[quoted lines by Nicolas Pitre on 2008/04/28 at 11:11 -0400] >> If we use contraction tables in place of the strictly one-to-one text >> tables, >> what are your collective thoughts on the one major difference that >> contraction >> table support splits braille windows on word boundaries whereas text table >> support doesn't? > >Could you precise what kind of thoughts you're after?
It's simply that there is that difference and I'm looking for ideas. When reading contracted braille one typically doesn't want a partial word at either end of the display so, if the last word doesn't fit, the software backs up to the nearest word break. When reading uncontracted braille, however, one typically wants the break from one braille window to the next to occur wherever it happens to be, including in the middle of a word. It'd be a shame to have to keep the two types of tables just because of that simple usage difference. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell. http://FamilyRadio.com/ | http://Mielke.cc/bible/ _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
