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  • 1.  fonts.

    Posted 12-06-2010 10:09
    I'm looking at converting a Word file into docbook.
    
    The word file contains 'black dot' braille,
    a font which translates ASCII characters into
    a pattern in a 6 dot cell.
    
    Suggestions for markup please?
    phrase class='braille-font'?
    
    It is actually at block level (you don't get many
    braille cells to a line), but
    


  • 2.  Re: [docbook-tc] fonts.

    Posted 12-07-2010 11:18
    Hi Dave,

    For the braille parts themselves, the phrase markup as you mention it seems like a good idea.

    For the surrounding text, I'd recommend enclosing each combination of standard English/Braille transcription within an InformalExample element. I didn't see any completely inline usage of Braille, so that should work. Otherwise, I found it a bit confusing to distinguish them in the Word document (even though I read some Braille).  Then you could use whatever enclosing tagging you need (e.g. para, InformalTable, SegmentedList, SimpleList,  etc.) within the InformalExample to contain the Braille phrases

    HTH,

    Nancy

    On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 5:08 AM, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com> wrote:
    I'm looking at converting a Word file into docbook.

    The word file contains 'black dot' braille,
    a font which translates ASCII characters into
    a pattern in a 6 dot cell.

    Suggestions for markup please?
    phrase class='braille-font'?

    It is actually at block level (you don't get many
    braille cells to a line), but
    <para><phrase>  seems the best I can come up with.
    http://iceb.org/Guidelines_for_Technical_Material_2008-10_read_only.doc
    shows an example.


    TIA

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    XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
    Docbook FAQ.
    http://www.dpawson.co.uk

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  • 3.  Re: [docbook-tc] fonts.

    Posted 12-07-2010 14:00
    On 7 December 2010 11:17, Nancy Harrison 


  • 4.  Re: [docbook-tc] fonts.

    Posted 12-07-2010 14:14

    I was thinking of 'example' as denoting an example of English with equivalent Braille, which is what every occurrence of Braille appears as part of, from my reading.  I didn't see any Braille that wasn't a part of such an example.


    On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 7 December 2010 11:17, Nancy Harrison <nancylph@gmail.com> wrote:
    > Hi Dave,
    >
    > For the braille parts themselves, the phrase markup as you mention it seems
    > like a good idea.
    >
    > For the surrounding text, I'd recommend enclosing each combination of
    > standard English/Braille transcription within an InformalExample element. I
    > didn't see any completely inline usage of Braille, so that should work.

    Not sure they are all examples, but the logic is sound.
    The wrappers are less of an issue, I wanted to find a way
    of marking 'font' changes from text to simbraille | Ux2800 range,
    which ever they choose.


    > Otherwise, I found it a bit confusing to distinguish them in the Word
    > document (even though I read some Braille).  Then you could use whatever
    > enclosing tagging you need (e.g. para, InformalTable, SegmentedList,
    > SimpleList,  etc.) within the InformalExample to contain the Braille phrases

    Too true!
      The 'markup' in the word document is .... as it occurs I think.
     The styling has been picked up by one editor from the previous
      one.
    No real consistency.

    Thanks Nancy.


    > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 5:08 AM, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com> wrote:
    >>
    >> I'm looking at converting a Word file into docbook.
    >>
    >> The word file contains 'black dot' braille,
    >> a font which translates ASCII characters into
    >> a pattern in a 6 dot cell.
    >>
    >> Suggestions for markup please?
    >> phrase class='braille-font'?
    >>
    >> It is actually at block level (you don't get many
    >> braille cells to a line), but
    >> <para><phrase>  seems the best I can come up with.
    >> http://iceb.org/Guidelines_for_Technical_Material_2008-10_read_only.doc
    >> shows an example.
    >>
    >>
    >> TIA
    >>
    >> --
    >> Dave Pawson
    >> XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
    >> Docbook FAQ.
    >> http://www.dpawson.co.uk
    >>
    >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    >> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that
    >> generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at:
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    >>
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    > _____________
    > Nancy Harrison
    > Infobridge Solutions
    > nharrison@infobridge-solutions.com
    >



    --
    Dave Pawson
    XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
    Docbook FAQ.
    http://www.dpawson.co.uk



    --
    _____________
    Nancy Harrison
    Infobridge Solutions 
    nharrison@infobridge-solutions.com


  • 5.  Re: [docbook-tc] fonts.

    Posted 12-07-2010 14:27
    On 7 December 2010 14:13, Nancy Harrison