[Perform-Talk] JAWS not Showing Capital Letter Indicator When Rendering German Braille

[Shelley Alongi]

I can’t answer your question directly but in return, I do have a question. I assume you’re using a braille display. But my question concerns where to find German Braille in general. I was a music major before the braille display was conceived at least in this country. I bet that makes it easier. If you have any ideas where to find German braille for reading , I would appreciate your insight. I found Braille German in Germany but I don’t think they’ll ship it to me. :-) I am not able to answer your question, but I would like to pose a question where do you get German braille? I’ve been looking and looking and I can’t find anything that’s in the US and anyone that says it doesn’t have it. I am aware you’re probably using a braille display. I’m looking for it just to read. Do you have any ideas about that? I bet you do. :-) I was a music major in the days before the braille display. But I bet that makes it a lot easier. :-) 

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> On Sep 4, 2023, at 11:20 AM, Noah Carver via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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