THAI
TABLE DESIGNATOR
tha
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FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
The Thai tables support print-to-braille translation of Thai-language literary text into uncontracted Thai 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 Thai tables support print-to-braille translation of Thai-language literary text into uncontracted braille. It is based on matching the characters found in the Unicode standard with World Braille Useage, 1990 and The Wikipedia article on Thai Braille at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Bra- ille
We came into contact with Wiraman Niyomphol. He identified the countless times that the character ordering of Unicode conflicted with the character ordering of braille. These have been fixed in the present translator.
One major problem with the Thai translator is line endings. Thai braille does not use spaces to show word divisions. But without spaces, Duxbury DBT does not know how to divide lines into words. We await a solution to this issue. We welcome comments to improve these tables.
(Documentation reviewed June 2010)
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
