<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16809" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Eric and list:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pumpkinracer@gmail.com href="mailto:pumpkinracer@gmail.com">DrV</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 09, 2009 3:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Dumb
Question - actually this never was a dumbquestion & needs a new title
:-)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Robert,<BR>
<DIV>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?</DIV>
<DIV>Eric V <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Robert Jaquiss <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:rjaquiss@earthlink.net">rjaquiss@earthlink.net</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<DIV bgcolor="#ffffff">
<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 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.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Robert</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=im>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=ksims@opsb.net href="mailto:ksims@opsb.net" target=_blank>Kristen J
Sims</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org" target=_blank>Professionals in
Blindness Education Division List</A> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=im>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 09, 2009 11:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Dumb
Question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Carlton, <BR></DIV>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.<BR><BR>Kristen J.
Sims, MEd NCLB<BR>Teacher of Blind Students<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #5167c6 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=im>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> Carlton
Anne Cook Walker <A href="mailto:carltonwalker@gmail.com"
target=_blank><carltonwalker@gmail.com></A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org"
target=_blank><Pibe-division@nfbnet.org></A></DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=im>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Date:</B> Friday, March 6 2009 03:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Pibe-division] Dumb
Question</DIV>Hi all,<BR><BR>I have a dumb question, but here goes . .
.<BR><BR>How difficult is it to get a good braille hard copy from a
Bookshare BRF file?<BR><BR>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).<BR><BR>If possible, I'd
really like to know before I speak to her this afternoon when I pick
Anna Catherine up from school.<BR><BR>Please feel free to email or call
me directly.<BR><BR><BR>I truly appreciate your wisdom on this matter
(and others, of course).<BR><BR><BR><BR>Take care,<BR><BR><BR>Carlton<BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Carlton Anne Cook Walker<BR>213 North First
Street<BR>McConnellsburg, PA 17233<BR>Voice: 717-485-4529<BR>Cell:
717-658-9894<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Pibe-division
mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org"
target=_blank>Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org"
target=_blank>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</A><BR>To
unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Pibe-division:<BR></DIV><A
href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/ksims%40opsb.net"
target=_blank>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/ksims%40opsb.net</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV class=im>
<P></P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Pibe-division
mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org"
target=_blank>Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org"
target=_blank>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</A><BR>To
unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Pibe-division:<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/rjaquiss%40earthlink.net"
target=_blank>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/rjaquiss%40earthlink.net</A>
<P></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Pibe-division
mailing list<BR><A
href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org"
target=_blank>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</A><BR>To
unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Pibe-division:<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/pumpkinracer%40gmail.com"
target=_blank>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/pumpkinracer%40gmail.com</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Pibe-division
mailing
list<BR>Pibe-division@nfbnet.org<BR>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org<BR>To
unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Pibe-division:<BR>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/rjaquiss%40earthlink.net</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>