Hi Richard, Thanks so much for clearing that up for me. It's great to be able to braille in grade 2. THANKS to Isaac az well. patti
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:41:04 -0600 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] email question and computer braille >You don't have to write your email in computer Braille. When you send >the message, it is translated into plain ascii text. >The only things you have to write in computer Braille are: web addresses >(when you want to go on the internet and browse) and email addresses. >There is no capital sign in computer Braille. Computer Braille >characters must have a one to one correspondence with print characters, >so no Braille letter can take up more than one cell. Since a capital >sign would take up one cell, and the letter to which it refers would >take up another cell, you can't have capital signs in computer Braille. >However, if you are writing something in computer Braille, like an email >address, you can press space with u and then type the letter or symbol >you need. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of patti >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:28 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Braillenote] email question and computer braille >Hallo everyone. I'm confused about something. When you write an email >message, do you braille in computer braille or grade 2? I always thought >it was comfuter braille, so it would transfer correctly for someone >reading on a pc. However, last night i happened to have my speech on as >i was typing a message and as I hit dots 4-6 it said italics, not >peeriod. When i write the low D as a feriod, it says period. same with >comma which I thought was dot 6 in computer braille. And what is the >computer braille capital sign? Nobody has ever told me my punctuation >reads wrong, but a blind person reading with speech wouldn't necessarily >notice it, and print readehs may assume that I'm just a lousy jypist. >Help, cuz I feel like a real dummy. >Patti Cutler >___ >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
