DARI
TABLE DESIGNATOR
prs
(The initial translation table for a translation is determined by the selected template, and may be changed using the Document / Translation Tables menu. Using those menus does not involve explicit use of the table designator. However, in cases where it is necessary to switch to a different translation table partway through a file, the designator for the table being switched to is required; see the general description of the [lnb~...] command for further details.)
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
The Dari tables support print-to-braille translation of Dari-language literary text into uncontracted Dari braille.
Uncontracted English is also supported. Technical (mathematics and computer) notation is generally transcribed as in Unified English Braille (UEB).
REFERENCES, HISTORY AND CREDITS
The rules for uncontracted Farsi were originally specified to Duxbury Systems by Mr. G. H. Shabani of the Braille Equipment Institute, Tehranpars, Iran, in cooperation with the Special Education Organization, part of the Iranian Ministry of Education. Work began on the tables in April 2005. More recent information has been provided by Mr. Amir Soleimani.
The tables for Dari are based on the existing Duxbury tables for Farsi.
(Documentation reviewed June 2010)
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
