Thanks for that. The comma is dot 2, the period is dot 3, and the numbers are a-i (for 1-9) but with dot 6 added. So 1 is 1-6, 2 is 1-2-6, and so on. 0 is 3-4-6 (ing sign). You actually have a lot of symbols in spanish 8 dot braille, like quotes (5-6), dollar sign (2-3-4-6), and a lot more.
On 10/1/11, Terri Pannett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, List, > > I have reposted my message about writing Spanish braille. > > > There are several ways to write Spanish using the Apex. None of them are > perfect and some of them are downright tedious. I don't know what type of > keyboard you have, a braille or qwerty. But I'll try to answer using both > keyboards. > I assume you have Spanish enabled. The first thing to do is to change your > computer braille table to Spanish. > Go to the options menu and press b for braille options. Press space until > you find the option and change the computer braille table to Spanish. You > must also turn on 8 dot computer braille. BT users will write their text > files using Spanish computer braille. Qwerty users will have to create > braille documents and write Spanish computer braille using the home row as > the 8 dot braille keyboard. > The advantage of this method is you can write the accents, upside down > question mark and upside down exclamation point using one 8-dot cell and you > don't have to use the unicode tables. The disadvantage is you must learn > some new computer braille symbols. Most of them are easy. The accents are as > follows: a acute dots 1,2,5,6,8. E acute dots 2,3,4,6,8. I acute dots 3,4,8. > N tilde dots 1,2,4,5,6,8. O acute dots 3,4,6,8. U acute dots 2,3,4,5,6,8. > Inverted exclamation mark dots 2,3,5,8. Inverted question mark dots 2,6,8. > If you are familiar with the 6-dot accents used in US Spanish grade 1, then > memorizing these will be easy. But the numbers are different, the capital > sign is different and I don't remember the period. > If you are a qwerty user and you can't stand braille input using the home > row, you can create a text file. When you need to type a special symbol, > press control-g c to change to computer braille input for that symbol, write > the symbol in computer braille then press control-g q to change back to > qwerty input. > The second method is to use unicode tables to write the symbols. This method > is slow, especially if you must hunt for each unicode symbol from the table. > You must access the unicode tables using function-x or backspace x. If you > know the number for the unicode character, you can type the number. If you > don't, you'll have to hunt through the tables. If you have time, you can > assign macros for the unicode characters. No matter what, the unicode method > is slow! > The third method is to change your preferred braille code to UEB. You do > that through the braille display options menu. Once you have done that, you > can write your document in braille. BT users may like this, because you can > create a text file but you don't have to use computer braille because you're > using UEB. There are specific symbols for all the characters. A acute dots > 45,34,1. E acute dots 45,34,15. I acute dots 45,34,24. O acute dots > 45,34,135. N tilde dots 45,12456,1345. U acute dots 45,34,136. Inverted > question mark dots 45,56,236. Inverted exclamation mark dots 45,56,235. To > be on the safe side, you should use uncontracted braille for the rest of the > document. > Like the first method, it's fast, but not as fast and the symbols take more > than one cell. But if you don't like using 8 dot braille, this system should > work. > The same disadvantage for qwerty users is you must write braille documents > using the 6 dot braille keyboard on the home row. Still, it's faster than > using unicode characters. You could try writing a text document and use > control-g 1, braille the symbol and press control-g q to get back to qwerty > input. > I sure wish there was a better way to write foreign languages, especially > for qwerty users, but there isn't. > Happy Labor Day! > Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
