Gina, Thanks for this, this older 6 dot computer braille is what I was taught was computer braille. The 8 dot kind is new to me.
Cait > On Sep 14, 2015, at 5:26 AM, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello David, > > There has been for some time 6 dot computer braille. Anyone used the original > braille n Speak saw this. > > Lower case letters a - j were numbers and abbreviations like the t.h. 1 and > 4,5,6, was punctuation such as the question mark and brackets. etc. Before 8 > dot braille. I think some people call it grade 0. > > Regards. > > Gena >> On 14 Sep 2015, at 04:14, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Computer braille is the same as 8-dot braille. In computer braille, there is >> a different dot pattern for each symbol. For letters, uppercase letters have >> dot 7 added to the letter. Numbers and punctuation are different. Remember, >> print is not contracted. >> >> One cannot have contracted braille checked if one wishes to use computer >> braille. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 14 Sep 2015, at 11:46, Caitlyn Furness <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> OK, this is probably a stupid one, but is computer braille the same as 8 >>> dot? >>> >>> And, if I have 8 dot mode turned on, can I leave the contracted box ticked? >>> >>> I suppose I’ll have to get used to reading in 8 dot mode if this is the >>> same as computer braille, but honestly, so far, when I’ve tried using it, >>> it bugs me-it’s like reading grade one! >>> >>> Thanks for any help! >>> Caitlyn >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
