8 dot computer braille has enough dots to create a braille symbol for every ASCII value. Therefore, it is not relational like grade I or II braille. When I say relational, I mean some dot configurations meanings are only understood when the entire word is considered. For example: the capital letter symbol, dot 6, is not used as such in computer braille. Instead, dot 7, added to a letter, indicates the uppercase form of that letter. Dot 6 is the comma in computer braille. Probably the best example would be numbers. In computer braille, all numbers are the lower equivalents of their letter counterparts. So, dot 2 is the number 1, dots 2 3 is 2, dots 2 5 is 3, dots 2 5 6 is 4, Etc. I like computer braille because there is no ambiguity and no room for error in translation symbology.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 15/10/2012, at 3:14, "CD" <[email protected]> wrote: > What does 8 dot omputer Braille do? I'm so used to basics sorry I sound > ignorant. I know what computer is but what would this setting do. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 6:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Braille Displays For iPhone > > Actually, Apple uses a time-sensitive grade II braille buffer which only > allows approximately half a second. What this means is, if you hesitate for > a half second, the grade II translator converts the buffer and enters the > data. If you set braille to 8 dot computer braille, the buffer will > deactivate and this translation aspect stops. In other words, if there is no > text in the grade II buffer, you can braille as slowly as you wish. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 14/10/2012, at 3:20, "CD" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Focus 14 is less money. The APH does glitch if you don't input >> real fast from what I saw when I saw it and my friend who had it said >> that is one of the glitches with it. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Cheryl Ann Homiak >> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 6:44 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Braille Displays For iPhone >> >> Can you expand on this and say why you like the Focus 14 better? >> >> Thanks. >> On Sat, 13 >> Oct 2012, VaShaun Jones wrote: >> >>> I have and like the Focus verses the APH >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 1:24 AM, "CD" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am looking at the Focus 14 and also the Refresha Braille. If >>>> anyone has either of these could you write me privately and let me >>>> know how you like them. I would really like to compare the two. I >>>> have seen the Refresha Braille but haven't seen the Focus which I >>>> know is less expensive. You can write me at [email protected] >>>> >>>> Carla >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> 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) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en.
