UEB and WEB or email addresses

[susanh]

Hi Wendy,

I've been using your article (Computer Material in UEB) from the Fall 2016 NBA letter for web addresses and it's been a life-saver. I noticed recently that with my Braille 2000 program, a grade 1 mode sign (56) is automatically showing up before the first colon  (http:  c: etc.) I can easily delete it but needed to be sure I wasn't missing something new that I need to have in the address. I believe I understand all the examples you used and your instruction about Grade 1 including the fact that it's also set by the number sign. I just need to be sure I'm OK deleting the sign after http

Thanks, Susan

 

• This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by Chris Clemens.

[Julie Sumwalt]

Hi Susan,

So sorry for the delay. This forum is new and it slipped my attention. I'm moderating for now.

You are correct; that seems to be a glitch in the Braille2000 programming. Dots 25 represent the contraction "cc" ONLY when it is between two letters so there is no need for the grade 1 symbol indicator in the instance of "https://" because the forward slash isn't a letter. The same for "c:\". If, however, you have "c:index" (I'm making something up; I've no idea if that would ever happen in the computer world.), then you would need the grade 1 symbol indicator because dots 25 are between two letters.

Braille on,

Julie

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