[NYABS] JAWS not Showing Capital Letter Indicator When Rendering German Braille

[Noah Carver]

Clarification: I've been told the capital letter indicator is dots 4-6.
With that being said, it still doesn't render.
--
Noah Carver
Candidate, B.M. '26
Applied Music (Performance) -- Voice
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
[image: JAWS Certified, 2023]
<https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/>
+1 (207) 557-9143 <+12075579143>
noahcarver494 at gmail.com


On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 11:30 AM Noah Carver <noahcarver494 at gmail.com> wrote:

> To Whom it May Concern,
>
> I need to read German Braille for Elementary German, a course that I am
> taking as part of my required classes. As such, I have configured JAWS with
> two braille profiles: English and German. However, JAWS does not render the
> capital letter indicator (dot 6) when rendering Braille via the German
> profile even though the “Suppress Capital Signs” checkbox within the
> “Profile details” dialog for the German profile is not checked. I am
> running JAWS version 2023.2307.37.
>
> I have configured the German profile as follows:
>
>
>    -
>
>    For Contracted Braille, Use: German Grade 0
>    -
>
>    When using Computer Braille For Output, Use: European Unicode
>    -
>
>    When using Computer BrailleFor Input, Use: European Unicode
>    -
>
>    By Default, Use: Contracted Braille
>    -
>
>    Use Liblouis for Computer Braille: Not checked
>    -
>
>    Suppress Capital Signs: Not checked
>
>
> Additionally, I have configured the checkboxes within the “Language
> Profiles” dialog as follows:
>
>
>    -
>
>    Link Braille Input Language To Keyboard Language: Checked
>    -
>
>    Automatic Language Detection: Checked
>
>
> From my understanding of JAWS, the above configuration should allow
> display of uncontracted German but with capital letters indicated. However,
> this is not happening. Any input as to why this is not occurring is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Noah
>
> --
> Noah Carver
> Candidate, B.M. '26
> Applied Music (Performance) -- Voice
> Eastman School of Music
> University of Rochester
> [image: JAWS Certified, 2023]
> <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/>
> +1 (207) 557-9143 <+12075579143>
> noahcarver494 at gmail.com
>
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