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39 \pdf_title "How to write Braille with LyX"
40 \pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
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96 How to write Braille with \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
103 \begin_layout Standard
104 First a general note: The Braille you can create with \SpecialCharNoPassThru LaTeX
106 Braille can have 6 or 8
107 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
110 dots, while \SpecialCharNoPassThru LaTeX
111 (and therefore \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
112 ) only supports only 6
113 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
116 dot Braille without accented characters.
119 \begin_layout Standard
120 To write Braille with \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
125 in the document settings under
130 Now select the environment
146 from \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
147 's environment selection box and write your text.
148 The other Braille environments are only turn on/off some properties as
149 described below; keep them empty!
152 \begin_layout Standard
154 \begin_inset Newline newline
158 \begin_inset CommandInset line
169 \begin_layout Standard
171 \begin_inset Newline newline
174 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
177 \begin_layout Standard
178 with Braille letters:
181 \begin_layout Braille (default)
182 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
185 \begin_layout Standard
187 \begin_inset CommandInset line
198 \begin_layout Standard
199 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
202 You can see that \SpecialCharNoPassThru LaTeX
203 is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille;
204 you have to do this manually.
207 \begin_layout Standard
208 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
212 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
215 \begin_layout Plain Layout
220 Only Latin letters, numbers, punctuations, parentheses, and brackets can
221 be printed in Braille.
222 Special characters like
223 \begin_inset Quotes eld
227 \begin_inset Quotes erd
231 \begin_inset Quotes eld
235 \begin_inset Quotes erd
238 , accented characters like umlauts, as well as line breaks are not supported.
246 \begin_layout Standard
247 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
251 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
254 \begin_layout Plain Layout
259 \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
260 's and \SpecialCharNoPassThru LaTeX
262 \begin_inset Quotes eld
265 \SpecialCharNoPassThru LaTeX
266 \begin_inset Quotes erd
270 \begin_inset Quotes eld
273 \SpecialCharNoPassThru LaTeX2e
274 \begin_inset Quotes erd
278 \begin_inset Quotes eld
281 \SpecialCharNoPassThru TeX
282 \begin_inset Quotes erd
286 \begin_inset Quotes eld
289 \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
290 \begin_inset Quotes erd
293 must be inserted as \SpecialCharNoPassThru TeX
294 code like in the following example:
302 \begin_layout Standard
304 \begin_inset CommandInset line
315 \begin_layout Standard
320 \begin_layout Plain Layout
322 \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
328 \begin_inset Newline newline
334 \begin_layout Braille (default)
338 \begin_layout Plain Layout
340 \SpecialCharNoPassThru LyX
348 \begin_layout Standard
350 \begin_inset CommandInset line
361 \begin_layout Standard
362 Here is an overview about the different Braille environments using the example
364 \begin_inset Quotes eld
368 \begin_inset Quotes erd
374 \begin_layout Standard
375 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
389 \begin_layout Braille (default)
393 \begin_layout Standard
402 - size that approximately matches the document's text size:
405 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
409 \begin_layout Standard
410 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
421 - tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
424 \begin_layout Braille (dots on)
428 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
432 \begin_layout Standard
433 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
436 Text can be printed mirror-inverted for embossing the Braille by hand with
437 a needle or another suitable device:
440 \begin_layout Standard
444 \begin_layout Braille (default)
448 \begin_layout Standard
460 \begin_layout Braille (mirror on)
464 \begin_layout Braille (default)
468 \begin_layout Braille (mirror off)
472 \begin_layout Standard
473 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
476 Braille characters can alternatively be created by writing a number to a
478 A Braille box is inserted with the menu
480 Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator
488 Every number in this box turns on the corresponding Braille dot.
489 For example, the number
494 \begin_inset Newline newline
498 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
501 \begin_layout Plain Layout
510 \begin_layout Standard
511 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
514 Computer Braille that uses 8
515 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
518 dots can be turned on with the command
525 But the two extra dots are only printed when using a Braille box.
526 For example, the number
530 in a Braille box results in:
531 \begin_inset Newline newline
538 \begin_layout Plain Layout
548 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
551 \begin_layout Plain Layout
561 \begin_layout Plain Layout
565 brailleeightdotsfalse
573 \begin_layout Standard
574 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
577 The size of the default Braille font can be changed by the length
584 Its default value is 2.4
585 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
590 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
594 \begin_inset space \space{}
597 double-sized Braille use this command in \SpecialCharNoPassThru TeX
598 code in your document:
601 \begin_layout Standard
609 \begin_inset Newline newline
625 \begin_layout Standard
626 Double-sized Braille:
630 \begin_layout Plain Layout
639 \begin_layout Plain Layout
655 \begin_layout Braille (default)
659 \begin_layout Standard
663 \begin_layout Plain Layout
672 \begin_layout Plain Layout
688 \begin_layout Standard
689 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
692 For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
693 \begin_inset Newline newline
697 \begin_inset CommandInset href
699 name "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"
700 target "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"