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From: David.Andrews@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (David Andrews)
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Subject: Re: Hot Dots
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Date: 20 Sep 90 03:11:35 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

DS> I don't see why the standard print format can't
 DS> automatically be translated to braille.  Do the translators
 DS> like Turbobraille and nfbtrans do any formatting?

You are right that you can look at a BEX file and know what is
happening.  You can also produce print and braille from the same
file pretty reliably, but the commands are not compatible with
anything else.

Turbo Braille does more with formatting then any of the other
programs available now.  We handle WordPerfect and WordStar as well
as ASCII files directly and handle basic formatting attributes,
paragraphing, centering, underlining, boldfacing.  The program is
not always perfect, but for day to day personal use, it does a
great job.  You can also go in and edit the "dot commands" should
you need to get everything just so.  NFB Trans, while easy to use
overall, does not handle as many file types and does not do
anything with formatting automatically.  You must go in and insert
the Tilde commands it uses.

If you want a demo, send me your name and addr3ess via net mail to
115/778 or 129/89 and I will get it off.

David Andrews

... Your Sound Alternative

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