Uh, sir, not UED-rather-UEB. It sdtands for Unified English Braille.
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Jan 4, 2013, at 11:25 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <[email protected]> wrote: > What is u e d anyway? > > Thank you kindly, > > Christopher-Mark Gilland. > Founder of CLG Productions > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisette Wesseling" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 8:46 PM > Subject: Re: TypeInBraille: Leaves a lot to be desired > > >> Scott >> Sorry but UEB won't solve this issue. It only applies to English speaking >> countries so the Europeans will keep their braille codes. >> >> Lisette >> >> On 5/01/2013, at 2:15 PM, Scott Davert <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> And this, folks, is a prime example of why we need UEB. I wish Bana >>> wasn't taking their sweet time on the transition. Hopefully the UK >>> will be onboard sometime soon as well. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> On 1/4/13, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Actually I kind of like typeinbraille but I think I will be much faster >>>> with >>>> BrailleTouch. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheryl >>>> >>>> May the words of my mouth >>>> and the meditation of my heart >>>> be acceptable to You, Lord, >>>> my rock and my Redeemer. >>>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 4, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Lisette Wesseling <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Chris >>>>> I have this app and never use it because I find the order of having to >>>>> write in cumbersome. >>>>> >>>>> That said, there are actually various braille standards around the world >>>>> and some of the symbols this app uses are correct for those standards. For >>>>> example, in many European countries the capital sign is dots 46 and the >>>>> period is dot 3. I wonder if this app was designed with them in mind? >>>>> As far as I know though, semicolon is dots 23 in American or English >>>>> braille. I think question mark might be the th sign. >>>>> It's not an app designed for English grade Two use which is why I never >>>>> use it. I don't know about the brackets sorry. >>>>> >>>>> If I were you, I'd hold off until the braille touch app becomes available >>>>> in the app store this month. >>>>> www.brailletouchapp.com is the website I believe. >>>>> >>>>> Type in braille is, like many of these braille apps, an interesting idea >>>>> which doesn't really work in practice. >>>>> Just my opinion. I haven't read the review but would probably disagree >>>>> with it from the sound of what you say. >>>>> >>>>> Lisette >>>>> >>>>> On 5/01/2013, at 12:50 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> OK, I was all? most! convinced to buy this app after hearing David's >>>>>> review on AppleVis. Before I go any further, let me just say that I'm >>>>>> referring to the TypeInBraille I O S app. So again, this is for I O S, >>>>>> not for O S X. >>>>>> >>>>>> I then heard a few things which really! were deal breakers. I'm just >>>>>> wonderring if someone can answer a few questions, and maybe help me >>>>>> understand the logic of a few things. >>>>>> >>>>>> First, the logic side of it: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. dot 3 is a period? Huh? I thought that a period would be dots 2, 5, >>>>>> 6 in grade 2 braille, or in computer braille, would be dots 4 6. So >>>>>> then, how do you make an apostrophy which normally is! dot 3, both in >>>>>> grade 2, as well as in computer braille? OK, this leads me to the next >>>>>> point. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. Dots 4 6 is a capital letter? I thought 4 6 was a period in computer >>>>>> braille, and in grade 2, if written by itself was the bold face >>>>>> indicator. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3. Slash is a low d? 2, 4, 5? I thought that was the number 4 in >>>>>> computer braille, or a period in grade 2 or a dd sign if in the middle of >>>>>> a word, or d i s sign at the beginning of a word. >>>>>> >>>>>> 4. Semicolon is dots 2 3? Wut? I thought 2 3 was a bb sign in grade 2, >>>>>> or in computer braille was the number 2. >>>>>> >>>>>> 5. Dot 5 is an at simmble? I thought that was dot 4. More >>>>>> specifically, I always learned it as dot 4 A. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now for my questions. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. Can we not type in grade 2 and have it translate? >>>>>> 2. How do I type an exclaimation mark? >>>>>> 3. If dot 5 is the at simble, then how do I do my quote marks? Is that >>>>>> still low h to start, and low j to end like in grade 2? >>>>>> >>>>>> 4. How do I do a question mark? >>>>>> 5. Are my left and right parenthesis still written with the o f sign, >>>>>> and the with sign or do I do that more like grade 2, with low g both >>>>>> ways, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> I dono... There are just enough things here that do not seem to follow >>>>>> correct braille standard from what I can see, that I really am not >>>>>> totally sure until I understand why they couldn't have incorporated >>>>>> correct braille characterization that make this a major! major major! >>>>>> deal breaker for me. Plus, I'd like to know if grade 2's an option. If >>>>>> it is, and someone can explain to me why such strange ways of writing >>>>>> some a those characters, then? I might! key word, might! consider buying >>>>>> it, but I need some clarification first. I'm not trying to complain, >>>>>> believe me. It's just that when I've been tought correct braille, it's >>>>>> very confusing trying to change to another form which may as wel almost >>>>>> be it's own seperet braille table in itself. Maybe I'm just too picky, I >>>>>> dono, but I'd rather it be done correctly, ya know? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you kindly, >>>>>> >>>>>> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >>>>>> Founder of CLG Productions >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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