[Pibe-division] Dealing with .brf and DAISY .xml files

Mon Mar 9 21:07:05 UTC 2009

Hello Eric and list:

     Opening the DAISY .xml file in Duxbury presents the user with the same view as when a Word, WordPerfect or text file is imported. You see the actual words and no contractions. At this point, you can edit the file, insert codes to force new pages for front matter, set print and braille page options and other options. When done, save the file as a .dxp (In case you need to make changes.) then translate it to braille and emboss or save the .brf file for use on a notetaker. In my opinion, you should avoid back translating of braille. Hope this makes sense.

Regards,

Robert

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: DrV 
  To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
  Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 3:47 PM
  Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Dumb Question - actually this never was a dumbquestion & needs a new title :-)

  Robert,

  Does the DAISY XML option you describe offer an advantage over just opening the brf file in Duxbury, converting it to print & then reconverting it to an uncontracted braille file & then embossing it in grade 1?
  Eric V  

  On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net> wrote:

    Hello:

         I would suggest that if a book is available from BookShare, that the DAISY XML file be used as input to Duxbury. You then have a file to start from that should only need editing.

    Regards,

    Robert

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Kristen J Sims 
      To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
      Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:44 AM
      Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Dumb Question

      Carlton, 

      One reason a teacher may do this is if she is modifying the braille. For instance, if a student knows a few contractions. We want to encourage reading and reinforce the contractions learned. For a short book instead of downloading the brf file or scanning it we will simply have our paraprofessional type the book or in our case the weekly decodable readers and we will only braille the contractions he/she knows and maybe one or two that are coming up. This is a time saver for us although it may seem like it takes longer. If I can find the book on TSBVI in a dxb file I will usually skip step one.

      Kristen J. Sims, MEd NCLB
      Teacher of Blind Students

        ----- Original Message -----
        From: Carlton Anne Cook Walker <carltonwalker at gmail.com>
        To: <Pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
        Cc: 
        Date: Friday, March 6 2009 03:07 PM
        Subject: [Pibe-division] Dumb Question
        Hi all,

        I have a dumb question, but here goes . . .

        How difficult is it to get a good braille hard copy from a Bookshare BRF file?

        I'm asking because we have waited almost an entire week to get a braille hard copy of a Cam Jansen book from the school. an aide was typing in the print (don't know why they can't scan, but there you go) and the TVI was translating using Duxbury and printing to a Juliet on-site. I just looked up the book and found that the BRF (and the Daisy) files are available from Bookshare. Is there a good reason to type the whole thing in instead of using a Bookshare file? should I assume that the teacher didn't look for the Bookshare file? (She has her own account, as does my daughter).

        If possible, I'd really like to know before I speak to her this afternoon when I pick Anna Catherine up from school.

        Please feel free to email or call me directly.

        I truly appreciate your wisdom on this matter (and others, of course).

        Take care,

        Carlton

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