Looking at the symbol which indicates an extra space in computer Braille, the symbol is actually dots 1 6 8. It only appears in certain apps/situations.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/03/2013, at 14:45, "Richard Turner" <[email protected]> wrote: > Which is why I specifically stated that I was talking about computer > braille, since dots 1,6 never refer to the backslash in any braille code I > am familiar with. > Dot 6, for the most part, is the capital sign in U.S. braille. > > I was not talking about the brailletouch app. > > Just to be clear. > > Richard > > On 3/25/2013 4:57 PM, RobH! wrote: >> Ok, it's BrailTouch confusing the issue a bit at this point. Though to be >> fair, comma was never dot6 when I wrote it on a hand frame before personal >> computers were invented. >> >> Thanks, Rh. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Richard Turner" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:25 PM >> Subject: Re: Some more Braille questions. >> >> >> The ch sign, dots 1,6 is the multiply or times symbol in computer braille. >> The back slash is the "o u" dots 1,2,5,6. >> Dot 6 is the comma in computer braille. >> >> Richard >> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) >> >> On Mar 25, 2013, at 1:55 AM, "RobH!" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> CH contraction is \ perhaps in its other life? not sure about that, but >>> it >>> faces the right way. >>> >>> dot6 is ' in some of the brailletouch keyboard things, not sure what ' is >>> in >>> real braille. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Arianna" <[email protected]> >>> To: "VIPhone Email List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 5:25 AM >>> Subject: Some more Braille questions. >>> >>> >>> Another thing I've noticed when using a display is that sometimes, there >>> will be a character next to a word that looks like a CH contraction. Does >>> anyone know what on Earth this is about? >>> >>> Also, sometimes, when showing a word like "it's," the apostrophy is shown >>> as >>> a "single quote." >>> >>> If anyone knows why these things might be happening, I would really like >>> to >>> know. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ari >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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