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47 \pdf_title "How to write Braille with LyX"
48 \pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
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110 How to write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
118 \begin_layout Standard
119 First a general note: The Braille you can create with \SpecialChar LaTeX
121 Braille can have 6 or 8
122 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
125 dots, while \SpecialChar LaTeX
126 (and therefore \SpecialChar LyX
127 ) only supports only 6
128 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
131 dot Braille without accented characters.
134 \begin_layout Standard
135 To write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
140 in the document settings under
145 Now select the environment
161 from \SpecialChar LyX
162 's environment selection box and write your text.
163 The other Braille environments are only turn on/off some properties as
164 described below; keep them empty!
167 \begin_layout Standard
169 \begin_inset Newline newline
173 \begin_inset CommandInset line
184 \begin_layout Standard
186 \begin_inset Newline newline
189 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
192 \begin_layout Standard
193 with Braille letters:
196 \begin_layout Braille (default)
197 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
200 \begin_layout Standard
202 \begin_inset CommandInset line
213 \begin_layout Standard
214 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
217 You can see that \SpecialChar LaTeX
218 is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille; you
219 have to do this manually.
222 \begin_layout Standard
223 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
227 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
230 \begin_layout Plain Layout
235 Only Latin letters, numbers, punctuations, parentheses, and brackets can
236 be printed in Braille.
237 Special characters like
238 \begin_inset Quotes eld
242 \begin_inset Quotes erd
246 \begin_inset Quotes eld
250 \begin_inset Quotes erd
253 , accented characters like umlauts, as well as line breaks are not supported.
261 \begin_layout Standard
262 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
266 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
269 \begin_layout Plain Layout
275 's and \SpecialChar LaTeX
277 \begin_inset Quotes eld
282 \begin_inset Quotes erd
286 \begin_inset Quotes eld
291 \begin_inset Quotes erd
295 \begin_inset Quotes eld
300 \begin_inset Quotes erd
304 \begin_inset Quotes eld
309 \begin_inset Quotes erd
312 must be inserted as \SpecialChar TeX
313 code like in the following example:
321 \begin_layout Standard
323 \begin_inset CommandInset line
334 \begin_layout Standard
339 \begin_layout Plain Layout
347 \begin_inset Newline newline
353 \begin_layout Braille (default)
357 \begin_layout Plain Layout
367 \begin_layout Standard
369 \begin_inset CommandInset line
380 \begin_layout Standard
381 Here is an overview about the different Braille environments using the example
383 \begin_inset Quotes eld
387 \begin_inset Quotes erd
393 \begin_layout Standard
394 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
408 \begin_layout Braille (default)
412 \begin_layout Standard
421 - size that approximately matches the document's text size:
424 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
428 \begin_layout Standard
429 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
440 - tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
443 \begin_layout Braille (dots on)
447 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
451 \begin_layout Standard
452 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
455 Text can be printed mirror-inverted for embossing the Braille by hand with
456 a needle or another suitable device:
459 \begin_layout Standard
463 \begin_layout Braille (default)
467 \begin_layout Standard
479 \begin_layout Braille (mirror on)
483 \begin_layout Braille (default)
487 \begin_layout Braille (mirror off)
491 \begin_layout Standard
492 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
495 Braille characters can alternatively be created by writing a number to a
497 A Braille box is inserted with the menu
499 Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator
507 Every number in this box turns on the corresponding Braille dot.
508 For example, the number
513 \begin_inset Newline newline
517 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
520 \begin_layout Plain Layout
529 \begin_layout Standard
530 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
533 Computer Braille that uses 8
534 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
537 dots can be turned on with the command
544 But the two extra dots are only printed when using a Braille box.
545 For example, the number
549 in a Braille box results in:
550 \begin_inset Newline newline
557 \begin_layout Plain Layout
567 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
570 \begin_layout Plain Layout
580 \begin_layout Plain Layout
584 brailleeightdotsfalse
592 \begin_layout Standard
593 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
596 The size of the default Braille font can be changed by the length
603 Its default value is 2.4
604 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
609 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
613 \begin_inset space \space{}
616 double-sized Braille use this command in \SpecialChar TeX
617 code in your document:
620 \begin_layout Standard
628 \begin_inset Newline newline
644 \begin_layout Standard
645 Double-sized Braille:
649 \begin_layout Plain Layout
658 \begin_layout Plain Layout
674 \begin_layout Braille (default)
678 \begin_layout Standard
682 \begin_layout Plain Layout
691 \begin_layout Plain Layout
707 \begin_layout Standard
708 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
711 For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
712 \begin_inset Newline newline
716 \begin_inset CommandInset href
718 name "http://www.brailleauthority.org/sizespacingofbraille/index.html"
719 target "http://www.brailleauthority.org/sizespacingofbraille/index.html"