[Dtb-talk] BANA UEB code vote

[Antonio Guimaraes]

On 11/4/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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