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47 \pdf_title "How to write Braille with LyX"
48 \pdf_author "Uwe Stöhr"
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114 How to write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
122 \begin_layout Standard
123 First a general note:
124 The Braille you can create with \SpecialChar LaTeX
126 Braille can have 6 or 8
127 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
131 while \SpecialChar LaTeX
132 (and therefore \SpecialChar LyX
133 ) only supports only 6
134 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
137 dot Braille without accented characters.
140 \begin_layout Standard
141 To write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
147 in the document settings under
152 Now select the environment
168 from \SpecialChar LyX
169 's environment selection box and write your text.
170 The other Braille environments are only turn on/off some properties as described below;
174 \begin_layout Standard
176 \begin_inset Newline newline
180 \begin_inset CommandInset line
191 \begin_layout Standard
193 \begin_inset Newline newline
196 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
199 \begin_layout Standard
200 with Braille letters:
203 \begin_layout Braille (default)
204 This is an example sentence written in Braille.
207 \begin_layout Standard
209 \begin_inset CommandInset line
220 \begin_layout Standard
221 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
224 You can see that \SpecialChar LaTeX
225 is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille;
226 you have to do this manually.
229 \begin_layout Standard
230 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
234 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
237 \begin_layout Plain Layout
247 and brackets can be printed in Braille.
248 Special characters like
249 \begin_inset Quotes eld
253 \begin_inset Quotes erd
258 \begin_inset Quotes eld
262 \begin_inset Quotes erd
266 accented characters like umlauts,
267 as well as line breaks are not supported.
275 \begin_layout Standard
276 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
280 \begin_inset Note Greyedout
283 \begin_layout Plain Layout
290 's and \SpecialChar LaTeX
292 \begin_inset Quotes eld
297 \begin_inset Quotes erd
302 \begin_inset Quotes eld
307 \begin_inset Quotes erd
312 \begin_inset Quotes eld
317 \begin_inset Quotes erd
322 \begin_inset Quotes eld
327 \begin_inset Quotes erd
330 must be inserted as \SpecialChar TeX
331 code like in the following example:
339 \begin_layout Standard
341 \begin_inset CommandInset line
352 \begin_layout Standard
358 \begin_layout Plain Layout
366 \begin_inset Newline newline
372 \begin_layout Braille (default)
376 \begin_layout Plain Layout
386 \begin_layout Standard
388 \begin_inset CommandInset line
399 \begin_layout Standard
400 Here is an overview about the different Braille environments using the example text
401 \begin_inset Quotes eld
405 \begin_inset Quotes erd
411 \begin_layout Standard
412 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
426 \begin_layout Braille (default)
430 \begin_layout Standard
439 - size that approximately matches the document's text size:
442 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
446 \begin_layout Standard
447 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
458 - tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
461 \begin_layout Braille (dots on)
465 \begin_layout Braille (textsize)
469 \begin_layout Standard
470 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
473 Text can be printed mirror-inverted for embossing the Braille by hand with a needle or another suitable device:
476 \begin_layout Standard
480 \begin_layout Braille (default)
484 \begin_layout Standard
496 \begin_layout Braille (mirror on)
500 \begin_layout Braille (default)
504 \begin_layout Braille (mirror off)
508 \begin_layout Standard
509 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
512 Braille characters can alternatively be created by writing a number to a Braille box.
513 A Braille box is inserted with the menu
515 Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator
523 Every number in this box turns on the corresponding Braille dot.
530 \begin_inset Newline newline
534 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
537 \begin_layout Plain Layout
546 \begin_layout Standard
547 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
550 Computer Braille that uses 8
551 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
554 dots can be turned on with the command
561 But the two extra dots are only printed when using a Braille box.
567 in a Braille box results in:
568 \begin_inset Newline newline
575 \begin_layout Plain Layout
585 \begin_inset Flex Braillebox
588 \begin_layout Plain Layout
598 \begin_layout Plain Layout
602 brailleeightdotsfalse
610 \begin_layout Standard
611 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
614 The size of the default Braille font can be changed by the length
621 Its default value is 2.4
622 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
627 \begin_inset space \thinspace{}
631 \begin_inset space \space{}
634 double-sized Braille use this command in \SpecialChar TeX
635 code in your document:
638 \begin_layout Standard
646 \begin_inset Newline newline
662 \begin_layout Standard
663 Double-sized Braille:
667 \begin_layout Plain Layout
676 \begin_layout Plain Layout
692 \begin_layout Braille (default)
696 \begin_layout Standard
700 \begin_layout Plain Layout
709 \begin_layout Plain Layout
725 \begin_layout Standard
726 \begin_inset VSpace bigskip
729 For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
730 \begin_inset Newline newline
734 \begin_inset CommandInset href
736 name "http://www.brailleauthority.org/sizespacingofbraille/index.html"
737 target "http://www.brailleauthority.org/sizespacingofbraille/index.html"