Dots Editor
A six-key brailler emulator written in python.
Tired of being on a mac and having no viable options for a six-key brailler emulator? Tired of not being able to fix bugs or request features with existing emulators? Me too!
I was sick of there not being an emulator that is free, easy to use, and easy to install on any operating system.
This is in Pre-Alpha. Expect bugs, and missing features.
Installation
pip install dots-editor
Usage
dots_editor filename.brl
This will open a file for editing. When you quit (I know, scary), it will save.
dots_editor --unicode filename.txt
This will save a file using the unicode braille glyphs. (U+2800 to U+2840)
Pre-Alpha features to add
- Edit an existing file (I know, big oversight)
- Start standalone
- Menu to make a new file or open an existing one
- Save without exit
- Binaries for common operating systems
- Cursor
Alpha features to add
- resizable window
- change font size
- change margin
- figure out brf format
- Logo
- Documentation (and documentation tests)
- automatic line breaks
- 8-dot mode
Beta features to add
- Integration with liblouis
- contraction help
- highlighting text to edit or move
- find/replace
- save in all common filetypes
- print (to printer or embosser)
- spellcheck?
Want to contribute?
Wow, cool. I don't currently have any guidelines, but contact me using github, and we'll talk. It's much more likely to be a successful talk if you have a pull request and a good summary of what you're trying to accomplish.
