No, 8 dot braille means computer braille. 6 dot braille actually means grade I
braille. This is still braille with conversions, just not grade II contractions.
A .brf or .brl file is a file which uses ASCII computer symbols to represent
grade II braille. Performing any literary braille
Hello all,
I have a BRF question. When reading a brf in text edit, I turn off automatic
braille translation. As far as I can tell, I have to use 8 dot braille for the
brf to be represented correctly. Is there a way to read a brf file in 6 dot
braille correctly? Currently, when I uncheck the 8
Hi, Greg,
You need to read these in eight-dot Braille. Brf files are in upper-case
characters, so in order to read them without the dot-7 appearing below each
character, you will need to select all your text with command-a, then go into
the edit menu, transformations, and change the text to
Thanks for this tip Teresa. That made things much more readable. Incidentally,
when I tried 6 dot braille after the transformation, it still made similar
mistakes. It almost looks as though automatic translation gets turned on if you
try and read in 6 dot braille. I don't know why that would be
How do i make text edit type in Braille? What do i enable it in fontbook?
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On Feb 11, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Greg Aikens gpaik...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for this tip Teresa. That made things much more readable.
Incidentally, when I tried 6 dot braille after the
Try 8-4ot braille
Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote:
How do i make text edit type in Braille? What do i enable it in fontbook?
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On Feb 11, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Greg Aikens gpaik...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for this tip Teresa. That made things much more readable.
What? I did not see that. I am using the one that says, blank. Will that work?
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On Feb 11, 2014, at 6:55 PM, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote:
Try 8-4ot braille
Jessica D jldai...@gmail.com wrote:
How do i make text edit type in Braille? What do i enable it in
What are you trying to do, Jessica. Are you just wanting to show a sighted
person what Braille looks like? If a braille font is used, it will make a
visual representation of Braille. You might want to start a different thread on
this topic, as it doesn't relate to using braille on a Braille
