[nfbcs] Reading BRF Files

[Bill]

I did notice you mention you were a student as well. You might email
the same question to the student list and see what people have come up
with as solutions since many of them might have had the same situation
and would better understand exactly what you are asking.
Bill

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Jordyn Castor <jordyn2493 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Pac Mate is a notetaker offered by Freedom Scientific and has a 40 cell
> display. I have one, and love the way it allows me to read Braille
> efficiently. The Whiz Wheels allow for navigation by paragraphs, lines,
> sentences and panning by the display width.
> Jordyn
>
> On 5/7/2012 2:59 PM, Hyde, David W. (ESC) wrote:
>>
>> Most have a (search) function. If you are using an NLS generated braille
>> file that has braille page numbers, you can search for the number, preceded
>> by the number sigh. If you are looking for the print page number, precede
>> the number sigh by dots 3 6. It will allow you to book mark, I believe.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Kevin Fjelsted
>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 1:53 PM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Reading BRF Files
>>
>> So far I have been using Notepad and Mac Textedit software i.e., computer
>> based.
>> I am really looking for a specialized computer program or an Ideal stand
>> alone device.
>> The thing is if it is computer based it needs to efficiently handle the
>> Braille.
>> Note pad or textedit is not efficient because there is no book marking or
>> position marking.
>> ALso, there is no efficient way to move page by page quickly.
>> So if we look at computer based we would need a specialized software
>> program that takes in a BRF file and segments it and defines controls for
>> navigating.
>> I am not familiar with the note taker functions.
>>  Do they provide the navigation I described?
>> -Kevin
>>
>> On May 7, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote:
>>
>>> Kevin,
>>>
>>> What are you using to read these files, a computer, or a notetaker?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Steve Jacobson
>>> ,
>>> On Mon, 7 May 2012 12:37:29 -0500, Kevin Fjelsted wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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