Sure. I understand, and I was mainly trying to explain for Angel's benefit, but I think you're right. I mainly posted to this program in the hope that any program I was able to access would be JAWS-FRIENDLY. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, not enough programs exist that cater for issues where cognitive or neurological issues may affect Braille input or, as you said, ability to read and process it, JAWS-FRIENDLY or otherwise. However, if I am veering off-topic, I apologize to you all and will not bring it up again.
Cheers! Michele PS I appreciate your graciousness in explaining your position. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> To: "jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Date: Saturday, 29 April 2017 1:28 pm Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking Words > > > Michele, > > I didn't mean to sound as though I was complaining about your two posts. I > was just acknowledging that no one had replied to the first, so I thought I'd > take a stab at your second. > > I get what you say about the "ar" contraction in the braille for "bear" > resembling a braille t and an "not." Unfortunately, beyond that, I have to > say I don't understand what you're getting at. I'd think that grouping either > "ns" or "ts" endings would be a daunting task, considering that the pair of > two-letter combination occurs all over the place. Clearly, I don't have > enough context, and you probably feel constrained in how much to explain > on-list. Or maybe there's a hint here that, as a thesis advisor would say, > you might need to think through your inquiry again. > > I'm wondering if I'm hearing the footsteps of the JAWS relevance police. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Michele Thredgold > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 10:42 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking > Words > > Hi Adrian and all. I apologize for the repeated post. I'm not sure what > happened the first time but I received a delivery status email and also a > copy of my own post, so I wasn't sure if it got through the first time. > > I agree that, normally, a dictionary would be sufficient for looking up > prefixes and a google search would suffice for suffixes. However, when one is > trying to correct Braille or scanning errors, and cannot remember what the > original text was, I wasn't sure if these tools would be enough. Sometimes > the suffixes I'm trying out are less like "tion" or "ology" and more like > "ns" or "ts". These two suffixes possibly have been what was originally meant > when I typed "bear contraction", followed by an so. As an Braille user will > know, the "bear contraction" has similar fingering positions to a t or an n, > except that both latter letters require an extra dot. So this project > requires a bit of lateral thinking, and is quite exhausting. > > By the way, I am telling myself that prevention is better than cure, that > typing a little slower and proof-reading my typing before exiting might save > me trouble later on - all the usual stuff, but when typing to dictation, even > if it's for one's own use and not for professional purposes, does require > quite fast typing and I often forget to check it straight afterward. (groan, > groan). > > Anyway, thanks very much for your suggestions and I'll keep them in mind for > the future. > > Cheers! > > Michele > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> > To: "jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Date: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 11:45 am > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking > Words > > > > > > > Michele, > > > > I realize this is your second post of this query. What occurs to me is that > > a dictionary will automatically give you a list of word that share the same > > prefix, right? They'll come right after each other in a dictionary's > > alphabetical order. As for suffixes, I wonder what kind of suffix you have > > in mind? The "tion" or "ing" ending? If something more restrictive, such as > > "philia" or "ology," I bet an imaginative Google search would do the job. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > > Behalf Of Michele Thredgold > > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 7:47 PM > > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking Words > > > > Hi all. Does anyone know of a program or website where one can enter > > prefixes or suffixes and come up with a list of words containing the same? > > I am trying to correct some Braille errors from various quotes I have > > copied for personal use, and am running up against some real doozies. I > > thought a program or website like this might be helpful. Unfortunately, the > > dictionary programs on my BrailleSense u2 and BrailleNote Apex, while great > > for dictionary and thesaurus references, are not helpful for something like > > this. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Michele > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
