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Hi, Ruth,
I think this is a very good example of an obvious case. The slurs make it even more clear, and it’s fortuitous that it occurs in both hands.
Larry
The Angstrom and Greek letter ohm are abbreviations and are spaced as abbreviations, but punctuated mathematically.
Hi Barbara. I have the same thing noted in my Intro to Braille Math — and there is no errata for that section in the Nemeth Code. The note I have in my student book is that you can’t begin on line 2. If there is no running head the arrangement would begin on line 1 and if there is a running head the arrangement would begin on line 3. But the restriction would still apply because if the arrangment is too wide to fit on line 1 you would not be able to drop it down and start it on line 2 because the necessary blank cells would not be there. I think it’s just a semantics thing.
[quote=julie.sumwalt]Does anyone out there use Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to make tactiles? I’m brand-new to these programs and could use some help from a braillist’s perspective, if I could contact you directly.
Julie[/quote]
Hi JUlie: I just purchased Adobe Illustrator to do the tactile graphics. I have started listening to the tutorials. Do you have information on how to do line graphs? I need some simple steps. Do you use Braille 29 for the words and do you enter the words first and then the graph? I am talking about the title line, page number, Chapter, title of graph, etc. Do you do the actual graph and the entering of the words with Adobe or do you just cut and paste? How do you control the margins? I have so many questions so any information will be greatly appreciated? my email address is heinz@4dv.net
Thank you, Linda
The numeric indicator must be used in the table you show. The statement about headings applies only to column headings — the row headings are considered entries in the body of the table. If, however, you have to switch columns and rows because there is not room for the columns across the braille line, then the letters would become column headings and the numeric indicator would not be required. If you must use guide dots, then the numeric indicator would have to be used.
As to the comments following the steps of the solution, I simply follow the equation with the comment on the same line. If the statement didn’t fit on the line, it would runover in the correct runover position for the equation. In the simbraille below, the full cells represent empty spaces. I couldn’t make it do empty spaces.
[braille]w+32+w .k #40 ,write equ,n4 ,if “! 7 m1
==x wd runov] 9 cell #3_4
[braille]#2w+32 .k #40 ,-b9e l t]ms4
[braille]#2w .k #8 ,subtract #32 f ea* side4Hi Lindy. The answer is that it is not provided for in CBC. I was told that, until they develop an answer, a tn should explain that the last o in the address has an umlaut (or something like that)
Since cross references are not dealt with in Nemeth Code, Braille Formats will rule. A cross reference is preceded and followed by a blank line, begins in cell 7 with runovers in cell 7. Remember that no reference indicators are used with a cross reference.
Hi Lindy. I have contacted the BANA CBC chair about your question, and I am awaiting a reply. Sorry to take so long with your question.
I’m pretty sure it does not. Be aware that the principles of Promising Practices are being re-evaluated. Hopefully, a final document will soon be released.
Thank you so much for your quick reply. I am now feeling confident that I have been brailling these items correctly.
The Nemeth Code doesn’t deal with tables, etc. except to say that we look to Braille Formats for that. You are correct that columns and tables begin in cell 1. It doesn’t matter if they are in subdivisions or main items. According to Braille Formats, if material is shown in a box or on a shaded background in print, it should be boxed in braille.
What an interesting situation! The rule you cite MAY apply here. It actually depends on the context for this a tilde, which you rightly identify as NOT listed in the conventional Spanish alphabet symbols. Please post at least one page or possibly more of the print text. Please include any pages that may be present in your print that explains this. [u]Note that the file size for posting pages has recently been increased.[/u]
Thanks!
–Joanna
