Hi there. Thanks for the info!
I didn't realize I had to convert from hex to decimal. Can the Windows
calculator do this as I have never figured out how to convert different bases.
lol
Sara
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Geoffray
To: Sara
Cc: list info
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: I don't understand the readme where it talks about unicode.
Hello Sara,
Yes, you can do exactly what you want...there is an official way to do it and
the way I'd do it if I were you (smile).
The official way is to create a user table and add you new entry there. You
would create the table by going to the Braille Translation Tables dialog from
the Window-Eyes braille menu. Select the language you want the user table to
start with. So for example, select "English (US)". Then click the Copy to New
User Table and give it your own name. This table will then become the selected
table. If you do nothing then it will just work as the English (US) table did.
But now you could click the Open in Notepad button which will load the newly
created file (which currently is just an exact copy of the English (US) table).
Go to the end of the file in notepad to add your new line. The format of each
line is the unicode value followed by a space followed by the dot pattern. So
for example the unicode value for an upper case D is 68. You'll fine a line in
this file as follows:
68 145
In my case I'm using 6 dot braille. Had I been using 8 dot braille the line
would be:
68 1457
This means for unicode value 68 while using 6 dot braille, use dots 1-4-5.
So in your case you need an entry for 3b1 hex. You need to convert this hex
number to decimal which is 945. If you want say dots 2-4-6 (I'm just trowing
this out) you would add the following line at the end of the file:
945 246
Then just save the file and you are all done.
The unofficial way would be to manually load the factory English US table and
make the change there. If you are using 6 dot braille then you would load:
c:\program files\gw micro\window-eyes\us6.bwe
And just add the same line at the bottom "945 246". If you are using 8 dot
braille then you would load:
c:\program files\gw micro\window-eyes\us8.bwe
Save the file out and in this case, unload and reload Window-Eyes and there
you go!
Regards,
Doug
Sara wrote:
Hi all.
I was reading the readme for beta 2 and it says that unicode now works in
braille. Where can I find info on putting the values for unicode characters
into a braille table? For example, I typed the greek letter alpha and when I
ask it the unicode attribute with control numpad delete, I get 3b1 or something
like that. How do I put that value in a braille table and then assign it a dot
pattern?
Is this possible or am I misreading the readme?
Sara
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