[Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote

[Mike Freeman]

Because its math implementation sucks big-time!

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Roger devin
Prater
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 9:33 AM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote

Why use UEB for just literary stuff? That defeats the whole, entire purpose 
of UEB, to be a Unified English Braille code.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote


> Well, I wouldn't jump to any conclusions.  One proposal was to use UEB for

> literary stuff, and still allow Nemeth for Math and Science.  Don't know 
> either way if this is what they did?
>
> Dave
>
> At 11:10 AM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>>Oh, this is wonderful! Now I won't have to worry about Nimath codes and 
>>all that anymore? That's what I've always hated about braille notes and 
>>iPods and things like that, that in US braille I could not do math easily 
>>as I could with UEB. But my goodness I'm going to miss the "to" sign and 
>>the "ation" sign.
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>>To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:00 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote
>>
>>
>>>I just read on Twitter that BANA voted to adopt UEB, have no details.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>At 03:29 AM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>>>>Does anyone know how BANAs vote on the use of UEB in the U.S. went on 
>>>>Saturday.
>>>>
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>Greg Kearney
>>>>
>>>>Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>Greg Kearney
>>>>Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>
>
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