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| Duxbury Braille Translator |
Duxbury Translator Software (DBT) is the
industry standard for Braille translation.
DBT is simple to use--beginners learn in
just minutes. Yet its depth, power and
accuracy are such that it is used by most of
the major braille production centers
throughout the world.
industry standard for Braille translation.
DBT is simple to use--beginners learn in
just minutes. Yet its depth, power and
accuracy are such that it is used by most of
the major braille production centers
throughout the world.
What does software for braille do?
Most people understand the basics about braille: that it provides a reading medium
for blind people, using "cells" made up of raised dots in various patterns instead of
the characters used in regular print. But many people do not realize that the
cells-for-characters substitutions are not, typically, on a one-for-one basis. The
process is especially complicated in languages such as English and French where
"grade 2" braille is used, involving "contractions" that are based in part upon
pronunciation. Formatting of braille pages also involves issues beyond those
affecting print. DBT provides translation and formatting facilities to automate the
process of conversion from regular print to braille (and vice versa), and also provides
word-processing facilities for working directly in the braille as well as the print. "Fonts"
are used for displaying the braille.
Who uses software for braille?
Our software is designed for two types--those who don't know braille and those who
do. Even if all the braille you know was learned from the previous paragraph, the
Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) will allow you to create highly accurate braille for
school books and teaching materials, office memos, bus schedules, personal letters,
signs compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and more. Where you
need to be sure of "perfection," we would certainly recommend that you also make
use of proofreading (just as you would proofread print books) by a knowledgeable
braillist--who may be using DBT as well. That is because DBT is just as important to
professional
transcribers--for swift conversion to braille from a wide variety of print sources.
Notable Features of DBT
The current version provides the following at features:
-Math/Science Code and Computer Braille translation for American, British, and
French Braille.
-The ability to include tactile graphics files for mixed text-and-graphic documents
Imports from popular word processors including Microsoft Word and WordPerfect,
HTML, ICADD, DAISY/NISO/NIMAS, formatted and plain ASCII, earlier braille editors
such as EDGAR and Polkadot, Duxbury's own historical file formats, and more.
-Bidirectional (print-to-braille and braille-to-print) translation
-American textbook layout according to Braille Authority of North America
(BANA) standards, and likewise the Braille Authority of the United Kingdom (BAUK)
customs for the same purpose
-Accurate presentation of both print or braille in either WYSIWYG
(what-you-see-is-what-you-get) or coded (how-you-get-what-you-want) views in
the word-processing screen, with easy switching between views
-A "translated line" showing the "other" form in either print or braille files
-Six-key chording for braille and print entry, not timing-based, compatible with
most keyboards
-Help screens throughout the program
-Documentation in print, braille & electronic formats
-Over 100 formatting & translation codes for a high level of flexibility
-A library of user-configurable styles
-A user-extendable template library for even more flexibility
-A spell-checker with 300,000-word dictionary
-A "Quick Find Misspelling" feature for increased speed and ease of use
-Embossing to all major braille printers; the first page may be a "banner" for job
identification by personnel who don't read braille
-The Duxbury Braille Font for viewing braille dots within other programs
-Choice of single-user, site & other licenses
-The ability to process files as large as the operating system allows
-The ability to have multiple files open simultaneously
-Unlimited technical support by telephone, email, fax, etc.
-An Internet user forum to communicate with other Duxbury users
-All backed by a 90-day satisfaction guarantee!
Most people understand the basics about braille: that it provides a reading medium
for blind people, using "cells" made up of raised dots in various patterns instead of
the characters used in regular print. But many people do not realize that the
cells-for-characters substitutions are not, typically, on a one-for-one basis. The
process is especially complicated in languages such as English and French where
"grade 2" braille is used, involving "contractions" that are based in part upon
pronunciation. Formatting of braille pages also involves issues beyond those
affecting print. DBT provides translation and formatting facilities to automate the
process of conversion from regular print to braille (and vice versa), and also provides
word-processing facilities for working directly in the braille as well as the print. "Fonts"
are used for displaying the braille.
Who uses software for braille?
Our software is designed for two types--those who don't know braille and those who
do. Even if all the braille you know was learned from the previous paragraph, the
Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) will allow you to create highly accurate braille for
school books and teaching materials, office memos, bus schedules, personal letters,
signs compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and more. Where you
need to be sure of "perfection," we would certainly recommend that you also make
use of proofreading (just as you would proofread print books) by a knowledgeable
braillist--who may be using DBT as well. That is because DBT is just as important to
professional
transcribers--for swift conversion to braille from a wide variety of print sources.
Notable Features of DBT
The current version provides the following at features:
-Math/Science Code and Computer Braille translation for American, British, and
French Braille.
-The ability to include tactile graphics files for mixed text-and-graphic documents
Imports from popular word processors including Microsoft Word and WordPerfect,
HTML, ICADD, DAISY/NISO/NIMAS, formatted and plain ASCII, earlier braille editors
such as EDGAR and Polkadot, Duxbury's own historical file formats, and more.
-Bidirectional (print-to-braille and braille-to-print) translation
-American textbook layout according to Braille Authority of North America
(BANA) standards, and likewise the Braille Authority of the United Kingdom (BAUK)
customs for the same purpose
-Accurate presentation of both print or braille in either WYSIWYG
(what-you-see-is-what-you-get) or coded (how-you-get-what-you-want) views in
the word-processing screen, with easy switching between views
-A "translated line" showing the "other" form in either print or braille files
-Six-key chording for braille and print entry, not timing-based, compatible with
most keyboards
-Help screens throughout the program
-Documentation in print, braille & electronic formats
-Over 100 formatting & translation codes for a high level of flexibility
-A library of user-configurable styles
-A user-extendable template library for even more flexibility
-A spell-checker with 300,000-word dictionary
-A "Quick Find Misspelling" feature for increased speed and ease of use
-Embossing to all major braille printers; the first page may be a "banner" for job
identification by personnel who don't read braille
-The Duxbury Braille Font for viewing braille dots within other programs
-Choice of single-user, site & other licenses
-The ability to process files as large as the operating system allows
-The ability to have multiple files open simultaneously
-Unlimited technical support by telephone, email, fax, etc.
-An Internet user forum to communicate with other Duxbury users
-All backed by a 90-day satisfaction guarantee!