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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> I am writing this to introduce my tactileR package for those who want to print their R graphics in tactile form using either swell form machine or braille embosser.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Even though BrailleR has similar function called BRLThis(), it does not seem like it is working properly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> So I developed my own function by employing showtext package.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Using this package, you can very easily convert any R graphics into ready-to-print pdf file with braille font embedded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Since it does not support braille translation yet, special characters, math symbols, and non-roman alphabet characters are not displayed in braille.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> I think I could address this issue and improve this capability by implementing Liblouis translator for my future release.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> FYI, any generated pdf file through this function should be read as “empty document” by a screen reader. However, no worries. It should show braille font on screen. You can double-check with sighted assistance though. You can just print it out following the instruction provided on my github site to make tactiles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Please consult my github site to read some details and examples about this function.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> https://github.com/sjystu/tactileR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Any comments and constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> JooYoung<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> JooYoung Seo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Doctoral Student,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Learning, Design, and Technology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Learning and Performance Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The Pennsylvania State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Phone: +1 (814) 777-5825<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:4.5pt'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:jzs323@psu.edu">jzs323@psu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:4.5pt'><u><span style='color:#0563C1'><a href="http://sites.psu.edu/jooyoung">http://sites.psu.edu/jooyoung</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
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