VIETNAMESE
TABLE DESIGNATOR
vie
(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 Vietnamese tables support print-to-braille translation of Vietnamese-language literary text in grade 1 (uncontracted) braille.
REFERENCES, HISTORY AND CREDITS
The earliest versions of this table were developed by Duxbury Systems in December 1993, working with the Blind Citizens of Australia, primarily on behalf of a school for the blind near Hanoi. In April 2001, that early table was revised by Duxbury Systems for use in the next release of the Windows version of DBT, and the UEB math treatment was added experimentally. The latter work is ongoing, in conjunction with colleagues in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
(Documentation reviewed: July 2010
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
