Yes, you are correct. The only way to read them without a Braille display is by using an application which has a back translator like Kurzweil on the PC or Louis for the Mac.
HTH, Teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Jan 18, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Moop Curran <moopiecur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > So there's no way to read the .brf files from NLS on ios without a braille > display? If so, this is really unfortunate. > Courtney > > > Tune into my show, moopie's mix, every Thursday morning at 2 UTC or 10 PM > Eastern on the Global Voice Internet Radio, http://www.theglobalvoice.info. > Moopie's Mix can also be downloaded from the program gallery on that site. > > On Jan 18, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I should add that I was mentioning programs for the Mac. I would assume that >> there is a word-processing application for Windows that will export to pdf >> as well. >> >> HtH, >> Teresa >> >> >> Visualize whirled peas. >> >> On Jan 18, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, Mary, >>> >>> IOS has a built[in translator to convert text into Grade Two Braille. As an >>> aside, it does not have a back-translation program to convert brf files >>> into Grade One. >>> >>> A brf file is actually a plain ASCII text file with normal characters that >>> represent Braille. There is no special computer formatting for a brf file. >>> Therefore, this same text is rendered accurately when it's placed into an >>> epub file. >>> >>> You can use Stanza to convert files to epub. You can also use TextEdit to >>> export the files to pdf format. >>> >>> Again, the text, completely translated into Grade Two as originally >>> produced by NLS, is rendered perfectly. It looks perfect on a Braille >>> display, but since the characters represent Braille, it will be spoken as >>> gibberish if you use speech. >>> >>> I hope this helps. :) >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> >>> On the other hand, there are different fingers. >>> >>> On Jan 18, 2013, at 1:20 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Teresa, >>>> I'm confused. What I think you said is that it is possible to read brf >>>> files if you first convert them to epub for importation into iBooks. How >>>> the heck do you convert a brf file into an epub? And once you did that, >>>> then wouldn't it be translated out of braille grade II into regular print >>>> in the epub form? So you'd need a braille translator together with a >>>> program that converted the text from the braille translator into epub? And >>>> then you would have to read that file with grade II translation turned on. >>>> Clearly, I'm missing some big step here. >>>> >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> Mary Otten >>>> motte...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
