Well I have touched UEB, and I find it to be offensive to say the least.
Since it is mostly grade one, it is slow to read, ungreen because of the
extra resources and paper it demands, and needless.
It had to be decided upon by people who do not use braille in their daily
lives.
Like many ideas, good in theory, terrible in implimentation.
Creating a translation interface like the language tools in Ie, would have
met the need with out messing up braille access world wide.
Reading braille is slow enough as it is. Now with having to read more cells
for the same information, will necessarilly slow it down even more.
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 11:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:
Steve:
I'm curious. ... How do you like UEB, and how have you found it in
comparison to ttraditional grade II. Braille?
I'm planning to try it when I get the time here, but just can't make the
switch a priority right now.
If you want, you can reply to this post off list, since it may be considered
to be "off topic" by some.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 10:14 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:
Harvey,
All versions of Duxbury offer the choice of contracted braille as we know it
or UEB. I have the latest version of Duxbury, and I use both, depending on
the requirements of the job I'm doing.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: January 12, 2016 22:11
Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:
> Thanks for the tips, Lloyd. I would like to at least have the option
> of using one sided or versa point printing, but this one doesn't have
> that option.
>
> The only way I would consider updating Duxbury is if newer updates
> offered the choice of traditional grade 2 or UEB Braille. I think
> those of us older blind people should be given that choice. I hate
> UEB Braille.
> Harvey
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:
>
> I have always driven my embossers from the serial port rather than
> parallel.
> I use the Duxbury Braille Translator, and recently brought it up to date.
> I haven't used this setup in Windows 10 yet, but it should work.
> Beware of USB-to-serial adapters, however. I have been using 3
> RadioShack Gigaware
> adapters: one for FT950 control, one for rotor control and one for
> driving the braille embosser. I intended to make a newer computer
> which runs Windows
>
> 10 my logging computer. But the USB-to-serial drivers for devices
> which contain a chipset from Prolific were updated, starting at
> Windows 8.1, such that adapters like mine which happen to have fake
> Prolific chips will not work in Windows 8 or 10. Cables from more
> reputable folks like FTDI should still work.
> 73,
> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
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