[nfbcs] Brailling computer code for embossing and display on a refreshable braille display

[Donald Winiecki]

Thank you Lloyd.  From your message I understand you to say that I, as the
transcriber, cannot influence how a RBD treats lines that exceed its
display line-length.

I am guessing it is risky to assume that programmers using a RBD will have
a 40-cell RBD.  With that in mind, I am keen to hear from programmers who
use a RBD to learn how this is addressed in day-to-day practice.

Best,

_don



On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 7:53 AM, Rasmussen, Lloyd via nfbcs <
nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> It depends on how the user adjusts the settings of the notetaker or screen
> reader on which the braille is being read. I don't think there is much you
> can do.
> Make sure that the proper computer braille line continuation indicators
> are being used for lines longer than 40 characters. This indicator is 4-5-6
> 1-2-3-4-6 in EBAE computer braille code (CBC) or dot 5 in UEB. The dot 5 is
> also used as a line continuation indicator in braille music.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library
> of Congress
> Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls/
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of
> the Library of Congress, NLS.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Don Winiecki
> via nfbcs
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 9:43 AM
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Don Winiecki
> Subject: [nfbcs] Brailling computer code for embossing and display on a
> refreshable braille display
>
> Apologies in advance for what might be something I should already know.  I
> have searched for an answer online with a moderate level of diligence, but
> without success.
>
> I am a sighted braille transcriber and I have a question about formatting
> when brailling content that is intended for embossing, but which may also
> be read on refreshable braille devices (RBD).  This question has come up in
> my embossing of a computer science textbook with programming code that
> should be displayed with specific line indenting and line breaks.
>
> When brailled content is to be embossed on the usual 11" x 11.5" paper, it
> is formatted with a 40-cell line length.  If a BRF file is displayed by a
> RBD with 40-cell width, formatting would display as expected with hard line
> breaks and indenting retained from the original. However, if displayed by a
> RBD with less than a 40-cell width, I am not certain how line breaks and
> indenting will be displayed.
>
> Does a RBD retain indenting and line breaks as would a programmer's editor
> like EMACS, or are wrap-around lines displayed starting at cell 1?
>
> Is there a way to format a BRF file so all formatting of computer code is
> retained?
>
> _don
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