Hi Mark, thanks for jogging my memory about PerkiDuck. I didn’t know there was a Mac version for this software. The one thing I remembered trying to use PerkiDuck with my PC laptop was that not all keyboards would work with it. I have been able to do 6 key input on my Dell 4110 laptop through Duxbury, so I would think it would work with PerkiDuck. This is good to know that Hadley can print it out in braille once they receive the file. I believe I understood that part of the post. If not, please inform me. I always thought PerkiDuck was only to practice the input of braille.
Thanks again. Eileen > On May 12, 2015, at 12:53 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Jennie, > > I don't know anything about Visual Brailler; however, there is a 6-key input > free software program you can use to type Braille directly into your > computer. This software does not use any translation so one cannot cheat, so > to speak. It was developed and maintained by Duxbury and it's called Perky > Duck. > > This software works very well on Windows and I believe there is now a Mac > version, also. > > What I like most about this little utility is that if you have a Braille > input device such as a Focus 40 you may use it. If you do not have a > hardware Braille input device you may use the computer's keyboard to enter > the dots, just as if you were working on a Perkins Braille writer. > > Give Duxbury a call or Google the info. > > It's basically a Braille text editor. You create the files, save them, and > then email them off to your instructor who can open the file with Duxbury. > The files are saved with an extension that can only be created by Perky Duck. > In short, Perky Duck is a scaled-down version of the Duxbury Braille > Translator; it was developed for just such a purpose as you stated in your > original post. > > I used Perky Duck to acquire both my Braille transcription and Braille > literary proofreading licenses. > > Good Luck, > > Mark > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Jennie Facer > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 4:10 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Visual Brailler > > > Hi list, > > I have a question. I'm taking a Hadley course, and I have to send in a > Braille file. How do I use this visual Brailler? Can anyone give me some > hints on how to do this? I am being lazy and don't want to use a slate to do > this. > > thx, > > Jenn > > TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
