[QuickTacBeta] QuickTacBeta Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1

[Lisa Yayla]

Hi George,

Whats T short?

Shall I send you the file in anycase?

Best,
Lisa


"George Bell" <george at techno-vision.co.uk> skrev 24. april 2007 kl. 10:59
+0000:
>That's strange.  I've got that T short too! (Smile)
>
>George. 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lisa Yayla [mailto:lisa.yayla at statped.no] 
>Sent: 24 April 2007 09:46
>To: Lisa Yayla
>Cc: George Bell; quicktacbeta at duxsys.com
>Subject: Re: [QuickTacBeta] QuickTacBeta Digest, Vol 2,
>Issue 1
>
>Hello,
>
>Opps, think I found out what I did wrong. When saving the
>Quicktac file, I
>just wrote the .sig as ending and did not choose it from the
>2 file
>options. So I guess in effect saved it as a .dxg.
>Tried it again and shows on screen and embosses out.
>
>Best,
>
>Lisa
>
>
>"Lisa Yayla" <lisa.yayla at statped.no> skrev 24. april 2007
>kl. 10:06 +0000:
>>Hi George,
>>
>>Thanks I will send. And made a mistake, it is version DBT
>10.5.
>>
>>I was trying to see how a QuickTac file with Braille in it
>would look when
>>embedded in a Duxbury file.
>> Was wondering if the Braille in the Duxbury file would get
>affected.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Lisa
>>
>>"George Bell" <george at techno-vision.co.uk> skrev 24. april
>2007 kl. 10:00
>>+0000:
>>>Hi Lisa,
>>>
>>>We have a Juliet Pro 60 here (and also a Romeo Pro 50).
>>>
>>>If you'd like to send me the file, I'm happy to take a
>look
>>>here.
>>>
>>>My address is george at techno-vision.co.uk
>>>
>>>All the best,
>>>
>>>George Bell
>>>(In the UK)
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: quicktacbeta-bounces at duxsys.com
>>>[mailto:quicktacbeta-bounces at duxsys.com] On Behalf Of Lisa
>>>Yayla
>>>Sent: 24 April 2007 08:55
>>>To: quicktacbeta at duxsys.com
>>>Subject: Re: [QuickTacBeta] QuickTacBeta Digest, Vol 2,
>>>Issue 1
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I'm trying to import a graphic to DBT 10.6 but doesn't
>seem
>>>to go. It does
>>>not show on screen.
>>>Embossing with a Juliet Pro 60.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Lisa
>>>
>>>"Peter Sullivan" <peter at duxsys.com> skrev 20. april 2007
>kl.
>>>18:53 +0000:
>>>>Hello,
>>>>
>>>>I'm sorry about the delayed response.
>>>>
>>>>Either DBT 10.6 or DBT 10.5 should be able to read a file
>>>from QuickTac,
>>>>provided that you save files from QuickTac in .SIG
>format.
>>>(Don't save in
>>>>the default format; that will require a future version of
>>>DBT.)
>>>>
>>>>DBT 10.6 does improve graphics support for Enabling
>>>embossers.  So if
>>>>you're
>>>>able to get the graphics image in, and it shows
>on-screen,
>>>but doesn't
>>>>emboss properly, then this may be an issue that is
>resolved
>>>in DBT 10.6.
>>>>
>>>>You don't have a choice for Low resolution because the
>>>Juliet Classic
>>>>doesn't support such a graphics mode.  This, as you've
>>>discovered, leaves
>>>>you with two choices, neither one of which is optimal for
>>>braille text. 
>>>>The
>>>>High resolution mode is particularly bad for braille.
>>>Unfortunately, with
>>>>QuickTac as it now stands, there is no way to improve
>that.
>>>We do plan to
>>>>improve the situation, but this will require considerable
>>>development and
>>>>will still leave you facing other tradeoffs.  I'll
>>>elaborate more if you
>>>>or
>>>>others on the list are interested.
>>>>
>>>>- Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>Lisa Yayla
>>>Huseby Kompetansesenter 
>>>Oslo Norway
>>>lisa.yayla at statped.no


Lisa Yayla
Huseby Kompetansesenter 
Oslo Norway
lisa.yayla at statped.no