From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from femail17.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.144]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16R0Gt-0008IR-00 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:19:11 -0500 Received: from cj2204215a ([65.14.224.189]) by femail17.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20020117001915.EKCS8122.femail17.sdc1.sfba.home.com@cj2204215a> for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:19:15 -0800 Message-ID: <028101c19eeb$b66107c0$6401a8c0@alex1.va.home.com> From: "Amanda Lee" To: References: <20020114184610.A400@uic.edu> <20020115011520.GA479@kc5eiv.ddts.net> Subject: Re: braille fonts Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:12:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Amanda Lee" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I'm behind on the list reading. There is micro braille but isn't in wide use. The only aid I know of for writing micro braille is a special slate and stylus and I don't remember where it is or was available. Perhaps from American Printinghouse for the Blind in Louisville, KY. Amanda Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hubbs" To: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:15 PM Subject: braille fonts > Would braille still be readable if we decreased the size? > If we decreased it too much, I don't think we would be able to read it. > > William > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 07:12:27PM -0600, Kirk Wood wrote: > > > hahahahahahaha. Let's do away with print anyway (grin). > > > Greg > > > > Of course we could work on making smaller braille fonts. If you shrink the > > spacing by just 20% you would fit so much more on the page. > > > > ======= > > Kirk Wood > > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > > > Nowlan's Theory: > > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > > the next freeway exit. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >