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-\lyxformat 344
+#LyX 2.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
+\lyxformat 508
\begin_document
\begin_header
+\save_transient_properties true
+\origin /systemlyxdir/examples/
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\begin_preamble
% color greyed-out notes blue
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braille
\end_modules
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+\language_package default
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-\font_typewriter default
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+\font_sans "default" "default"
+\font_typewriter "default" "default"
+\font_math "auto" "auto"
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-\author ""
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\end_header
\begin_body
\begin_layout Title
-How to write Braille with LyX
+How to write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Author
Uwe Stöhr
-\begin_inset Newline newline
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset CommandInset href
-LatexCommand href
-target "uwestoehr@web.de"
-type "mailto:"
-
-\end_inset
-
-
\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 \SpecialChar 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 \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ (and therefore \SpecialChar LyX
+) only supports only 6
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-To write Braille with LyX, load the module
+To write Braille with \SpecialChar LyX
+, load the module
\family sans
Braille
\family default
in the document settings under
\family sans
-Document
-\begin_inset space ~
-\end_inset
-
-Class
+Modules
\family default
.
Now select the environment
(textsize)
\family default
- from the end of LyX's environment selection box and write your text.
+ from \SpecialChar LyX
+'s environment selection box and write your text.
The other Braille environments are only turn on/off some properties as
described below; keep them empty!
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Here is an example:
-\lyxline
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset line
+LatexCommand rule
+offset "0.5ex"
+width "100line%"
+height "1pt"
+
+\end_inset
+
\end_layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
+\begin_inset CommandInset line
+LatexCommand rule
+offset "0.5ex"
+width "100line%"
+height "1pt"
+
+\end_inset
-\lyxline
\end_layout
\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
\end_inset
-You can see that LaTeX is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille.
- You have to do this manually.
+You can see that \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ is not able to hyphenate words written in Braille; you
+ have to do this manually.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
-, accented characters like umlauts, and line breaks are not supported.
+, accented characters like umlauts, as well as line breaks are not supported.
\end_layout
\end_inset
\series bold
Note:
\series default
- LyX and LaTeX's proper names
+ \SpecialChar LyX
+'s and \SpecialChar LaTeX
+'s proper names
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-LaTeX
+\SpecialChar LaTeX
+
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-LaTeX2e
+\SpecialChar LaTeX2e
+
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-TeX
+\SpecialChar TeX
+
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-LyX
+\SpecialChar LyX
+
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- must be inserted as ERT, as in the following example:
+ must be inserted as \SpecialChar TeX
+ code like in the following example:
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
+\begin_inset CommandInset line
+LatexCommand rule
+offset "0.5ex"
+width "100line%"
+height "1pt"
+
+\end_inset
-\lyxline
\end_layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
+\begin_inset CommandInset line
+LatexCommand rule
+offset "0.5ex"
+width "100line%"
+height "1pt"
+
+\end_inset
-\lyxline
\end_layout
\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
\end_inset
-Default:
+
+\family sans
+Braille
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+(default)
+\family default
+:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Braille (default)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Size that approximately matches the document's text size:
+
+\family sans
+Braille
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+(textsize)
+\family default
+ - size that approximately matches the document's text size:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Braille (textsize)
\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
\end_inset
-Tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
+
+\family sans
+Braille
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+(dots on)
+\family default
+ - tiny dots can be displayed at empty positions:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Braille (dots on)
\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
\end_inset
-The text can be printed mirrored to be later able to for "print" Braille
- by hand with a needle or another suitable method:
+Text can be printed mirror-inverted for embossing the Braille by hand with
+ a needle or another suitable device:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Mirrored:
+
+\family sans
+Braille
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+(mirror on)
+\family default
+:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Braille (mirror on)
Braille box.
A Braille box is inserted with the menu
\family sans
- Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+ Insert\SpecialChar menuseparator
Custom
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
insets
\family default
.
- Every number that is in this box, turns on the corresponding Braille dot,
- for example the number
+ Every number in this box turns on the corresponding Braille dot.
+ For example, the number
\series bold
6145
\series default
- box leads to:
+ results in:
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
brailleeightdotstrue
\series default
.
- But the two extra dots are only used when using a Braille box.
- For example the number
+ But the two extra dots are only printed when using a Braille box.
+ For example, the number
\series bold
- 8175
+8175
\series default
- in a Braille box leads to:
+ in a Braille box results in:
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
\begin_inset space \space{}
\end_inset
-double-sized Braille where also the tiny dots have the double size, use
- this command in TeX code in your document:
+double-sized Braille use this command in \SpecialChar TeX
+ code in your document:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
\end_inset
-For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
+For more informations about the Braille cell dimensions have a look at
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
\begin_inset CommandInset href
LatexCommand href
-name "Braille cell dimensions"
+name "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"
target "http://www.tiresias.org/research/reports/braille_cell.htm"
\end_inset
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