[Nfb-krafters-korner] A new idea for braille pictures

[Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]]

 I think It could be done, but think it would be a lot easier on the brailler.  If done on a computer, unless you can see, well, how would you put your characters in the correct places.  With the brailler, you can feal the line above an line the carage to the location you want,  whether it is a space or two to the right or left or right exactly, where you were, on the line above.
Also there will be some adjusting of spacing between the brailler, print screen and the embosser.
You may have trouble with lines going to the next line, if they are near the edge and that sure will mess your picture up.  
I, myself, feal you have more control of what you are doing, with the brailler.
You could do it on the brailler, first and then repeat it on the computer for duplication, but I would not try it from scratch.
Terry P

-----Original Message-----
From: Paulette Vickery [mailto:paulette at evickery.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 9:57 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A new idea for braille pictures

I didn't know that you could use the Kirsweil to help in brailling. That's a new one for me. That is exactly what I was wondering about. I know the Blazer can write braille contractions, but like you, I just don't know if it will make a picture. I will just have to try it.

Paulette

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 7:59 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] A new idea for braille pictures

hi Paulette,

I have a blazer myself. I am familiar with duxbury but don't have it. I use my kurzweil to braille using the blazer.
I have the blazer categorized as a generic text only printer and when I select that printer to use in Kurzweil it asks me whether or not I want to use contracted braille. so yes the blazer can braille contracted. but perhaps the more important question is whether it will format the text properly to form a picture. this I do not know. you would simply have to experiment.
 my blazer isn't working at the moment so I can not try this myself.
why not give it a try on something small.
.

Cathy


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