FARSI
TABLE DESIGNATOR
fas
(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 Farsi tables support print-to-braille translation of Farsi-language literary text in Farsi braille, which is uncontracted. Roman-alphabet script may also be embedded within the Farsi text, and will be generally treated as in uncontracted English braille. The American Computer Braille Code (CBC) is also supported.
Normally, the text is first prepared on Microsoft Word, using a Unicode font (e.g. the default "Times Roman") for the Farsi text, and imported to DBT prior to translation.
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.
(Documentation reviewed: July 2010.)
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
