[BlindMath] Scanning braille for sight reading

[Donald Winiecki]

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04, and Duxbury's `PerkyDuck` tool works well under
Wine emulation.  I also run the full DBT system on Win10, running under
emulation in VirtualBox.

`PerkyDuck` is freely available, and saves in DXB, BRF and BRU formats.  It
is available from the following URL.

http://www.duxburysystems.com/product2.asp?product=Perky%
20Duck&level=free&action=pur

When run under VirtualBox, Win10 emulation, the regular keyboard works
effectively as a six-key braille keyboard.  When run under Wine directly in
Ubuntu 16.04, the regular keyboard does not operate as a six-key braille
keyboard.  I'm using the Galatee add-on keyboard when I use PerkyDuck
directly under Wine.  The Galatee keyboard seems to be no longer produced,
but perhaps you could find options on eBay?

http://www.techno-vision.co.uk/products/braille-input-keyboard/

HTH,

_don


On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:24 AM, White, Jason J via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindMath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John
> G
> > Heim via BlindMath
> > I wonder if an editor exists for linux that allows you to press several
> keys at a
> > time to make a braille symbol. Press the s, j, k, and l keys all at once
> to make a
> > number symbol.
> [Jason] So far as I am aware, no, it doesn't exist. Note also that even
> under operating systems where it does exist, it is reputedly incompatible
> with some keyboards that don't report key events properly when multiple
> keys are pressed simultaneously, but I don't know how widespred this
> problem is nowadays.
>
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