braille translation software for linux

[Bill Gaughan <wgaughan@snet.net>]

Yes, nfbtrans 7.58 (a .zip download, because it can be build for DOS as
well) does work. I have never embossed braille in linux, but, I have used
the program to translate files. It also back-translates grade two files to
printable ascii text. It gives you a menu with three choices. You might
have to tinker with the source to get it to work. If I can remember what I
did I will post another message.

Also Chuck Hallenbeck's Turbo Braille has been ported to linux as
tbrl-0.4.tar.gz. You run it like this:

tbrl < file.txt > file.brl

You might have to change the file called tb.h if you do not want the
tbrl.xlt (translation table) to go to /usr/local/share/tbrl/ on the make
install. If tbrl does not work after you install it, just look at tb.h
file. For example, I want my .xlt in /usr/share/tbrl because I only use
/usr/local for large packages like sgmltools and ocrshop.

enought of my chatter. Both tbrl and nfbtrans work in linux beautifully. I
could be wrong about this, but I think that tbrl also does grade three
braille.

-- 
Bill Gaughan
wgaughan@snet.net


On Sat, 1 Dec 2001 lobap@adaptech.net wrote:

> Hi:
> Haven't tried myself but I think there is a package for Braille embossers
> which runs under linux. You should be able to get it from NFB site, it is
> call nfbtr and the most current version is 758.
>
> Thanks, Pawel.
> On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Brent Harding wrote:
>
> > Will any screen readers used in dos run in dosemu? I use speakup in linux
> > and find it doesn't do dos real well. If I end up with megadots or
> > something like that, it'd be cool to use something like that in linux to
> > braille away if I had a braille printer (can't afford it at the moment).
> > At 11:22 AM 12/1/01 -0800, you wrote:
> > >I do not use DOS for many years and do not know the programs you are using
> > >under it. One thing that I would try first is to run dosemu, DOS emulator,
> > >and the same programs you use already. That way you gradualy move over to
> > >Linux and replace DOS programs with native Linux ones if available. Of
> > >course there is a danger that not all programs will run well under dosemu.
> > >Well behaved ones do.
> > >
> > >DOS partition can be mounted under Linux and accessed from dosemu and
> > >hopefuly your program would run the same way it does in it's native
> > >environment.
> > >
> > >There are commercial products like VMware and Win4linux (I think) which
> > >you can use for running windows in Linux or the other way around. I use
> > >VMware at work to run Windows 2000 inside Linux. I need that because of
> > >only one application, Checkpoint firewall management console. I must say
> > >that VMware works great and W2000 behaves like a real PC with
> > >emulation of power on,self test, boot, and networking.
> > >
> > >Good luck,
> > >
> > >--
> > >Rafael
> > >
> > >
> > >On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 12:36:12PM -0500, Bill Gaughan wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi, listers,
> > >>
> > >> I am looking for a money management program that works in linux without
> > >> X-windows. One that is, of course, blind friendly. Pull-down menus or
> > >> numbered key choices from a screen menu, okay. I need to do simple home
> > >> money management, track a check register, income and expense tracking,
> > >> keep track of credit card purchases, etc. I don't need fancy reports like
> > >> account summaries or general ledgers. Just simple transaction data entry
> > >> would be fine. Anybody remember MoneyCounts 8.0 for DOS from Parsons
> > >> Technology. Well, I am still using it even to print checks. I would like
> > >> to do all this in linux so I don't have to reboot back to DOS. Any
> > >> accounting programs available in linux that are blind friendly?
> > >>
> > >> Oh, does anybody remember Charlie Crawford's talking checkbook program?
> > >> That used to be available from www.empowermentzone.com? I have this one
> > >> too, but it is DOS. But, it was freeware. Q. Has this program been ported
> > >> to linux? If anybody knows how to get in touch with Charlie Crawford,
> > >> please let him know that a linux port would be useful to many of his
> > >> fellow blind friends. Any ideas, listers?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Bill Gaughan
> > >> wgaughan@snet.net
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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