> However, I notice that window eyes also does this. But, I have been able >to stop this and leave the symbols as the symbols they are by unchecking the >box in >> the window eyes options which says grade two translate symbols. >> I realize a modified version of Duxbury probably had to be created for the >bn, but I'd really like to see an option made available within the bn which >would either >> translate symbols into grade two or not, depending on the users >preference. >> It would really make reading many things such as manuals much much easier >on the bn. >> Thanks, >> Don >> ___ >> 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 >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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
