Re: [docbook] Braille

["Neil Soiffer" <NeilAS@DesSci.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Pawson" <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
To: "Sean Wheller" <sean@enbaya.co.za>
Cc: "Docbook List" <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook] Braille


> On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 16:14 +0200, Sean Wheller wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can anyone describe the process and toolchain required in order to
transcribe
> > and transform Docbook XML to Braille?
>
> Oh I wish Sean.
>
> HTML to braille would be a nice toolchain.
>
> Only one I know is French mathml to French braille.
>
> Though DAISY are working on mathml to audio,
>   possibly tactile braille later
>

There are several MathML-to-braille math code efforts underway [there are
many different braille math codes, sometimes more than one per country].
Two multi-lingual efforts are
karshmer.lklnd.usf.edu/~igroupuma
www.lambdaproject.org

DAISY will likely include MathML as it math representation, so braille
translation will hopefully come via one the above projects or some other
effort focused on a single braille math code.

Neil Soiffer
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