I'm not sure. I can't read Braille -- too many years of conga playing killed the pressure sensitivity in my fingertips long before I lost my sight. How far does Braille go into alternate characters? I'd think it would translate into something like 1/2, but I can't be sure. Might be worth trying out to find out.
-----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Ann Marchand Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 9:49 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: [CnD] Question Recipe Formatting Tips (Moderator Approved) If you use Duxbury Program to translate the recipes in to braille what will alt 0189 translate as????? -------------------------------------------------- From: "Nicole Massey" <ny...@gypsyheir.com> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 6:56 PM To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> Subject: [CnD] Recipe Formatting Tips (Moderator Approved) > Hey, folks, I've noticed a lot of formats come through here for recipes. > Here are some tips to make things read easier. > > First, deleting extra lines of blank space from a recipe when you send it > makes the recipe flow better for a screen reader and makes it easier on > those of us who extract recipes into a standard format. I've just > finished > processing about fifty recipes from this list in the last three or four > days > that I saved since I joined the list, and it took a while, and my most > common task was killing all the extra lines in the messages. Taking a > minute > or two when you send out a recipe will make things easier to read and > easier > on those saving in specific formats. > > Second, if you're using a Windows machine here's something neat. (I know > Mac's can do this too, but I don't know the codes) > Hold down your ALT key and, with the number pad lock on, type the > following > numbers: > 248 ° (If you put an F or C after it Jaws users will even hear it say > Fahrenheit or Celsius after it says the word Degrees) > 0188 ¼ > 0189 ½ > 0190 ¾ > > These are much easier to follow when listening to the screen reader and > also > make for cleaner files. > > Some of you may notice I use some single and two letter abbreviations for > things. This is because I keep all recipes in the old Meal Master format, > using their blind friendly format option. (As far as I know this old DOS > program is the only recipe management program that made an effort to > accommodate us) I post a legend at the end of all messages I send now, but > here are some of the standard abbreviations I use: > c cup > ea Each > ts teaspoon > tb tablespoon > qt quart > pt pint > g gallon > ds dash > bn bunch > cn can > pk package > bx box > sm small > md medium > lg large > oz ounce > lb pound > There are others, but these are the ones I can think of now. > > One more thing -- it really helps if recipes have serving amounts. > Sometimes > I can calculate them based on weights and volume, but it's a lot easier if > they include them. So if you know, please include them -- it makes it a > lot > easier to figure out how much needs to be made. > > Hope some of this helps folks. Y'all are sending out some really great > stuff > here. > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
