-#LyX 1.6.0svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
-\lyxformat 344
+#LyX 1.6.2svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
+\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\pdf_colorlinks true
\pdf_backref false
\pdf_pdfusetitle false
+\pdf_quoted_options "pdfstartview=XYZ"
\papersize default
\use_geometry true
\use_amsmath 1
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-First a general note: The Braille you can create with LaTeX is not a professiona
-l one! Professional Braille can be 6 or 8
+First a general note: The Braille you can create with LaTeX is not complete!
+ Braille can have 6 or 8
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
\end_inset
-dot, while LaTeX only supports only 6
+dots, while LaTeX (and therefore LyX) only supports only 6
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
\end_inset
\family default
in the document settings under
\family sans
-Document
-\begin_inset space ~
-\end_inset
-
-Class
+Modules
\family default
.
Now select the environment
\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
\end_inset
-Computer Braille that uses 8 dots can be turned on with the command
-\series bold
+Braille characters can alternatively be created by writing a number to a
+ Braille box.
+ A Braille box is inserted with the menu
+\family sans
+ Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Custom
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
-\backslash
-brailleeightdotstrue
-\series default
+insets
+\family default
.
- But the two extra dots are only used when they are accessed with the command
-
+ Every number that is in this box, turns on the corresponding Braille dot,
+ for example the number
\series bold
-
-\backslash
-braillebox
+ 6145
\series default
-.
- For example the command
+ box leads to:
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
-\series bold
+\begin_inset Flex Braillebox
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+6145
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
+\end_inset
+Computer Braille that uses 8
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+dots can be turned on with the command
+\series bold
+
\backslash
-braillebox{8175}
+brailleeightdotstrue
\series default
-
+.
+ But the two extra dots are only used when using a Braille box.
+ For example the number
+\series bold
+ 8175
+\series default
+ in a Braille box leads to:
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
-leads to:
+
\begin_inset ERT
status collapsed
\backslash
-brailleeightdotstrue
+brailleeightdotstrue
\end_layout
\end_inset
-\begin_inset ERT
-status collapsed
+\begin_inset Flex Braillebox
+status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
-
-
-\backslash
-braillebox{8175}
+8175
\end_layout
\end_inset
-
+
\begin_inset ERT
status collapsed
\backslash
-brailleeightdotsfalse
+brailleeightdotsfalse
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_inset
mm.
- To get e.g.
+ To get e.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+g.
\begin_inset space \space{}
\end_inset
double-sized Braille where also the tiny dots have the double size, use
- this command in ERT in your document:
+ this command in TeX code in your document:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard