Pontes Braille Typewriter, a simulator

[Manu]

Pontes Braille Typewriter is a tool which allows you to type text like in braille. It consists of two parts: the braille typewriter simulator and a section to write simple text like in braille.
If a screen reader is running, the messages will be spoken through it, else the messages will be spoken through default SApi 5 voice.
The screen readers supported are: JAWS for Windows, Window-Eyes, System Access and NVDA.
The present version is 1.0, completed in February 9, 2013.

If you choose to use the simulator, you must insert a new paper in the typewriter, use Control + N for this action.
You can use the keys F, D, S, J, K and L to make one or more dots of the six-dots-cells.
To go on a new line, press Enter first, after press Home key to go to the start of the line.
You can also extract the paper from the typewriter, put the tool in its bag and other things.
Read all the information about this simulator in the Manual.

Sometimes it is possible the typewriter to be broken. This is after a long time of use, or if you pull and push the carriage using Home and End keys without typing anything.
You must to repair the typewriter.
Press Control + R to start the repairing process.
Press Control + Right Arrow to spin the will which push the carriage.
You must press another Control + Right after the sound of will spinning is finished. You have only a half of a second to press Control + Right again after the previous sound of the spinning will is finished.
When you hear a short beep, you must press the Enter key to finish the repairing process.
If you succeed, you can use again the typewriter, otherwise you must try again to repair it.

It can be considered a beta version.
If someone knows the English braille, a new braille table is welcome.
I used dots 46 for capital letter, 56 for all capitals and 3456 for numbers.

Download Pontes Braille Typewriter:
Pontes_Braille_Typewriter_Installer.exe (2,30 MB)

[Manu]

Finally, Pontes Braille Typewriter 1.1 was finished today, 03 March 2013.

There are some news, the most important being the support for English Braille Grade 2. The functions for Grade 2 were written by C.A.E. Jones, thanks for his work.
I implemented also the support for sound themes, now it is possible to choose between Classic Typewriter and Perkins Brailler.
The typing echo can be changed now, there are 4 possibilities: Letter only, Words only, Letters and Words and None.

What's new in Pontes Braille Typewriter 1.1:

1. Turkish language is available, interface translated by Enes Deniz and help file translated by Burak Yüksek. (10 February 2013)
2. Spanish language is available. Interface translated by Andrés Felipe Pulgarín. (12 February 2013)
3. Added Braille ASCII table. Table created by Jaybird. (13 February 2013)
4. Added support for English Braille Grade 2. The functions for translation were written by CAE Jones. (17 February 2013)
5. Pressing F2, it is possible to activate / deactivate the English Grade 2 translation. This is useful if you want to choose quickly if the text must be saved or read as translation or as braille code. (17 February 2013)
6. Added the possibility to change the typing echo in Settings. There are 4 options: letters only, words only, letters and words and none. (18 February 2013)
7. Pressing F3, the typing echo is temporary changed. (18 February 2013)
8. Added support for other mods or sound themes. (22 February 2013)
- It is possible to add another theme, just create a folder in the sounds folder and the sounds contained will be available instantly. Read the manual for more details.
9. Perkins Brailler sounds added as a new theme. (03 March 2013)
10. Fixed many bugs found by users.

Read all the information about this simulator in the Manual.

Download Pontes Braille Typewriter (the last version):
Pontes_Braille_Typewriter_Installer.exe (2,30 MB)