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Turbo Braille - AutoBraille
Files on this disk. This diskette may contain the following
files:
1. ABRL.COM -- The AutoBraille memory resident program.
2. ABC.EXE -- The AutoBraille Commander.
3. ABRL.DOC -- The AutoBraille manual.
4. TBRL.EXE -- The TurboBraille program.
5. TBRL.HLP -- The TurboBraille on-line help file.
6. TBRL.XLT -- The TurboBraille translation rules.
7. TBRL.DOC -- The TurboBraille manual.
8. TBRL30.BIF -- Sample edited BIF file of the manual.
9. READ.ME -- This file.
Installation. If the AutoBraille program or the Turbo
Braille program are "permanent" copies (i.e., not merely demos)
they will ask the user for an identifying name when they are
first run. For this reason, the files ABRL.COM and/or TBRL.EXE
must be located in your current directory when first run. This
will not be necessary for demo copies, or for subsequent runs of
permanent copies.
The files ABC.EXE, TBRL.EXE, TBRL.HLP, and TBRL.XLT should
all be copied to a directory that is on your DOS command path.
The file ABRL.COM need not be on the command path, since it is
run only once and remains resident thereafter, until you restart
your computer.
To start the AutoBraille program, place two lines in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file that read:
<pathname>ABRL
ABC RESTORE
Be sure to supply the correct pathname if ABRL.COM is not in
a directory on the DOS command path. The program may then be
activated whenever it is needed by pressing a "hot key" as
described in the documentation.
To start the Turbo Braille program, log onto the device and
directory containing the files you wish to process and type
"TBRL" at the prompt. You may include the "/H" switch to go
directly into the "help file"; if you type only "TBRL" you will
enter interactive mode and will be reminded how to exit and how
to get help. If your copy of Turbo Braille is a demonstration
copy, you will be so advised during the sign-on sequence. The
only limitation is that only one page of braille will be produced
at a time. You may use all the other features without
limitations, including the conversion of source documents to
"BIF" files. The one page limitation allows you to examine the
translation and formatting of typical or challenging problems and
allows you to evaluate program performance. We hope you like
Turbo Braille.
Chuck Hallenbeck
Kansys, Inc.
Revision History
October 25, 1992: Turbo Braille Version 3.1 released.
Printer definition menu expanded to include an option for "single
sided" or "interpoint" printers. Defining a printer as interpoint
causes Turbo Braille to output an even number of pages to the
printer or to a file.
October 18, 1992: TurboBraille version 3.0.03 released.
Restored the option to run continuously or pause between pages in
printer definitions. Added a new dot command, .EP "Extra Page,"
to strengthen support for interpoint printers.
October 11, 1992: TurboBraille version 3.0.02 released.
Fixed a nasty little problem. When a series of files was
processed, trailing blanks at the end of the first file were
inserted in front of the first line of the second file, causing
an initial dot command to be treated as text if the second file
was a BIF file.
September 7, 1992: Turbo Braille 3.0.01 released. Fixed bug
in bottom line page numbers with the .BL command; improved
conversion between WS dot commands and Turbo Braille comments,
and between WS comments and Turbo Braille dot commands; improved
discrimination between WP4 files and TEXT files; and improved
handling of text files with very long lines and upper ASCII
ornamentation characters.
August 20, 1992: Auto Braille version 1.3 released. Changed
multiplex interrupt number to avoid conflict with Borland
Integrated Development Environment and other packages.
August 1, 1992: Turbo Braille 3.0 and AutoBraille 1.2 first
released. Installation logic of former KINSTALL program
incorporated into each program.