[Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote

[David Andrews]

It isn't just people who work with Braille codes that are Math 
phobic, it is most of the population!

Dave


At 05:16 PM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>IMO the problem is that too many who are highly involved in working with
>Braille codes are math-phobic. <grin>
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg
>Kearney
>Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:26 AM
>To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote
>
>I agree, Nemeth is vastly better than the weak UEB math code. They are
>correct in retaining it while using UEB for literary works.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>Greg Kearney
>Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>
>On 05/11/2012, at 2:20 AM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>
> > 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