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Title: Braille help needed.
Post by: TAB on June 09, 2011, 03:02:27 AM

I'm looking for reasonable pricesoftware that will take a word file and convert it to braille.

So far the cheapest I've found is $595.50   :o


any help?

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: fightingquaker13 on June 09, 2011, 03:16:15 AM

Quote from: TAB on June 09, 2011, 03:02:27 AM

I'm looking for reasonable pricesoftware that will take a word file and convert it to braille.

So far the cheapest I've found is $595.50   :o


any help?

Okay, do I sound like an idiot when I say that seems like that's  the least of you problems? Because unless you have a printer that will produce durable raised dots you might as well be typing in Farsi, and somehow I doubt that sort of printer and paper is cheap either. If I'm wrong I'll stand corrected.
FQ13

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: alfsauve on June 09, 2011, 05:51:58 AM

Maybe the $600 includes the printer?

and to help this thread drift.......if you're using Word, "insert" "symbols" and chose some of the Farsi characters.   Word will actually insert them right to left.  ﭫﭭﭮ

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: sledgemeister on June 09, 2011, 06:01:52 AM

Quote from: TAB on June 09, 2011, 03:02:27 AM

I'm looking for reasonable pricesoftware that will take a word file and convert it to braille.

So far the cheapest I've found is $595.50   :o


any help?

Does it have to be "legit" software or will one that you can DL do?  ;)

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: crusader rabbit on June 09, 2011, 06:42:25 AM

Quote from: TAB on June 09, 2011, 03:02:27 AM

I'm looking for reasonable pricesoftware that will take a word file and convert it to braille.

Shoulda listened to your daddy...  He told you to stop doing that or you'd go blind.  Sheesh...

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: Ichiban on June 09, 2011, 08:32:53 AM

Sorry, I couldn't help myself   :o
(http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0809/braille-porn-demotivational-poster-1222700866.jpg)

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: TAB on June 09, 2011, 10:06:41 AM

Quote from: fightingquaker13 on June 09, 2011, 03:16:15 AM

Okay, do I sound like an idiot when I say that seems like that's  the least of you problems? Because unless you have a printer that will produce durable raised dots you might as well be typing in Farsi, and somehow I doubt that sort of printer and paper is cheap either. If I'm wrong I'll stand corrected.
FQ13

no need for a printer, I will be sending the files to said blind person directly.  They have one of those keyboard with the pins on it.


you are right a braille printer starts at about $1500 and go WAY up.  The ones that do 30 "letters" a  second are 4k, 60 is about 7k.  The paper is actually pretty cheap at 400 sheets for about $20.  Its very thick stuff.

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: Hazcat on June 09, 2011, 01:25:20 PM

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4917392/the_duxbury_braille_translator_%2810.4%29___authorization_file

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: jaybet on June 09, 2011, 01:54:27 PM

Arrrr Haz, yer such a pirate!

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: r_w on June 09, 2011, 04:44:08 PM

Can't you just download a FONT?

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: alfsauve on June 09, 2011, 08:26:15 PM

Quote from: TAB on June 09, 2011, 10:06:41 AM

......  The paper is actually pretty cheap at 400 sheets for about $20.  Its very thick stuff.

Uh could you give me a link for that paper?   I'm still on my Quixotic quest for target paper.

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: TAB on June 10, 2011, 02:05:32 AM

just google braille paper, it will come up.


Haz that progarm will not work for what I'm trying to do.

Title: Re: Braille help needed.
Post by: alfsauve on June 10, 2011, 07:12:59 AM

Quote from: TAB on June 10, 2011, 02:05:32 AM

just google braille paper, it will come up.

WOW.  Found my nirvana.   11x11" 100# paper for <$0.05 a sheet free shipping!    Thanks TAB.


Of course the free shipping is in part because they think this has something to do with seeing disability.   Okay I feel guilty.....for a few seconds.