[nfbcs] Reading BRF Files

[Hyde, David W. (ESC)]

If portability is not your primary concern, then any forty or eighty cell refreshable display will do. It will probably require being hooked to a computer.  Being a braille reader as well, you may be aware that formatting is changing, so what you think of as properly formatted braille may not be the same thing in the next six months or so. It may help to decide whether the formatting is more important, or getting the information. Most of us get by on displays that do not have forty cells.

If you go with a braille Notetakers, you can get 32 cells. It can advance the braille automatically for you, speeding you up. It will allow you to store braille material on thumb drives or cards. Currently I do not know a braille display that will give you good Nemeth braille.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Fjelsted
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 1:44 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Reading BRF Files

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
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>> 
>>> 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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