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From: Hans Hagen via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Cc: Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: update lmtx
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:43:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <99bfdd40-d51a-a11f-460a-09d14d8f19d6@xs4all.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5997d637-2658-8e06-d584-8a6038ba7436@leliseron.org>

On 11/26/2021 11:10 AM, Alain Delmotte via ntg-context wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Le 22/11/2021 à 22:37, Hans Hagen via ntg-context a écrit :
>> Hi,
>>
>> We're still working on the math so updated lfg files buit not many 
>> other things apart from a few fixes.
>>
>> In the process I ran into another area where ms eems to take the lead:
>>
>> https://devblogs.microsoft.com/math-in-office/unicode-math-braille-sequences/ 
>>
>>
>> and although it aims at msword I gave that a go for context so we now 
>> have a "braille-basic" module (style) that we (can) use (and run as 
>> demo) for playing with math spacing because we basically have a 
>> monospace font. If there is any interest in braille as alternative 
>> output we can extend that. I'm pretty sure that we need to adapt some 
>> (general spacing related) presets to this situation.
>>
>> Hans
> 
> I remember having contact with people in the braille association in Belgium.
> To prepare braille text you need to follow certain rules, it is not just 
> using braille symbols.

sure, there are subtle details (leading chars and so) and there's also 
some 'shortcut' system

> So it is better to ask braille specialist about the requirements for 
> good braille text.
I'll wait and see what demands show up ... at least some basics are there.

Hans

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  reply	other threads:[~2021-11-26 10:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-11-22 21:37 Hans Hagen via ntg-context
2021-11-25 11:22 ` Alain Delmotte via ntg-context
2021-11-25 12:00   ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
2021-11-26 10:10 ` Alain Delmotte via ntg-context
2021-11-26 10:43   ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context [this message]
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2021-09-03 16:59 Hans Hagen via ntg-context

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