Someone asked how to capitalize in computer braille.  I came across this
while cleaning up.
Terry Powers
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Terri Pannett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:01 PM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] email question and computer braille

Dear Richard,

I've been reading a web braille book which has symbols in it so people
reading 6-dot computer braille can distinguish between a capital
computer braille a and a small computer braille a.  The book used a
symbol called "capitalization indicator" followed by the letter to be
capitalized.  The "capitalization indicator" was dots 4,5,6.

I thought that was interesting because, like you, I believed everything
in computer braille had to correspond one on one.

But the book had other two-cell signs, too: dots 4,5,6 3,4,6 is the
begin computer braille indicator and dots 4,5,6 1,5,6 is the end
computer braille indicator  4,5,6 3,4 is the end emphasis indicator and
4,5,6 1,6 is beginning emphasis indicator.

Can anyone explain these differences to me?

I think it's a good thing these signs exist, because there are many
times when I can't write 8-dot braille.  My BN QT will only write 6 dot
braille and my brailler and slates won't do it either.

Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign
AAT9PX, California


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