Melissa Klepper
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The TG Committee is currently reviewing the question and will post final response in the very near future. My apologies for the delay. It was an excellent question and we want to insure the information we provide is correct. Thanks in advance for your continued patience.
The NBA Website has a downloadable ASCII keyboard doc that you can use to enter ASCII in braille translation software. You may download it at https://www.nationalbraille.org/resources/
For your convenience, I have attached it to this response.
When auto-generating the Special Symbols page in Braille 2000V2, you will need to open the Special Symbols Template. To find the template for Braille 2000, Go to:
- Local Disk C
- Program Files
- Brl2000
- Brl2000B
Scroll through the list of program files and find the RTF file titled: UEB Special Symbols. This template may be saved to your computer and customized to your specifications and needs.
Please let me know if this answers your question.
Lindy
As far as I know, Braille 2000 V2 will not display Nemeth in the interpreter line unless the math is changed to Code #2 (Nem, Con). You can change the interpreting line by line or by highlight an area you wish to interpret in Nemeth. If you highlight the math equation you wish to interpret using the interpreter line, then right click on Code (located after the Spelling Button), Select Regenerate Print, Change Code Group to BANA Nemeth and then click Apply to Highlighted text, then the interpreter line should display the green line as Nemeth.
To find the version of Swift use the following steps:
Open a blank Word Doc
Click on Braille on the Menu bar at the top of the screen
Click on Options
Click on Version Info
Your version will be displayed.
Hit ENTER to exit the SWIFT Version Information
Example:
SWIFT Version 5.4.0.28728
Update: Please let me know what version of DBT, WORD, and Swift are being used. We need this information in order to attempt to find a solution and answer.
Donald,
After consulting with a number of Duxbury users, our recommendation would be to contact Duxbury Support. Since there are numerous versions of DBT, Swift, and MathType, we are not equipped to resolve the issue you are experiencing. You may email them at support@duxsys.com or call 1-978-692-3000. Additionally, you may want to join the DuxUser Discussion Group. You can subscribe to duxuser by sending a blank message to duxuser-request@freelists.org with "subscribe" in the subject line. I hope this information leads you to the answer you are searching for.
Donald,
Will you please attach a Word doc copy of a page or two of the text you are working with? This will help us try to find an answer to your question.
Donald
I have been consulting with my committee and we are still trying to get an answer for you. I apologize for the delay. I will get back to you as soon as we can come up with assistance.
Thanks so much for your patience.
It sounds like you have embarked on a territory that requires quite a bit of braille formats training. NIMAS files are extremely useful tools in which to begin transcribing a textbook, however, as a transcriber, there is quite a bit more involved than simply opening a file into a braille translation software. Managing a textbook transcription can be a daunting task, for even the most experienced (certified) braille transcriber. You are absolutely correct, there is a great deal of clean up required. The translation software will open the file and translate most of the text into a clean braille translation, but formatting experience is a must for proper transcription of a textbook. If you have not downloaded Principles of Print to Braille Translation, 2016, I strongly suggest you do so. The formats book is a guide for transcribers to use to format textbooks. This book is free to download from BANA (Braille Authority of North America). The guidelines may be downloaded from the following link: http://www.brailleauthority.org/publications-area.html. The BANA website is a wealth of information. Not only can you find code books, but there are endless documents on UEB (Unified English Braille). Nemeth, Foreign Language etc. Are you literary certified? If not, a literary certification is where you should begin. The National Federation of the Blind offers Literary Braille Transcribing Courses and certification, and this is where you should begin your process. The link to NFB Literary Braille Transcribing Course is: https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/braille-certification/literary-braille-transcribing.
Posting your question on the NBA website is a huge step in the right direction. Are you needing training? NBA offers on-site, personalized training upon request. There is an online form under the What We Do tab on the home page of the NBA website main page. You can find the form under Training Bureau Inquiries.
As a member of the NBA, you can also access the full Webinars Archive. You will be able to view videos of short trainings on various aspects of braille: Braille Formats, Foreign Language, Nemeth, Music, Tactile Graphics, UEB and more. Members can access the Webinars by going to the NBA Homepage and clicking on the Resources tab. From there, just find Webinars and the appropriate category that interests you. I hope this has enlightened you and just know that we are always here to offer advice and assistance. Please let me know if you need further guidance. I will be happy to point you in the right direction.
Thank so much for the thought-out thorough answer. I think I get it now!!! (Until I run across the next thing that boggles my mind).
Cheers and Happy Holidays!
Thanks so much for the explanation. Can we expound just a little further on this? After recently attending the NBA conference, and reviewing some examples, we found numbers in brackets that were switched. In Example 11 of Nemeth Within UEB Contexts, solution sets are in brackets.
Example:
... because both have solution set {3}.
So, my understanding is that in this case, the number in enclosures was switched because the enclosures have mathematical meaning.
Then in Example 14, all of the empty enclosures were also switched.
Example:
If the expression contains grouping symbols, such as parentheses ( ), brackets [ ], or a fraction bar, ...
So, these were switched because the text referred to them as mathematical grouping symbols and it would be confusing for the student to see them 2 different ways?
We are just trying to wrap our head around when to switch a number in enclosures and when not to.
Do you have any tips or tricks for helping us distinguish between the two situations?
I am trying to help my whole group understand this and I don't seem to be able to convey it to them in a way that everyone can understand. I don't even know if I understand. LOL
I am so confused. Can you please tell me how you would handle something very simple?
I am looking at Braille Formats 18.6.4 and trying to apply this to UEB.
18.6.4 Carets. Use a spaced caret symbol, 95 (35, 26), when a caret (^) indicates an insertion is to be made.
a. When print includes the insertion text, it is preceded by a spaced caret and followed by a spaced termination indicator (6, 3). The caret and termination indicator must be on the same line(s) as the first and last words, respectively, of the inserted text.Question:
Do we still use the caret for insertions in UEB text? See my attachment please. Would I use the UEB caret? If so, How would I terminate it?
Thanks!
