Daniel asked why the hesitation in following the BrailleNote convention for UEB.
The answer is simple: One stupid computer program is just like another stupid computer program: stupid. They're only as good as the authors make them, and authors make mistakes. Often I point out contraction errors on other lists, and someone comes back with "Duxbury does it..." Then I have to show by my collection of US Web-Braille books that Duxbury does it wrong just like anybody else can. I've never bought Duxbury because it seems to make just as many mistakes as, say, Turbo Braille (especially the DOS version; the Linux version has more bugs). So, all computer programs must be regarded with utmost suspicion. Unfortunately, that's all we have to go on for UEB thus far. As to why an Australian wouldn't adopt UEB: Most blind people do such a terrible job of braille translation it wouldn't be noticed. Have fun, -- Lee Maschmeyer Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan, USA _______________________________________________ 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
