Hi Terri, On 17 Jan 2005 at 17:37, Terri Pannett spoke, thus:
> I experimented with ASCII text to see how different programs read ASCII > text files created on a BrailleNote. Here is what I discovered: > > 1. Documents created from scratch could be read by Wordpad but Notepad > wouldn't read them. I don't have this problem. What exactly does the document look like in Notepad? KeyWord uses CR/LF line endings by default, as per Windows conventions. Please make sure your word wrap option in Notepad is selected, or that you used line mode when saving in the ASCII options (see the manual and/or help for details about this, or ask if unsure). > 2. KeyWord documents saved as ASCII text could be read by Wordpad but > not by Notepad. I think this is a variation on the above. > 3. Keysoft documents exported to ASCII could be read by both WordPad > and Notepad. The default translation options use line mode if I recall. This means even with a simple text editor (like Notepad with wordwrap off) the files would be readable. Again, check your options. > 4. Tabs are never saved. I can read tab characters in my text files ($T). Do you mean tab characters or tab stops? Is this a conversion issue for conversion from formats other than text to text or does it apply equally in new documents? Certainly my .plan has tabs and it is fine. > My conclusion is the ASCII text files created from scratch and those > created using the save-as command mustnot be true ASCII. Files created > through the export menu are true ASCII. Hmm, ASCII is so straightforward and simplistic that it is hard to imagine even the BrailleNote not being able to create them. However, I will try again to verify your points in case there really is some defficiency. It wouldn't be the first time. :-) > So, I cannot recommend setting Keyword to create ASCII files by default > because they aren't readable unless the person receiving them uses Wordpad, > Jarte, Word etc. Your layout format will disappear. Wordpad is part of every Windows installation, but anyone, even on a 1980s Unix system, should be able to read those files - if they cannot see them in a terminal, they can reformat them to size using numerous utilities such as fmt readily available. As one final check that your options are set correctly, and assuming you know how to use the command prompt, open the command window and type your file to the console. That is, at the DOS prompt, type "type myfile.txt" when you are in the right directory (without quotes) and hit enter. You will see the file in its most original form. Cheers, Sabahattin -- If an email tells you to forward it to all your friends, please temporarily forget that I am your friend. Sabahattin Gucukoglu Phone: +44 20 88008915 Mobile: +44 7986 053399 http://www.sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/ Email/MSN: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Skype: SabahattinGucukoglu (requires authorisation, add me to your list first) SpeakFreely: sabahattin-gucukoglu.com (Please use CELP compression if your processor allows)
