Multi-Lingual User Guide V1.0. D1.2 For use with the extra languages feature (Multi-Lingual) of the BrailleNote. COPYRIGHT NOTICE All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of Pulse Data International Limited. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user guide is correct at the time of issue. Neither Pulse Data International Limited nor its agents assume responsibility for errors or omissions in this information. No liability is assumed for damaged resulting from the use of this information. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Pulse Data International, Christchurch, New Zealand. Table of Contents 1 Overview. 1-4 1.1 How Languages work with Text and Braille. 1-5 2 Setting The Default Working Language. 2-7 3 Useful Language Functions. 3-9 3.1 Checking and changing language. 3-9 3.2 Repeat a prompt in a different language. 3-9 3.3 How KeySoft shows a change of language in Braille. 3-10 4 Using Multiple Languages In KeyWord. 4-11 4.1 Setting A Working Language For New Documents. 4-11 4.2 Changing languages within documents. 4-12 4.2.1 Setting A Different Language For A Particular New Document. 4-12 4.2.2 Changing Language As You Write. 4-12 4.2.3 Inserting text from another file in a different language. 4-13 4.3 Reading a document using KeySoft Multi-lingual. 4-13 4.3.1 Marking a block of text to change into a different language. 4-13 4.3.2 Opening a non-KeyWord document. 4-14 4.4 Advanced KeyWord features. 4-16 4.4.1 Searching a document. 4-16 4.4.2 Finding a change in language. 4-16 4.5 The Spelling Checker. 4-18 5 Changing Language In Other KeySoft Programs. 5-19 5.1 KeyPlan. 5-19 5.2 KeyList. 5-19 5.2.1 Setting a working language for new KeyList entries. 5-20 5.2.2 Changing the language of particular new KeyList entries. 5-20 5.2.3 Changing the language of existing KeyList entries. 5-21 5.2.4 Repeat an existing KeyList entry in a different language. 5-21 5.3 KeyMail. 5-23 5.3.1 Set the default language for e-mails. 5-23 5.3.2 Create an e-mail in a different language from the default. 5-23 5.3.3 Reading an e-mail in a different language. 5-24 5.3.4 Repeat e-mail fields in a different language. 5-24 5.4 KeyBook. 5-24 5.5 KeyPlus. 5-24 5.6 File Manager. 5-25 5.6.1 The language of new file names. 5-25 5.6.2 The language of new and existing folders. 5-25 5.6.3 Changing the language of an existing file name 5-26 6 Other Language Functions. 6-26 6.1 Utilities. 6-26 6.1.1 Changing the default working language. 6-26 6.1.2 Default speech language. 6-27 7 The Pronunciation Dictionary. 7-27 8 Extended Characters. 8-29 8.1 What are Extended Characters? 8-29 8.2 What would I use these for? 8-29 8.3 Inserting Extended Characters. 8-30 8.4 Insertion By Name. 8-30 8.4.1 An Example: 8-31 8.5 Browsing Unicode Tables. 8-31 8.6 Inserting Characters Using Unicode Codes. 8-32 8.7 Assigning Key Combinations to a Unicode Character. 8-33 8.7.1 Changing an assigned key combination. 8-35 8.8 How to use Unicode Key Combinations. 8-36 8.9 Displaying Unicode Characters in Computer Braille. 8-36 8.10 Interpreting the Braille Display. 8-37 1 Overview. KeySoft Multi-lingual puts the world at your fingertips with a simple, powerful, flexible and intelligent new option for managing languages within documents. KeySoft allows you to change language as much as you like and instantly “remembers” every change you have made. Imagine being able to switch from language to language at will as you create, read and edit with KeySoft. You can control the language in which files such as documents and e-mails are created and received. You can change the language of documents, e-mails, e-books, the address list, planner and file manager. You can write a document in French using the correct Braille translation and language accents, or include a German excerpt in an essay you are writing. Or you can receive an e-mail from a friend that has been written in Spanish and KeySoft will use the correct Braille and pronunciation. Or perhaps you have an Italian translation of an e-book you wish to read. You can also check spelling and search for words in different languages. KeySoft Multi-lingual enables you to control languages in documents and files. It manages languages applied to text, Braille, embossing and the spelling checker, and ensures speech is pronounced correctly. French is currently available in uncontracted literary Braille and computer Braille. German Spanish and Italian are available in computer braille. The braille code for each language is the one used in the country of origin e.g the french of France, the Spanish of Spain etc. which may differ slightly from the code used in your country for teaching the language. Languages on your KeySoft machine will depend on what languages you have purchased from your vendor. KeySoft Multi-lingual is useful when you want to read text in the language in which it was originated. It also enables you to set a language for all new documents, make a whole document a certain language, or mark a section of text and apply a different language to it. There are language features for KeyMail, KeyPlan, KeyList, and KeyBook, along with the Spelling Checker, File Manager and Pronunciation Dictionary. Like the rest of KeySoft, the multi-lingual option works on the concept that when you specify a language, the setting applies until you specify another. Each language change you make applies from that point forward. For instance, a change in the language in a document from English to Spanish will mean all subsequent input is in Spanish, but all your earlier work will remain in English. This guide shows you how to get the most out of KeySoft Multi-lingual. It assumes you are already familiar with the KeySoft system, but will mention relevant sections of your KeySoft manual when functions such as inserting text or moving the cursor around a document are involved. This guide shows you how to: Set the default working language for KeySoft; Change languages within KeyWord; Change languages in other KeySoft programs; Use other KeySoft language features. 1.1 How Languages work with Text and Braille. The term "text" in this user guide refers to both Braille and print text. Text differs from language to language – there are special characters and accents used by different languages that are represented in both their Braille and print text characters. You can type in the uncontracted literary (grade 1) Braille of French, or the computer braille code of any of the languages and it will be pronounced correctly and will translate into print text in that language. For tables of computer braille characters for each language, see the Appendices. From hereon when we refer to "Braille", we mean the computer braille for any of the languages and French uncontracted literary braille, unless otherwise stated. For instructions on how to access special unicode characters from the extended character set, see Section 8 of this guide. You can read a document, email etc in another language and whether it is in print text or Braille, it will be pronounced correctly and displayed in the Braille of that language. 2 Setting The Default Working Language. When you start up KeySoft for the first time, you may be asked to select the default working language. The working language is the one you create documents in yourself, or read those created by others. This includes documents, contact or address listings and emails, both incoming and outgoing. The working language does not change the language of prompts or the context sensitive help, or any other text generated by the system itself. It also does not change the language of filenames, existing documents, address listings and emails, or listings in the planner. More details on how to change the language of these items are included in this user guide. You can easily over-ride the working language setting in individual KeySoft programs and within documents you read and write. Instructions on how to over-ride this setting are included in this guide. Use the following procedure at the initial setup and also to change the working language from the Utilities Menu. KeySoft will display: “Working language? Press ENTER for (language name)” where language name is the name of the currently selected default language. To change language, press SPACE with Dots 3-4 and when you hear the language you wish to select, press ENTER. Alternatively, just press the initial letter of the language you wish to select and press ENTER. You can change this language setting at any time from the Utilities Menu. There is an explanation of how to access the Utilities Menu language options in Section 6.1 of this guide. 3 Useful Language Functions. Before you begin, here are some of the main commands you will be using to make the most of KeySoft Multi-lingual. There are two main language commands – checking and changing the language of text you create and read (ENTER with L) and hearing KeySoft speak prompts in other languages (SPACE with O, A). 3.1 Checking and changing language. If you are using different languages in a document, you may want to check from time to time what language you are in. Whenever you want to check or change text, press ENTER with L. KeySoft displays: “Language? Press ENTER for language name,” where language name is the language of the text under the cursor. If you are happy with this language, press ENTER. To change to a different language, advance through the selection of languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4. To select a language, press ENTER. Alternatively you can press the initial letter of that language e.g. to select French press F. If you use this method while you are in a document you do not have to press ENTER – KeySoft automatically returns you to the document you are working on at this point. 3.2 Repeat a prompt in a different language. KeySoft speaks all prompts in English. However there are prompts that are partly comprised of a file name, name from an address list etc. and it is possible to change the language of just this part of a prompt. Filename or other names to which you have already assigned a language will announce in that language so this would not be necessary, but say you have just received an email attachment with a French or Spanish name, it could sound like gobbledygook in English! At times like these, you might want to find out right away what it really is, and this function allows you to do that. Go to the Options Menu by pressing SPACE with O, then press A for “Announce using different language?” To select this option, press ENTER. KeySoft displays: “Language? Press ENTER for (language name)." Advance through the selection of languages available using SPACE with Dots 3, 4 or press the dots for the first letter of the language you wish to hear. To make a selection, press ENTER. This command only applies to the way the words are spoken – the display is not changed by this command. 3.3 How KeySoft shows a change of language in Braille. Whenever the cursor lands on a change in language, it will show a format marker in Braille of the characters: “$ (dots 1, 2, 4, 6) with LG (initial letter of language name)(Braille grade)" For example, computer Braille Spanish would show "$lgs#c" or grade one french would be "lgf#a" The cursor will be raised in a line below each cell in the Braille display. This formatting applies to the automatic Braille display mode. For more information on Braille display modes, see Section 7: Advanced Word Processing in your BrailleNote manual. The language formatting is a guide only – it will not appear in the printing or embossing of your document. 4 Using Multiple Languages In KeyWord. This section outlines how to change languages within documents. For instance, you can select a language for all new documents, set a language for a particular new document, change languages as you write a document, insert text in a new language, and mark any section of text as being in a particular language. You can do this for documents that you create and read. 4.1 Setting A Working Language For New Documents. Section 2 of this guide showed how to set a default working language for most of your work. But what if most of the KeyWord documents you create are in a different language from your default working language? You can use KeySoft Multi-lingual to set a working language for all new KeyWord documents. This is done through the Setup Options of the KeyWord Menu. You can find out how to access KeyWord by reading Section 3.4: The KeyWord Menu in your BrailleNote manual. Once you are in the KeyWord Menu, access the KeyWord Options list by pressing S. KeySoft displays: “Language for new documents? Currently (language name).” If you wish to change the language for all new documents, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. Press ENTER to select the new language. Exit the setup list by pressing SPACE with E. The KeyList and KeyMail programs use a similar process for setting languages for new items. 4.2 Changing languages within documents. Now that you have set a working language for new documents, what if you wish to set a different language for the whole or part of a particular document? 4.2.1 Setting A Different Language For A Particular New Document. To create a particular document in a different language from your working language, First create a new document (you can find out how to do this by reading Section 3.8: Creating a Document in your BrailleNote manual). KeySoft displays: “Top of document. Blank." You can now set a language for the document. Check the working language by pressing ENTER with L. KeySoft displays: “Language? Press ENTER for (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. 4.2.2 Changing Language As You Write. What if you want to switch to a different language within a document? At the point where you wish to change language, press ENTER with L. KeySoft displays: “Language? Press ENTER for (language name)." Either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first letter of the language you wish to select. The language is now changed. You will automatically be returned to the document, and the next keystroke you make will be in the new language. Every subsequent keystroke you make will be in that language until you specify otherwise. To insert text in a new language, position the cursor at the point where you wish to insert. To find out how to move the cursor to a particular point in a document, see Section 3.9.2: Listening to a Document in your BrailleNote manual. Access the language option by pressing ENTER with L and select a new language by either advancing through the languages available and pressing SPACE with dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first letter of the language you wish to select. 4.2.3 Inserting text from another file in a different language. If you wish to cut and paste text from another file that is in a different language, KeySoft will remember the language of the excerpt and will automatically transfer it to the document the text has been pasted into, so you will not need to make any further language changes. 4.3 Reading a document using KeySoft Multi-lingual. KeySoft should read KeyWord text in the language in which it was originated, as long as you have purchased the languages concerned with your KeySoft license. If KeySoft is reading in the wrong language, you may have to mark the block of text concerned and change the language that applies to it. If you are working in a file type that is not native to KeyWord, KeySoft provides a process that enables you to set the correct language. This section shows how to perform these commands. 4.3.1 Marking a block of text to change into a different language. To mark a selection of text to change into a different language, it will help if you know how to do two KeySoft commands. The first is moving the cursor around a document (to learn how to do this, read Section 3.9: Reading a Document of your BrailleNote manual), and the second is marking a block of text (found in Section 7.3.3 : Marking a Block). Put the cursor on the first character of the selection whose language you wish to change. Press SPACE with B, then press SPACE repeatedly to advance through the options until KeySoft displays: “Top indicator insertion." Press ENTER. Move the cursor to the character after the selection whose language you wish to change. You do not have to insert another marker – the block is now defined. Once you have defined the block, you can change language using the Block Commands Menu, SPACE with B. Advance through the options by pressing SPACE until KeySoft displays: “Language and Braille grade change.” Press ENTER. KeySoft displays: “Language for block? Press ENTER for (language name).” Advance through the languages available by either pressing SPACE with dots 3, 4 or pressing the dots for the first letter of the language you wish to select. KeySoft displays: “Braille grade for block? Currently (grade).” If you are happy with the grade, press ENTER. To change grade, press A for grade 1, B for grade 2 or C for computer Braille. The language formatting will be displayed in Braille at the beginning and end of the block using the convention: $ (dots 1, 2, 4, 6) with LG (initial letter of language name)(Braille grade). The cursor will also be raised in a line below each cell in the Braille display where the language has changed. 4.3.2 Opening a non-KeyWord document. If you are working in a file type that is not native to KeyWord, KeySoft will assume that the document is in your default working language. However, you can check and change the language as one of the selections in “Review options” which prompts when you open a non-Keyword document. To confirm that you wish to review the options available, press Y. To find the language option, press SPACE to advance through the options until KeySoft displays: “Language for this document? Press ENTER for (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. Press SPACE with E to exit the Review Options. If you have not purchased the language the document is in, you may have to select the language closest to that of the document’s language. 4.4 Advanced KeyWord features. KeySoft Multi-lingual allows you to perform several search-related functions such as ensuring that when you search a document for text in another language the text is pronounced correctly, finding a change in language and using a dictionary in another language to check your spelling. 4.4.1 Searching a document. If an entire document is written in a particular language, KeyWord will automatically search in that language. If the document contains a mix of languages, you can search a document for keywords in a particular language and KeyWord verifies that you have found the combination of characters you have searched by pronouncing it correctly in that language. To learn how to search a document, read Section 3.15: Searching a Document in your BrailleNote manual. Initiate a search by pressing SPACE with F. You are asked whether you wish to search forward or back. KeySoft displays: “Find? Press ENTER for (most recent search text)." To find search text in a particular language, press ENTER with L and select a language. Enter the characters you are searching for and KeyWord will search for them. 4.4.2 Finding a change in language. To find the point at which a language has changed, use the commands above to initiate a search. Instead of entering search text, however, press ENTER with Dots 2, 3. You will be prompted to select the language indicator you seek. To do this, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. Press ENTER. The language formatting will be displayed in Braille using the convention: $ (dots 1, 2, 4, 6) with LG (initial letter of language name)(Braille grade). The cursor will be raised in a line below each cell in the Braille display. 4.5 The Spelling Checker. The spelling checker automatically checks spelling in the language assigned to the text, provided you have purchased these languages with your KeySoft license. So if, for example, you have written an essay with excerpts marked in Spanish, the spelling checker will swap from English to Spanish and back as it passes over each excerpt. To access the Spelling Checker Menu, press SPACE with Dots 1, 6 (the “c h” sign). Advance through the options by pressing SPACE. Choose the option “Document Check" The spelling checker will check your document or block of text and report on errors. To find out how to review and instruct the spelling checker as it works through errors, refer to Section 3.19: The Spelling Checker in your BrailleNote manual. If a word in a particular language is not in the spelling checker and you wish to add it, follow the instructions in your BrailleNote manual in Section 3.19.5: Add The Word to the Dictionary. KeyWord will automatically add it in the correct language i.e. the language of the text in which the cursor is currently located. 5 Changing Language In Other KeySoft Programs. Many of the language management techniques you have used in the section above can be used in other KeySoft programs. For instance, you can specify that new items such as e-mails and addresses be in a certain language using the Setup Menu of each program. Once you are in each of the programs, you can usually change the language of an entry, such as an e-mail message, a name in the address list or a text entry in the planner. 5.1 KeyPlan. KeyPlan works in a similar way to KeyWord but when you open it for the first time, it will prompt you to nominate a working language in which all dates and times will be displayed. KeySoft displays: “Working language for planner? Currently (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. If you wish to change the language of particular entries in the planner, use the command ENTER with L before you enter the text. 5.2 KeyList. KeyList allows you to enter addresses, phone numbers and other data against a person’s name. It uses the default working language you have set (see Section 2 of this guide) unless you specify otherwise. 5.2.1 Setting a working language for new KeyList entries. If most of your contact details will be in a particular language, KeyList allows you to nominate a preferred working language for new entries. You access this feature through the KeyList Menu. Select the new entries option by pressing N. KeySoft displays: “Language for new entries? Press ENTER for (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. 5.2.2 Changing the language of particular new KeyList entries. KeyList enables you to nominate the language of an entire entry, or change the language of contact details field by field. For instance, you may know people whose names are in a different language from the language you have set for new KeyList entries, or their contact details may be a combination of different languages. For instance, you may have a contact named John Le Blanc. You may want KeySoft to pronounce John in English, and Le Blanc in French. Let’s assume he lives in England and has an English language address. Let’s assume that you have nominated German as your working language for new KeyList entries. KeyList will expect all new entries to be in German. Section 10.2: Adding an Address in your BrailleNote manual shows how to add a new KeyList address. Follow the instructions of your manual to add an address. When prompted for a Last Name, press ENTER with L. KeySoft displays: “Language? Press enter for German." You wish to enter Le Blanc in French. Either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with Dots 3, 4, or press F to select French. Type the name Le Blanc. If John’s entire details were in French, this language would apply for the rest of the record. When you move to the next field (First Name) and press ENTER with L to check the language, it will now be in French. Because you want to make John’s first name in English, select E. English will now apply for the rest of the record, until you change otherwise. KeyList will prompt you to add this record to your address list. Press Y to confirm. When you add the next new address, KeyList will expect German because this is still the working language for new KeyList entries. 5.2.3 Changing the language of existing KeyList entries. You may have existing KeyList entries containing languages that you wish to change or update. Follow the procedure for editing KeyList entries in Section 10.4: Changing a Field or Adding More Information of your BrailleNote manual. From the Look Up Address option, advance to the record and field whose language you want to change. Enter the record’s edit mode by pressing BACKSPACE with Dots 1, 4. KeySoft displays: “(Field?) Currently (entry)." At this point the cursor has selected the entire field. If you press any keys at this stage, your keystroke will replace all the text in the field. To change just the language translation, press SPACE with Dots 1, 4, then press ENTER with L and select a language. You can change the language of as many fields as you wish by moving through the fields and pressing SPACE with Dots 1, 4, then ENTER with L. When you have finished changing fields, press SPACE with E to exit the edit mode. You will be asked to confirm your changes before you can perform another command. To confirm, press Y. 5.2.4 Repeat an existing KeyList entry in a different language. To have an entry repeated in another language without changing it, look up the address and press SPACE with O, A for “Announce using a different language" KeySoft displays: “Language? Press ENTER for (language name)." Advance through the selection of languages available using SPACE with Dots 3, 4, selecting the language you want by pressing ENTER, or press the dots for the initial letter of the language you wish to select. 5.3 KeyMail. KeySoft Multi-lingual allows you to manage the way e-mails are created and read. You can: Set the default language for all new e-mails you create and receive; Create an e-mail in a language that is different from the default language; Read e-mails that you receive in languages other than the default. 5.3.1 Set the default language for e-mails. If most of the emails you create and receive are in a particular language that is different from your default working language outlined in Section 2 of this guide, you can set a general working language through the KeyMail Setup Options list. To do this, enter the KeyMail Menu, press S to enter Setup Options and select the “E-mail working language” by pressing W. Advance through the selection of languages available using SPACE with Dots 3, 4, selecting the language you want by pressing ENTER, or press the dots for the initial letter of the language you wish to select. 5.3.2 Create an e-mail in a different language from the default. To create a particular e-mail in a different language from the working language you have set, create a new e-mail (you can learn how to do this by reading the Section 11.5.4: Send an E-mail – Quick Start in your BrailleNote manual). When you have created the e-mail, KeySoft displays: “E-mail message. Top of document, blank." You can now set a language for the e-mail. Check the working language by pressing ENTER with L. KeySoft displays: “Language? Press ENTER for (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. 5.3.3 Reading an e-mail in a different language. If an e-mail you receive is in a different language from the default you have set, you can change the language for reading the email by going to the top of the email text and pressing ENTER with L. Advance through the selection of languages available using SPACE with Dots 3, 4, selecting the language you want by pressing ENTER, or press the dots for the initial letter of the language you wish to select. If a section of e-mail text is in another language, mark a block and change language using the methods outlined in section 4.3.1 of this guide. 5.3.4 Repeat e-mail fields in a different language. To have the text in KeyMail fields such as Send To and Subject repeated in a different language, press SPACE with O, A for “Announce using different language" 5.4 KeyBook. KeySoft Multi-lingual allows you to read books in different languages, providing you have purchased those languages with your KeySoft license. If the book is in a native KeySoft file type, KeySoft should automatically read it in the correct language. If you need to change language, go to the top of the book (SPACE with dots 1, 2, 3) and press ENTER with L to change the language. If the book is in a file type that is not native to KeySoft (for example, Microsoft Word or ASCII), you will be prompted to “Review options” when you open the document (as outlined in section 4.3.2 of this guide). 5.5 KeyPlus. No language settings apply to KeyPlus. 5.6 File Manager. The File Manager provides tools for manipulating and organizing files such as word processor documents, address lists, e-mail attachments and other files. The File Manager can also manipulate folders. You can find out how to use the File Manager by reading Chapter 12: The File Manager in your BrailleNote manual. Like prompts and help messages, the language of file and folder names defaults to English. The following sections show how to influence the language and pronunciation applied to filenames and folders. 5.6.1 The language of new file names. When you save a KeySoft file, you can set the language of new KeySoft files you have created by pressing ENTER with L at the prompt: “Document to create?” and selecting the language for the file name. Note that this applies to the name of the file only – text inside the file will not be altered. 5.6.2 The language of new and existing folders. Folder names are controlled from the Folder Manager item in the File Manager option of Main Menu. To set the language of a new folder, select Folder Manager and choose the option “Create folder" You will be asked to select the drive for the folder, and then prompted with “New folder name?” Press ENTER with L and select the language for the folder name. To rename a folder in a new language, follow the process in Section 12.5.2: Renaming a Folder of your BrailleNote manual.. To change the language of a folder, use the command “Rename Folder” in the Folder Manager (dots 1, 2, 3, 5) and select a drive and folder. KeySoft displays: “New name for (original name)?" Set the correct mode by pressing SPACE with dots 1, 4, then select a language by pressing ENTER with L to check or change the language of the folder. 5.6.3 Changing the language of an existing file name File name changes are controlled from the File Manager Menu. Start by following Section 12.9: Renaming a File in your BrailleNote manual. Select a drive, folder and file. KeySoft displays: “New name for (file name)?" Enter File Manager’s edit mode by pressing SPACE with dots 1, 4, then select a language by pressing ENTER with L to check or change the language of the file name. The names of file types that are not native to KeySoft such as Microsoft Word and ASCII will be spoken in English by default. You can have them announced in another language by pressing SPACE with O, A at the file name prompt. 6 Other Language Functions. 6.1 Utilities. The Utilities Menu provides a number of general-purpose functions, including a list of language options. This allows you to set a working language for KeySoft, access an alternative speech language if KeySoft does not include the language you want and specify the language of the pronunciation dictionary. Select the Utilities Menu from the Main Menu (SPACE with dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) by pressing U. 6.1.1 Changing the default working language. You can change a default working language for KeySoft at any time. In the Utilities Menu, select the language options list by pressing L. Use SPACE to advance through the options. KeySoft displays: “Working language? Press ENTER for (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. When you have completed this process, exit the Utilities Menu by pressing SPACE with E. 6.1.2 Default speech language. If your preferred language is not available on KeySoft, you can select the speech that most closely resembles the pronunciation of the language you wish to select. For instance, if you receive a document in German but you have only French or English to choose from, you might choose English because its pronunciation is more similar to German. To change the default speech language, select this option in the language options section of the Utilities menu. KeySoft displays: “Default speech language? Press ENTER for (language name)." To change language, either advance through the languages available by pressing SPACE with dots 3, 4, or press the dots for the first initial of the language you wish to select. When you have completed your commands, press SPACE with E to exit the Utilities Menu. 7 The Pronunciation Dictionary. You can instruct KeySoft to specify how words in different languages are pronounced. You can find out how to set the correct pronunciation of words generally by reading Section 13.4: Pronunciation Dictionary of your BrailleNote manual. To change the language applied to words in other languages, you must first specify the language you want it pronounced in, enter the correct spelling of the word, then enter a misspelled version of the word with the correct pronunciation. Start by selecting the option “Add a Word” from the Pronunciation Dictionary Menu. KeySoft displays: “Type word to add. (Computer Braille is required)." To select the language in which you wish the word to be displayed, press ENTER with L and select a language in the usual way. Type the word to add and press ENTER – KeySoft will pronounce this word in the language you have specified. To have it pronounced another way in that language, type the misspelling of the word so it is pronounced the way you require and press ENTER. This process can only be applied to one language and one word at a time. If you wish to change the pronunciation of other words or the same word in other languages, repeat this process for each. 8 Extended Characters. While the language or languages you have purchased will contain all of the characters used by the Braille code of that language, there may be the odd character that is not. This chapter is also included in the User Manual for your BrailleNote BT, but we have included it here as the information included is related to using languages. 8.1 What are Extended Characters? The text characters represented, in the standard 63 dot combination Braille set, or for that matter on the typical QWERTY keyboard, only represent a tiny proportion of the total characters available. These include currency indicators e.g. £ and ¥, accented letters e.g. é and ç, character sets for other languages such as Arabic and Japanese and a whole range of specialist characters for use in sciences, math, phonetics etc. totaling around 35,000. Those characters not represented in your standard character set are referred to as the extended character set. As a way of managing this enormous character set, a standard called Unicode exists. Unicode assigns a unique numeric code to every character. This allows for use in coding and programming, formatting, and an easy way to enter characters once you know the character code. For more information on Unicode Tables, have a look at www.unicode.org. 8.2 What would I use these for? Extended characters are useful in a wide range of situations. For studying languages, economics, math, just about any subject with its own symbols or characters, For commercial use, inserting copyright or trademark symbols etc. For everyday use of words borrowed from other languages, people and place names, correspondence with friends, You may use certain characters frequently, or just occasionally, and there are various ways you can set up your use of characters depending on the level of usage. Use of extended characters is not confined to documents. You may also use them in e-mail addresses, file names, and within the address list etc. 8.3 Inserting Extended Characters. Unicode characters only work in text documents. Unless you have customized the default setting, all new KeyWord documents default to Grade 2 Braille. If you wish to use an extended character in a Grade 2 document, you will need to change to computer Braille. There are three ways to choose from of inserting an extended character that are suitable for different levels of use: a. Searching and selecting the character from the Unicode tables – For the first or only time you look up a character and if you don't know its code, you will need to do this to search for it. There are two methods of doing this detailed later in this section. b. Typing in the character code – This is quick and easy for characters you use occasionally and can remember the code for. c. Setting up a key combination – assigning a dot combination to the character. This is a good way to manage frequently used characters. 8.4 Insertion By Name. This search is based on the name of the character, for example "e acute" or "Euro-currency sign". Follow these steps to insert an extended character using the name search: 1. When the cursor is at the place where you wish to enter the character, press BACKSPACE with Dots 3,5. KeySoft will prompt for the Unicode character. If you have used this function before, it will offer the previously selected character. If you want to select it, press ENTER. If not, continue to Step 2. 2. Type in the name, or part of the name, of the character, then press ENTER. 3. KeySoft will respond with a selection, either the character you want or the first one to fit your search criteria. If it is the one you want, press ENTER. If not, view the next search match by pressing N repeatedly until you do find it and then press ENTER. This will insert the character. 8.4.1 An Example: Let's assume you want to enter the word "resume" with the letter "e" showing as "e acute", but you don't know the character code for "e acute". Type the letter "r", then press BACKSPACE with Dots 3,5. KeySoft will prompt for the Unicode character. We know that we want to enter an "e acute", so type in "e acute", then press ENTER. KeySoft will respond with "Cap e acute", and using this as your starting point you can search for all members of the "e acute" character family by pressing SPACE with N. In this instance "e acute" will be the next character prompted. Press ENTER, and the extended character for "e acute" will be entered into your document. Continue typing "sum", then press BACKSPACE with Dots 3,5 again to enter the last "e acute". KeySoft will prompt the previously chosen extended character, which in this instance happens to be "e acute", so you just have to press ENTER, followed by SPACE to complete the word. 8.5 Browsing Unicode Tables. Unicode characters are grouped into tables according to type. For example, there is a Unicode table for Greek characters, for General Punctuation, for Superscripts etc. You have the choice of searching for a table then for a character within it. This is useful if you are not sure which character you want but you are aware of its general type. Follow the steps below to browse for a character using the Unicode tables. 1. When the cursor is at the place where you wish to enter the character, press BACKSPACE with Dots 3,5. KeySoft will prompt for a Unicode character. 2. To browse the list of Unicode tables, press SPACE repeatedly, or BACKSPACE to go back, or type the initial letter of a table name to narrow down the selection and browse from there. 3. When you locate the table you wish to browse, select it by pressing ENTER. 4. At this point you can either browse the whole table by pressing SPACE or BACKSPACE repeatedly, or type the initial letter of a character name to narrow down the selection and browse from there. Note: While reviewing a table, you can display the numeric code of the character you are currently viewing by pressing SPACE with I. If you are already within the Unicode tables and wish to search for a Unicode character by name, press SPACE with F and you will then return to the "Unicode character?" prompt. To search again for the next matching Unicode character description for within the Unicode tables, press SPACE with N. If there are no more matches you will remain on the current Unicode character. Once you have completed your search, press ENTER to select the Unicode character. 8.6 Inserting Characters Using Unicode Codes. This method is easy if you already know the character code i.e. the numeric code assigned to it. Follow the steps below to search for a character using the Unicode tables. 1. When the cursor is at the place where you wish to enter the character, press BACKSPACE with Dots 3,5. KeySoft will prompt for a Unicode character. 2. Type the numeric code, and press ENTER. The character will be inserted into the document. (You can, if you prefer, use the hexadecimal value of the code in the form "0x…."). 8.7 Assigning Key Combinations to a Unicode Character. KeySoft allows you to assign a key combination to a Unicode character. This is an excellent idea for characters you use frequently. While you may assign any key combination including any of the 63 combinations currently available, it stands to reason that those already representing characters are not such a great choice. For example, if you assign dots 1,4 to e acute, you will no longer have a lower case c! To avoid this happening, we suggest you press SPACE with U at the beginning of each key combination. This shift function accesses a greater range of key combinations using all 8 dots. The examples given below assume you have chosen to do this. The following steps outline how to assign a key combination: 1. You are either working in a text/computer Braille document or you need to swap to computer Braille using SPACE with O then G then C. 2. Enter the Unicode Tables with BACKSPACE with Dots 3,5, and locate the Unicode character you wish to assign a key combination to using one of the browse and search methods above, only don't press ENTER. 3. When the character is announced, press SPACE with K. If there is no key combination assigned, it will announce, " (Character) is unassigned. Option" where character in brackets is the actual name of the character. If a key combination is already assigned, it will announce, "(Character) is assigned to (key combination). Option" For example, "E acute is assigned to SPACE with U then dots 1,5,7. Option". 4. Press 'A'. The prompt, "Assign, key combination to assign to (Character)?" will display. Press the key combination you wish to assign to the character, and press ENTER. 5. The prompt, "Assign (key combination) to (character)?" will display. For example, "Assign Space with U and Dots 1,5,7 to e acute?" Press Y for Yes or N for No. If you press N, you will be returned to the beginning of this step. If you press Y, you will be returned to the same place in the Unicode tables. From there you can select another character or exit by pressing SPACE with E. Note: A Unicode character can have more than one key combination assigned to it. To toggle through all the currently assigned key combinations, press SPACE. 8.7.1 Changing an assigned key combination. If the Unicode character has already been assigned, at the "Option?" prompt you may press U to unassign or remove it altogether, or R to reassign or change the key combination. To use either of these functions, follow steps 1 and 2 above. Then: To Remove or unassign the key combination, press U at this point. The prompt, "Unassign (Character) from (keystrokes), sure?" will display. Press Y for Yes or N for No. If you press N, you will be returned to the beginning of this step. If you press Y, you will be returned to the same place in the Unicode tables. From there you can select another character or exit by pressing ESCAPE. To change the key combination, press R at this point. The prompt, "Reassign, Key combination to assign to Character?" will display, where character is the name of the character. Type the new key combination and press ENTER. The prompt, "Reassign (keystroke) to (character)?" will display. For example, "Reassign SHIFT with U with dots 1,5,7 to e acute?" Press Y for Yes or N for No. If you press N, you will be returned to the beginning of this step. If you press Y, you will be returned to the same place in the Unicode tables. From there you can select another character or exit by pressing SPACE with E. 8.8 How to use Unicode Key Combinations. Once you have created a key combination as above, you will then no doubt wish to use it in a document, a file name, address listing etc. To use it, at the point where you wish to insert the Unicode character, press the key combination you assigned to it. Continue typing as normal. You may be wondering how this character will display on the Braille display. This is covered in the next section. 8.9 Displaying Unicode Characters in Computer Braille. Whether you search for a Unicode character and insert it into text, or assign a key combination to it, you can display a dot combination on the Braille display to represent the character. It may differ from any key combination you may have assigned. Assigning a dot combination follows a similar pattern to assigning a key combination: Search the Unicode tables for the character to which you wish to assign a dot pattern and when you locate it, press SPACE with D. Press A to assign a computer Braille dot combination. If the Unicode character has already been assigned you may press R to reassign a dot combination, leaving the original dot combination free. Assigned dot combinations can be removed by selecting U. Upon selecting A (assign) or R (reassign) you will be asked to enter the dot combination to assign to the selected Unicode character. Finally, you will be asked to confirm your dot combination selection. To confirm the selection, press Y. Note that multiple Unicode characters can be assigned to one dot combination. This may be useful if, for example, you use e acute (é), e grave (è), and e dieresis (ë), you could assign a dot combination that for you means "e with an accent", or you might assign the same combination to all vowels that have acute accents. You can use this feature any way you see fit. As soon as a "dot pattern" is assigned to a Unicode character, a "Custom" Computer Braille table is automatically added in the "Dictionary" folder. This file is used in place of the previously selected Computer Braille file. 8.10 Interpreting the Braille Display. If you are reading an English text document using Grade 1 or 2 translation display, whether you have or haven't assigned a computer Braille dot display combination, you will see the same thing. Using the word cafe as an example: You will observe the letters "caf" on the display, followed by "dot 4", then "dots 5, 6", and finally the letter "e". The "dot 4" is the Grade 2 indication for an extended character, and "dots 5, 6" is the letter sign indicating that the following "e" is to be interpreted as just "e", and not the contraction for "every". If you are reading a text document using Computer Braille to display, you will see a blank cell if the character is unassigned, or the dot combination you assigned to the character in computer Braille. On any computer Braille character you can find out the name of the character by pressing the "Read current Character" command SPACE with dots 3,6, twice. The Braille display will expand to display the name of the full character. For example if you are on an e acute, press SPACE with dots 3,6 twice and the word e acute will be the only word to appear on the display, starting on the far left. To return to the text press the ADVANCE thumb key. Multi-Lingual User Guide - 8-37 - - 1-1 -