In Grade 2 mode, dot 4 generally preceeds an ASCII symbol that doesn't have a Grade 2 equivalent. Likewise, if you are writing in Grade 2 mode and preceed an ASCII symbol with dot 4, you can generally prevent the translator from translating the symbol. There are some exeptions, however; I don't remember them at the moment.
In general, the anomalies are part of the Duxbury translator and are not the idiosyncracies of HIMS programmers. I know Terri mentioned the double dots 4-5-6 symbol for the undersccore character. This is, in fact, proper Computer Braille Code (as opposed to the ASCII braille code which has some in common with the Computer Braille Code but which has many subtle differences). Under some circumstances, as, for example, in some file name translations, Duxbury uses Literary Braille italics symbols when, perhaps, it should use ASCII braille. But, with some sympathy to translation programmers, it's hard to formulate hard-and-fast rules that translation software should use. That's why human transcribers haven't been put out of business and probably won't be for some time. (grin) Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:20 AM Subject: [GWN] more discoveries about the MSPQ Hi, List! I thought I would mention a few more discoveries I made. I would assume they are true for the bt model as well as the qt. 1. You cannot change a file from read-only compress to original and edit it without the file getting corrupted. I opened a file and turned on read-only compressed. As I was reading, I discovered some errors I needed to correct. I changed the file from read-only compressed to write original and made a correction. To my dismay, the file became corrupted! I closed the file without saving, then I opened it again, made the necessary changes and the file was fine. 2. Place markers are only preserved in SenseWord files. 3. The < > signs are translated as dot 4 dots 1,2,6 and dot 4 dots 3,4,5. I like that! 4. The unit doesn't remind you when you are using one-handed mode. If you are trying to write braille and you see nothing until you press the space bar, then you are in one-handed mode. That's all for now. Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
