Wine TU: German language grade 2 to ASCII braille translator
✍ Scribed by F.P. Seiler; W. Oberleitner
- Book ID
- 103918557
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Weight
- 573 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0745-7138
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✦ Synopsis
The German acronym, WineTU (Wiener Nahezu Echtzeit Braille-Text Uebersetzer), is probably best translated as 'Viennese almost real time braille text translator'. WineTU is a program that translates German contracted braille (i.e. literary or grade 2 braille) into ASCII. It greatly simplifies the writing process for blind people because it allows them to use literary (contracted) braille which is more ergonomic and time saving, and is a factor in facilitating integration into school and vocational environments. WineTU eliminates the necessity to re-enter text for ink print output which has already been edited and refined in literary braille. It is a time saver because 30% fewer characters need be entered.