[BlindMath] How to access DJVU books on mathematics using JAWS or NVDA?

[Susan Osterhaus]

Dear Saaqib,
I agree with Daniel. My colleagues and I have been preparing several such
BRF documents, and we insert similar directions for opening them. We too
have found that otherwise formatting changes in very strange ways at
times. Granted we have created some cute mazes and other mathematically
fun BRFs for very young mathematicians, but they open beautifully
following these instructions. We also have BRFs for the more mature
mathematician, and those open up equally nice.

Happy Easter or just Happy Day to everyone!!
Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindMath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
Gillen via BlindMath
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 1:34 PM
To: Saaqib Mahmuud via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Daniel Gillen <daniel.l.gillen at gmail.com>; Saaqib Mahmuud
<saaqib1978 at yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: [BlindMath] How to access DJVU books on mathematics using
JAWS or NVDA?

Dear Saaqib,

To open a BRF in Duxbury with original formatting, you'll first need to go
to the Formatted Braille Importer dialog box under the Global menu. Check
the checkbox that says "Read formatted Braille without interpretation".
This will make it so that Duxbury doesn't automatically add page numbers
that are already in the BRF, among other formatting changes. Checking this
box will hide all the other formatting options that come after it when
unchecked. Then open the BRF using Duxbury (use the "Open With" submenu
under the file's context menu to find Duxbury). The Import File dialog
will appear, after which you can simply press Enter to accept the options.
Hopefully this is helpful.

Thank you,
DanielOn Apr 10, 2020 2:03 PM, Saaqib Mahmuud via BlindMath
<blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi BlindMath mates?
> I have a couple of questions.
> 1. How accessible are the DJVU books on mathematics using JAWS or NVDA?
There are lots of books on mathematics available in either PDF or DJVU,
and a blind person pursuing mathematical sciences would like those
materials to be accessible using the commonly used screen reading
programs.
>
> 2. There are lots of mathematics books available on Bookshare.org in
Daisy and BRF formats. Can somebody please explain how to open the BRF
files using the Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) without disturbing the
formatting? And, how best to access the Daisy files using JAWS or NVDA?
>
>
> Regards.
> Sincerely,
> Saaqib Mahmood
>
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