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42 \pdf_title "How to write Braille with LyX"
43 \pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
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103 How to write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
111 \begin_layout Standard
112 First a general note: The Braille you can create with \SpecialChar LaTeX
114 Braille can have 6 or 8
115 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
118 dots, while \SpecialChar LaTeX
119 (and therefore \SpecialChar LyX
120 ) only supports only 6
121 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
124 dot Braille without accented characters.
127 \begin_layout Standard
128 To write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
133 in the document settings under
138 Now select the environment
154 from \SpecialChar LyX
155 's environment selection box and write your text.
156 The other Braille environments are only turn on/off some properties as
157 described below; keep them empty!
160 \begin_layout Standard
162 \begin_inset Newline newline
166 \begin_inset CommandInset line
177 \begin_layout Standard
179 \begin_inset Newline newline
182 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
185 \begin_layout Standard
186 with Braille letters:
189 \begin_layout Braille (default)
190 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
193 \begin_layout Standard
195 \begin_inset CommandInset line
206 \begin_layout Standard
207 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
210 You can see that \SpecialChar LaTeX
211 is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille; you
212 have to do this manually.
215 \begin_layout Standard
216 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
220 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
223 \begin_layout Plain Layout
228 Only Latin letters, numbers, punctuations, parentheses, and brackets can
229 be printed in Braille.
230 Special characters like
231 \begin_inset Quotes eld
235 \begin_inset Quotes erd
239 \begin_inset Quotes eld
243 \begin_inset Quotes erd
246 , accented characters like umlauts, as well as line breaks are not supported.
254 \begin_layout Standard
255 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
259 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
262 \begin_layout Plain Layout
268 's and \SpecialChar LaTeX
270 \begin_inset Quotes eld
275 \begin_inset Quotes erd
279 \begin_inset Quotes eld
284 \begin_inset Quotes erd
288 \begin_inset Quotes eld
293 \begin_inset Quotes erd
297 \begin_inset Quotes eld
302 \begin_inset Quotes erd
305 must be inserted as \SpecialChar TeX
306 code like in the following example:
314 \begin_layout Standard
316 \begin_inset CommandInset line
327 \begin_layout Standard
332 \begin_layout Plain Layout
340 \begin_inset Newline newline
346 \begin_layout Braille (default)
350 \begin_layout Plain Layout
360 \begin_layout Standard
362 \begin_inset CommandInset line
373 \begin_layout Standard
374 Here is an overview about the different Braille environments using the example
376 \begin_inset Quotes eld
380 \begin_inset Quotes erd
386 \begin_layout Standard
387 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
401 \begin_layout Braille (default)
405 \begin_layout Standard
414 - size that approximately matches the document's text size:
417 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
421 \begin_layout Standard
422 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
433 - tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
436 \begin_layout Braille (dots on)
440 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
444 \begin_layout Standard
445 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
448 Text can be printed mirror-inverted for embossing the Braille by hand with
449 a needle or another suitable device:
452 \begin_layout Standard
456 \begin_layout Braille (default)
460 \begin_layout Standard
472 \begin_layout Braille (mirror on)
476 \begin_layout Braille (default)
480 \begin_layout Braille (mirror off)
484 \begin_layout Standard
485 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
488 Braille characters can alternatively be created by writing a number to a
490 A Braille box is inserted with the menu
492 Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator
500 Every number in this box turns on the corresponding Braille dot.
501 For example, the number
506 \begin_inset Newline newline
510 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
513 \begin_layout Plain Layout
522 \begin_layout Standard
523 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
526 Computer Braille that uses 8
527 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
530 dots can be turned on with the command
537 But the two extra dots are only printed when using a Braille box.
538 For example, the number
542 in a Braille box results in:
543 \begin_inset Newline newline
550 \begin_layout Plain Layout
560 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
563 \begin_layout Plain Layout
573 \begin_layout Plain Layout
577 brailleeightdotsfalse
585 \begin_layout Standard
586 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
589 The size of the default Braille font can be changed by the length
596 Its default value is 2.4
597 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
602 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
606 \begin_inset space \space{}
609 double-sized Braille use this command in \SpecialChar TeX
610 code in your document:
613 \begin_layout Standard
621 \begin_inset Newline newline
637 \begin_layout Standard
638 Double-sized Braille:
642 \begin_layout Plain Layout
651 \begin_layout Plain Layout
667 \begin_layout Braille (default)
671 \begin_layout Standard
675 \begin_layout Plain Layout
684 \begin_layout Plain Layout
700 \begin_layout Standard
701 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
704 For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
705 \begin_inset Newline newline
709 \begin_inset CommandInset href
711 name "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"
712 target "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"