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.