[BlindKid] Duxbury Systems Announces DBT 12.7

Sun Jul 30 16:03:02 UTC 2023

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>From: duxnews-bounce at freelists.org <duxnews-bounce at freelists.org> On 
>Behalf Of Anne Ronco
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>DBT Win 12.7 is now shipping.
>12.7 is a free upgrade to those who purchased DBT or an update to 
>DBT on or after July 1, 2022.
>For those with DBT the easiest way to see if it is free is to
>OPEN DBT
>     Go to HELP
>     Go to CHECK FOR UPDATES!
>You can also contact <mailto:orders at duxsys.com>orders at duxsys.com 
>with your DBT serial/License number, or check with your preferred 
>Adaptive Technology supplier.
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>You can always check our website for more information:
><https://www.duxburysystems.com/>https://www.DuxburySystems.com
>DBT 12.7 provides the following important improvements and fixes and more.
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>Accessibility
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>    * We have changed the JAWS keystroke in DBT to read the last 
> word on the current line from Alt+Slash to Alt+End. The keyboard 
> entry for Alt+Slash was causing problems for some users of non-English JAWS.
>    * We have fixed a problem with voicing DBT codes in the fields 
> for Find and Replace and the fields for adding and modifying styles.
>    * JAWS scripts ensure that the grade of braille on a braille 
> device on the print side matches the user's translation settings in JAWS.
>    * JAWS voicing of keystrokes on the Cosmo Brailler is improved.
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>Document Importing
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>    * Importing .docx files avoids an unusual pitfall that could 
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>Document Exporting
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>    * HTML and Word exports can reconstruct hyperlinks from DBT 
> markup when a URL is included. Importers for HTML and .docx files 
> produce the appropriate markup, so hyperlinks can, in effect, be 
> preserved round-trip through braille.
>    * HTML and Word exports can be customized.
>    * HTML and Word exports improve handling of many DBT styles, 
> producing better indent and runover in the output.
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>Math
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>    * Nemeth math-only print-to-braille translation has been updated 
> to prevent insertion of unwanted script indicators in certain instances.
>    * Nemeth math-only braille-to-print translation has been updated 
> for miscellaneous improvements including to the handling of 
> typeform indicators and math styles.
>    * Improved recognition of the start and end of math when 
> importing Word documents.
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>DBT Operations / General
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>    * Find and Replace dialogs support limited wildcard use in codes.
>    * A new parameter in the [ind] code allows for right alignment 
> of many lines of text.
>    * The menu and dialog in the Global menu formerly labeled 
> Autosave Options is now labeled File Locations. You can use this 
> dialog to set default locations for Open and Save dialogs. The 
> dialog still allows for management of autosave options.
>    * DBT supports a new command line switch /resetfilesavefolder or 
> /resetfileopenfolder for use when the Save As dialog or Open dialog 
> will not appear, or appears only after a long delay. Please contact 
> technical support for help using this.
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>Language Updates
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>Description
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>Flag of the Russian Federation
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>Bashkir: print-to-braille translation support added.
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>Syriac Flag
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>Biblical Original Languages table improved (better tables, better 
>language switching).
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>Flag of Bulgaria
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>Bulgarian: improved print-to-braille and braille-to-print 
>translation, including hypenation issues; eliminated use of English 
>contractions for embedded English script.
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>Flag of Canada
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>Canadian aboriginal: many languages are now supported via syllabic 
>support when importing documents into any UEB template.
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>Flag of Denmark
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>Danish: Supporting the new 2022 rules with print-to-braille and 
>braille-to-print translation. We also support the older 1993 rules.
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>Flags of the world
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>English/Unified (UEB): print-to-braille translation of several 
>unusual words has been improved.
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>Flag of the United Kingdom
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>English/Unified (UEB) - United Kingdom: The new template (with some 
>improvements) is called English (UEB) - UK formatting. The prior 
>template is English (UEB) - UK formatting (legacy). 
><https://www.duxburysystems.com/english_ueb_uk_formatting_duxt.htm>Detailed 
>documentation is available here.
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>Flag of Estonia
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>Estonian: braille-to-print translation improved the handling of 
>spaces following emphasis. Localized display of braille documents added.
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>Flag of Guinea
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>Fula: Revised Fula translators are now identical to the new West 
>African languages translators.
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>Flag of Japan
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>Japanese: handling of Kanji is greatly improved, especially for 
>words comprising multiple Kanji characters.
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>Flag of Japan
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>Japanese: improved braille-to-print and print-to-braille handling of 
>embedded Latin script text and certain special characters.
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>Flag of the Russian Federation
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>Khakas: language support added.
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>Flag of Cambodia
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>Khmer: braille-to-print translation improved the handling of 
>independent vowels.
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>Flag of South Korea
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>Korean: braille-to-print translation improved the handling of a 
>certain character after dots 126.
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>Flag of Mali
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>N'ko (language and script): support through West African Languages.
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>Flag of Slovakia
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>Slovak: improved print-to-braille and braille-to-print translation, 
>using the latest rule book.
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>Flag of Morocco
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>Tifinagh (language and script): support through West African Languages.
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>Flag of Liberia
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>Vai (language and script): support through West African Languages.
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>Flag of Nigeria
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>West African Languages: New language added (print-to-braille and 
>braille-to-print). This is not an official code, but intended to 
>serve for myriad West African languages with no currently defined 
>official code, unless and until an official code is defined. Support 
>for many scripts (Arabic, Extended Arabic, Amhrmic, N'ko, Vai, and 
>Tifinagh) is included. More information is available 
><https://www.duxburysystems.org/samples/wafr-chart.htm>online.
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>DBT 12.7 adds support for about 20 additional Unicode ranges. For a 
>complete list, see the 
><https://www.duxburysystems.com/doc_main.asp?page=miscellaneous/Special_Characters/special_characters.htm>List 
>of Unicode Ranges (halfway down the page).
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>We are constantly working on improved language support. If you are 
>interested in specific language improvements, please write to us at 
><mailto:languages at duxsys.com>languages at duxsys.com.
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>Notice: Microsoft Windows 7
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>You may still find occasional references to the Windows 7 operating 
>system in these Help pages, but be warned that Microsoft has ended 
>support of Windows 7, and security updates ceased as of January 
>2020. For this reason, Duxbury cannot recommend using DBT on Windows 
>7 computers or on any earlier Microsoft operating system.
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>Why Should I Update My DBT?
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>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=126>I have DBT 
> 12.6. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=125>I have DBT 
> 12.5. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=124>I have DBT 
> 12.4. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=123>I have DBT 
> 12.3. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=122>I have DBT 
> 12.2. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=121>I have DBT 
> 12.1. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=113>I have DBT 
> 11.3. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=112>I have DBT 
> 11.2. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=111>I have DBT 
> 11.1. What is new since then?
>    * <https://www.duxburysystems.com/dbtwhst.asp?ver=30>I have 
> earlier version of DBT. Please give me the complete release history.
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>Sincerely,
>Anne and Dan for the Order Desk
>Duxbury Systems, Inc.
>Phone (978) 692-3000
>Email  <mailto:orders at duxsys.com>orders at duxsys.com
>www.DuxburySystems.com