[BlindTlk] what the transcribers won't use

[Donald Winiecki]

The "Braille formats" document
<https://www.brailleauthority.org/braille-formats-principles-print-braille-transcription-2016>
specifies several different ways of formatting tables in braille. That
document is considered authoritative in North America when formatting print
materials into braille. Formatting documents according to these guidelines
reinforces general readability for broad audiences. There are parallel but
different formatting standards in other countries and regions, though not
all countries have such a formatting guide.

Considering the above, and what it's worth, as I read Jude's message I
thought that the "stairstep" format would be appropriate for such a large
table.

However, I think we should not ignore the kinds of formatting innovations
being mentioned in this thread! A transcriber working with an individual or
organization who/which has specific preferences can incorporate those
preferences.

Best,

DON WINIECKI


On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 5:37 AM David Andrews via BlindTlk <
blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> There are rules for formatting tables in Braille. I think there are
> several approaches -- so others have gone before you.
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:25 PM 2/7/2023, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk wrote:
> >Sometimes it's useful to make tables in braille and these tables go way
> >beyond a 42 character line length.  Case in point, for Business
> >administration students Accounting has its Adjusted Trial Balance Tables.
> >Those have 12 columns in them so no way are they about to fit on a single
> >page.
> >The way around this one I figured out works so long as the longest entry
> >in all columns does not go over 42 characters using grade 2 or grade 3
> >braille as necessary.
> >Each page gets one or more column headings and columns that will fit on
> >it.  The top of the page gets the column headings each followed by two
> >numbers.  The first is the number of the page in that column and the
> >second is the total number of pages in that column.
> >The first page in the table is a key giving column headings to follow.
> >All of it is secured together to protect against loss.
> >Too often in my earlier life I had to come up with unorthodox solutions
> >that worked for me in the context of using braille.  This is one of those
> >and anyone using it that runs into questions or potential or actual
> >problems with it I'll help where possible.
> >In the information science field systems analysis has cloud diagrams with
> >all manner of strange shapes on them and I didn't end up coming up with
> >anything I thought satisfactory to handle those strange shapes and
> >effectively representing communicating text had been written inside those
> >shapes.
> >
> >
> >
> >Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
> >defense of liberty:
> >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> >-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
> >
> >.
>
>
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