How is hex indicated in braille? Constantly having to escape strings of digits and letters with the number and letter signs sounds super bulky. I know 8 dot braille uses dropped numbers, but that would make letters and digits harder to discern.
I have no idea what you are trying to get at here. Hex is represented in no special way. After all, hex is just characters 0-9 and a-f. What's the problem? Phil. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Barnes Sent: 31 May 2018 15:12 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] hexadecimal in braille? How is hex indicated in braille? Constantly having to escape strings of digits and letters with the number and letter signs sounds super bulky. I know 8 dot braille uses dropped numbers, but that would make letters and digits harder to discern. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
I haven't had trouble distinguishing letters and digits when dropped digits are used (e.g., in computer braille). I suppose you could precede the hex string with "0x", which would clarify the position of the first letter/digit. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Samuel Barnes Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:12 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] hexadecimal in braille? How is hex indicated in braille? Constantly having to escape strings of digits and letters with the number and letter signs sounds super bulky. I know 8 dot braille uses dropped numbers, but that would make letters and digits harder to discern. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Hello, I have been meaning to respond to this post and have not got around to it until now. Depending on the computer braille code you are using will determine how Hex is shown. In USA computer braille code, numbers use the lower 4 dots (dots 2, dots 3, dots 5 and dots 6). Alpha characters use the normal chars. Thus f6e5d4c3b2a10 on a braille display works well in deed. Not sure of other codes. Sean -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> On Behalf Of Samuel Barnes Sent: Friday, 1 June 2018 12:12 AM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] hexadecimal in braille? How is hex indicated in braille? Constantly having to escape strings of digits and letters with the number and letter signs sounds super bulky. I know 8 dot braille uses dropped numbers, but that would make letters and digits harder to discern. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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