Yes, Keith, that is correct. It's also possible to use ITunes to sync the files, if you place them in the Itunes Books folder and then add them to your library.
HtH, Teresa "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham On Jan 19, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Keith Bundy <kb5...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the info. Is this, then a correct summation? > > One could download a web braille file or any other file in brf format, > use a program such as Stanza to convert to epub, and then put in the > Dropbox to upload to the iPhone. Then the file could be read in > braille with contractions off, but speech would be pointless. > > Accurate? > > > On 1/19/13, Russ Kiehne <russ94...@gmail.com> wrote: >> You would have to use some thing like WinBT to back translate them. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Moop Curran >> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 3:33 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Reading .brf Files On The iPhone >> >> Hi, >> So there's no way to read the .brf files from NLS on ios without a braille >> display? If so, this is really unfortunate. >> Courtney >> >> >> >> >> Tune into my show, moopie's mix, every Thursday morning at 2 UTC or 10 PM >> Eastern on the Global Voice Internet Radio, http://www.theglobalvoice.info. >> >> Moopie's Mix can also be downloaded from the program gallery on that site. >> >> >> On Jan 18, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I should add that I was mentioning programs for the Mac. I would assume that >> >> there is a word-processing application for Windows that will export to pdf >> as well. >> >> HtH, >> Teresa >> >> >> Visualize whirled peas. >> >> On Jan 18, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, Mary, >> >> IOS has a built[in translator to convert text into Grade Two Braille. As an >> >> aside, it does not have a back-translation program to convert brf files into >> >> Grade One. >> >> A brf file is actually a plain ASCII text file with normal characters that >> represent Braille. There is no special computer formatting for a brf file. >> Therefore, this same text is rendered accurately when it's placed into an >> epub file. >> >> You can use Stanza to convert files to epub. You can also use TextEdit to >> export the files to pdf format. >> >> Again, the text, completely translated into Grade Two as originally produced >> >> by NLS, is rendered perfectly. It looks perfect on a Braille display, but >> since the characters represent Braille, it will be spoken as gibberish if >> you use speech. >> >> I hope this helps. :) >> >> Teresa >> >> >> On the other hand, there are different fingers. >> >> On Jan 18, 2013, at 1:20 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Teresa, >> I'm confused. What I think you said is that it is possible to read brf files >> >> if you first convert them to epub for importation into iBooks. How the heck >> >> do you convert a brf file into an epub? And once you did that, then >> wouldn't it be translated out of braille grade II into regular print in the >> >> epub form? So you'd need a braille translator together with a program that >> converted the text from the braille translator into epub? And then you would >> >> have to read that file with grade II translation turned on. 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