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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">From: "Neal Kuniansky"
<neal@duxsys.com><br>
To: <duxnews@freelists.org><br>
Subject: [duxnews] DBT WIN version 12.1 now available!<br>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:34:50 -0400<br><br>
DBT WIN version 12.1 now released!<br>
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This latest Windows release will enable users of DBT MAC 12.1 & DBT
WIN 12.1 to exchange DBT files.<br>
Those who purchased their DBT WIN, or purchased an upgrade, in 2015 &
2016 will be able to upgrade for free.<br>
You can just open your DBT WIN<br>
Go to HELP>CECK FOR UPDATES and it will let you know if you are
eligible for a free update and the cost if you are not.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Neal Kuniansky<br>
<a href="mailto:orders@duxsys.com">orders@duxsys.com</a><br>
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<b><a name="top"></a>What's new in DBT 12.1<br>
</b>Duxbury Systems continually revises DBT with fixes and new features.
<br>
For information newer than posted here in the Help, please use
"Check for Updates," or our Website.<br>
<b>Primary Areas of Improvement</b>
<ul>
<li>DBT code and translation tables, including UEB, updated to release
12.1
<li>DXP and DXB files now compatible with DBT for Mac version 12.1 and
vice versa
<li>The <b>Basic</b> DBT Templates have been streamlined
<li>Support for new embossers, and embosser fixes
<li>Math Improvements
<li>62 step UEB Mangold Method learning series now included in Learning
tables.
<li>Numerous structural changes to fix issues with language switching and
the translated line display in DBT
<li>Language Improvements including
</ul><b><a name="Basic"></a>DBT Templates Streamlined</b>
<ul>
<li>Historical DBT styles that no longer have effect have been removed
<li>Each Basic Template now has ten DBT styles that use language
switching:
<ul>
<li>Biblical_lang (Biblical original language studies)
<li>English_UEB1 (UEB grade 1)
<li>English_UEB2 (UEB grade 2)
<li>English_UK_old (British pre-UEB)
<li>French
<li>German
<li>IPA
<li>Italian
<li>Russian
<li>Spanish
</ul>
<li>Italic, bold, and underline styles are now included in every basic
language template
<li>Improved Russian formatting using new Word style mapping file
<b>rus.mws</b>
<li>Better Australian formatting using new Word style mapping file
<b>aussie.mws</b> for UEB braille.
</ul><b><a name="Emboss"></a>Embossers</b>
<ul>
<li>New Embossers supported:
<ul>
<li><b>ViewPlus Columbia</b>
<li><b>Enabling Juliet 120</b>
<li><b>Enabling Romeo 60</b>
<li><b>Index V5</b> embossers
</ul>
<li>Embosser changes:
<ul>
<li><b>Nippon Telesoft Gemini Super2</b> has been renamed as the
<b>Nippon Telesoft DOG-Pro</b>
<li><b>Nippon Telesoft DOG-Pro</b> carriage width calculations are more
accurate
<li><b>TactileView</b> graphics support in DBT improved.
</ul>
</ul><b><a name="Math1"></a>Mathematics<br>
</b>Numerous changes to improve math functionality. Here are the
highlights:
<ul>
<li>Many more unusual mathematics characters are now handled
<li>Spacing and control of spacing around function names in UEB and
French math has been improved
<li>Better importing of aligned structures
<li>Better handling of the Unicode minus sign
<li>Nemeth translation has been updated to use dot 6 for the comma when
outside of "technical notation" but still in "Nemeth
mode." This means that in the English (UEB) - BANA with Nemeth
template, a comma in the style math-TextInMath is brailled as dot 6,
rather than dots 456,2 following Nemeth rules.
</ul><b><a name="JAWS"></a>JAWS Developments<br>
</b>Helpful additions in the JAWS script files for DBT, including:
<ul>
<li>A better way for JAWS to announce style markup; it now says
"begin style" and "end style"
<li>Editing in print and braille documents with JAWS is now snappier
<li>When moving by word in a braille document, JAWS no longer speaks the
word as braille dots if you are also using a braille device
<li>When you press Control+H for highlighting in DBT, JAWS keeps better
track of when the highlighting is turned off
<li>The script supports the use of a DBT-specific voice profile, with
return to the default voice profile on leaving DBT
<li>When arrowing left or right in a braille document in coded view with
high contrast on, JAWS no longer says "space" for every
character
<li>Pressing Delete or Control-X now turns off the highlighting for a
highlighted section
<li>In coded view, you can now navigate onto a left brace character
("{").
</ul><b><a name="UEB1"></a>UEB Updates</b>
<ul>
<li>Improved auto-hyphenation, including grouping of braille numbers of
16 cells or less
<li>Symbols that are not hyphens nor dashes, but contain dots 36, are no
longer allowed as potential line break points.
<li>The translation of certain unusual names has been fixed.
<li>The translation of mixed alpha-numerics, such as <b>AA.12</b>, has
been adjusted to be easier to read in braille.
<li>Mid-line ellipsis (U+22EF), a double or triple dot over a variable
name, and other uncommon math symbols, are now treated correctly
<li>The Latin letter schwa (U+0259) and primary and secondary stress
symbols, when entered as U+02C8 and U+02CC respectively, are now
supported
<li>Braille-to-print support for Old/Middle English letters (yogh, thorn,
eth and wynn)
<li>Plus many other changes to improve the production of UEB braille.
</ul><b><a name="Restored"></a>Restored Functionality</b>
<ul>
<li>Restoration of the <b>francais.mws</b> Word style map file
<li>Repair of the Hindi file importer.
</ul><b><a name="FixesMisc"></a>Misc Features</b>
<ul>
<li>Improved read only text controls and their acceptance of keyboard
focus
<li>Improved identification and differentiation of single and double
quotes.
</ul><b><a name="Language1"></a>Language Improvements<br>
</b><br>
<table border=1>
<tr><td width=508>
<a href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/lan_biblical_scholar.htm">Biblical
original language studies:</a> now supports a braille-to-print translator
that allows a user to write a document purely in braille and then
generate a Word file in multiple scripts.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Catalan: Fixed percent sign and capitalization
issues.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Czech: Fixed 10 punctuation characters.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Many fixes for UEB English.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Hungarian: Supports the new fully contracted 2014
Hungarian rules (both print-to-braille and braille-to-print).</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Japanese: Fixed ryu, and a few other items.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Korean: Fixes to improve both print-to-braille and
braille-to-print translators.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Spanish: added a Puerto Rico variation for some
punctuation.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=508>Spanish: back translation can produce a number sign (#)
with the "forcer" of dots 3456, 13. Additional
"forcer" sequences are: dots 45, 56, 26, which produces
inverted question mark; dots 45, 45, 26 produces upright question mark;
dots 45, 56, 235 produces inverted exclamation mark; and dots 45, 45, 235
produces upright exclamation mark regardless of context.</td></tr>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Neal Kuniansky<br>
<u><a href="mailto:orders@duxsys.com">orders@duxsys.com</a><br>
</u>+1 978-692-3000 <br>
<a href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.DuxburySystems.com</a><br>
Duxbury Systems, Inc.<br>
Your braille solution around the globe since 1976!<br>
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