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42 \pdf_title "How to write Braille with LyX"
43 \pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
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102 How to write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
110 \begin_layout Standard
111 First a general note: The Braille you can create with \SpecialChar LaTeX
113 Braille can have 6 or 8
114 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
117 dots, while \SpecialChar LaTeX
118 (and therefore \SpecialChar LyX
119 ) only supports only 6
120 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
123 dot Braille without accented characters.
126 \begin_layout Standard
127 To write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
132 in the document settings under
137 Now select the environment
153 from \SpecialChar LyX
154 's environment selection box and write your text.
155 The other Braille environments are only turn on/off some properties as
156 described below; keep them empty!
159 \begin_layout Standard
161 \begin_inset Newline newline
165 \begin_inset CommandInset line
176 \begin_layout Standard
178 \begin_inset Newline newline
181 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
184 \begin_layout Standard
185 with Braille letters:
188 \begin_layout Braille (default)
189 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
192 \begin_layout Standard
194 \begin_inset CommandInset line
205 \begin_layout Standard
206 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
209 You can see that \SpecialChar LaTeX
210 is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille; you
211 have to do this manually.
214 \begin_layout Standard
215 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
219 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
222 \begin_layout Plain Layout
227 Only Latin letters, numbers, punctuations, parentheses, and brackets can
228 be printed in Braille.
229 Special characters like
230 \begin_inset Quotes eld
234 \begin_inset Quotes erd
238 \begin_inset Quotes eld
242 \begin_inset Quotes erd
245 , accented characters like umlauts, as well as line breaks are not supported.
253 \begin_layout Standard
254 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
258 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
261 \begin_layout Plain Layout
267 's and \SpecialChar LaTeX
269 \begin_inset Quotes eld
274 \begin_inset Quotes erd
278 \begin_inset Quotes eld
283 \begin_inset Quotes erd
287 \begin_inset Quotes eld
292 \begin_inset Quotes erd
296 \begin_inset Quotes eld
301 \begin_inset Quotes erd
304 must be inserted as \SpecialChar TeX
305 code like in the following example:
313 \begin_layout Standard
315 \begin_inset CommandInset line
326 \begin_layout Standard
331 \begin_layout Plain Layout
339 \begin_inset Newline newline
345 \begin_layout Braille (default)
349 \begin_layout Plain Layout
359 \begin_layout Standard
361 \begin_inset CommandInset line
372 \begin_layout Standard
373 Here is an overview about the different Braille environments using the example
375 \begin_inset Quotes eld
379 \begin_inset Quotes erd
385 \begin_layout Standard
386 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
400 \begin_layout Braille (default)
404 \begin_layout Standard
413 - size that approximately matches the document's text size:
416 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
420 \begin_layout Standard
421 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
432 - tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
435 \begin_layout Braille (dots on)
439 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
443 \begin_layout Standard
444 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
447 Text can be printed mirror-inverted for embossing the Braille by hand with
448 a needle or another suitable device:
451 \begin_layout Standard
455 \begin_layout Braille (default)
459 \begin_layout Standard
471 \begin_layout Braille (mirror on)
475 \begin_layout Braille (default)
479 \begin_layout Braille (mirror off)
483 \begin_layout Standard
484 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
487 Braille characters can alternatively be created by writing a number to a
489 A Braille box is inserted with the menu
491 Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator
499 Every number in this box turns on the corresponding Braille dot.
500 For example, the number
505 \begin_inset Newline newline
509 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
512 \begin_layout Plain Layout
521 \begin_layout Standard
522 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
525 Computer Braille that uses 8
526 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
529 dots can be turned on with the command
536 But the two extra dots are only printed when using a Braille box.
537 For example, the number
541 in a Braille box results in:
542 \begin_inset Newline newline
549 \begin_layout Plain Layout
559 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
562 \begin_layout Plain Layout
572 \begin_layout Plain Layout
576 brailleeightdotsfalse
584 \begin_layout Standard
585 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
588 The size of the default Braille font can be changed by the length
595 Its default value is 2.4
596 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
601 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
605 \begin_inset space \space{}
608 double-sized Braille use this command in \SpecialChar TeX
609 code in your document:
612 \begin_layout Standard
620 \begin_inset Newline newline
636 \begin_layout Standard
637 Double-sized Braille:
641 \begin_layout Plain Layout
650 \begin_layout Plain Layout
666 \begin_layout Braille (default)
670 \begin_layout Standard
674 \begin_layout Plain Layout
683 \begin_layout Plain Layout
699 \begin_layout Standard
700 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
703 For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
704 \begin_inset Newline newline
708 \begin_inset CommandInset href
710 name "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"
711 target "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"