[nfbcs] NFBTRANS

[Jude DaShiell]

Chuck Hallenbech wrote tbrl which is supposed to also be a braille 
translator.  I don't know what operating systems will run it though.

On Fri, 13 May 2016, David Andrews via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 13:04:39
> From: David Andrews via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] NFBTRANS
> 
> To the best of my knowledge, it is not on NFBNET.  We haven't done a very 
> good job of keeping files up to date, to be honest.
>
> With so much on t5he internet, it didn't seem worth the effort.  However, I 
> have considered having a NFBTrans area, just never did it.
>
> Dave
>
> At 09:44 AM 5/11/2016, you wrote:
>> Kathy,
>> 
>> I did manage to get NFBTRANS recompiled so that it will work on a 64-bit
>> system.  We also were able to get the WINTRANS part updated as well to run
>> it from inside Windows without agoing to the command prompt.  However, 
>> there
>> are no plans to get NFBTRANS to fully support UEB.  Some changes to tables
>> would get us part way there, but there are passage indicators that cannot
>> work right without program changes.
>> 
>> I don't know if the newest version is on NFBNET or not, but I could send it
>> to you if you want.  If it would be helpful, I can just send you the
>> executable that has been recompiled or the whole thing.  Let me know.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Stev Jacobsone
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy Schroeder
>> via nfbcs
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 9:02 AM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Cathy Schroeder <cathy at sks.com>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] NFBTRANS
>> 
>> I know I am dating myself but here goes.
>> 
>> Many of you will remember back to the production of NFBTRANS, a free 
>> Braille
>> Translator that the NFB produced. I am trying to use it and am finding that
>> I cannot run it on Windows 764. Does anyone know of an easy solution to
>> this? Do we have a version that will run on this platform?
>> 
>> For as little Braille printing as I do, I can't see paying for Duxbury.
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