[nfbcs] Reading BRF Files

Kevin Fjelsted kfjelsted at gmail.com
Mon May 7 18:43:50 UTC 2012


I am not looking for portability as the primary requirement. I am looking for the ability to read formatted Braille efficiently.
-Kevin

On May 7, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> Or even 18-cell, which makes it even more portable, imho.
> Tracy
> 
>> And what price range are you looking for? This will greatly restrict your
>> choices. Also, would 32 cells be okay instead of 40? That will also
>> restrict
>> your options if it has to be 40 cells.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kevin Fjelsted" <kfjelsted at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 10:37 AM
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Reading BRF Files
>> 
>> 
>>> I am looking for an efficient solution for efficiently assisting in the
>>> reading of BRF files that fulfills the following requirements.
>>> 
>>> * Can process ".BRF" files from NLS WebBraille, Duxbury, and Megadots
>>> sources.
>>> * Portable.
>>> * 40 characters 8 dot Braille.
>>> * Capability to bookmark sections in multiple files simultaneously.
>>> * QUickly search for page number or key text.
>>> * Efficient controls for moving to the next line once a line has been
>>> read.
>>> * Reliable.
>>> 
>>> As a student I am dealing with about 2000 Braille pages a semester.
>>> Embossing this quantity and carrying it with me is out of the questions.
>>> Does anyone have recommendations?
>>> -Kevin
>>> 
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