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(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.)
The Malay tables support print-to-braille and braille-to-print translation of Malay-language literary text in contracted or uncontracted Malay braille. The American Computer Braille Code (CBC) is also supported.
There are no special requirements or limitations.
English, in grade 1 (uncontracted) only, is supported as a secondary language.
Note that in addition to the abovementioned provision for English as a "secondary language" supported within the Malay table itself, it is also possible to switch to any of the available translation tables listed in DBT. (See the [lnb~...] code below.)
Computer Braille Code (CBC), as defined by the Braille Authority of North America, is supported.
In addition, it is possible to switch to any of the available translation tables listed in DBT (see the [lnb~...]code below), many of which do support various technical codes, such as for mathematics or computer notation, or which support “unified” treatment of technical notation as well as literary text in the base language associated with the table.
The following DBT translation codes are available when using the Malay table. Any other translation codes used will be ignored, or indeed may cause unexpected results. If using an alternative translation table, i.e when switching to another base language table by means of the[lnb~...] code, please refer to the relevant topic and available codes for that table.
[/] may be embedded within letter-groups that would normally be contracted, to prevent the contraction.
[ab] is equivalent to [g2]
[cap-invert]
[cap-normal]
[cb-&]
[cb-de]
[cb-ds]
[cb-ee]
[cb-es]
[cb-ne]
[cb-ns]
[cb-se]
[cb-ss]
[cb-t1]
[cb-t2]
[cb-ue]
[cb-us]
[cb]
[cbi]
[cbn]
[cs-off]
[cs]
[cz] switches to "direct braille," wherein braille is directly represented using the North American ASCII-braille code. (This is sometimes called "no-translate" or "computer grade 0")
[fte~b]
[fte~i]
[fte~u]
[fts~b]
[fts~i]
[fts~u]
[g1] switches to "grade 1" (uncontracted) braille. This affects the Malay text only; any embedded ("secondary") English text is always uncontracted.
[g2] switches to "grade 2" (contracted) braille. This is the normal mode, and applies only to the Malay text.
[in] is equivalent to [g1]
[lnb]
[lnb~...] (for switching to another base [primary] language table)
[lng~en] switches to English language.
[lng~ms] or [lng] switches to Malay language.
[tx] resumes normal translation, ending "direct braille."
[txi]
[txn]
The table is designed to work with the following groups of characters:
All ASCII printable characters
Accented letters and punctuation marks typical of French, German, Italian, and Spanish
British pound sign (£)
The above is a general guide only (see "General Notes" section at the beginning of this document).
These tables were implemented by Duxbury Systems, Inc. commencing in October 1998 as an adaptation of the then-current Cymraeg (Welsh) tables, based upon the document entitled "The Malay Braille Code," a publication of the Malay Braille Code Committee of the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. The National Council of the Blind of Malaysia (NCBM) sponsored the development and provided invaluable feedback as the work progressed.
Commencing in January 2004, these tables were extensively updated to conform to the Revised Malay Code (2003).
With considerable assistance from NCBM, these tables were thoroughly reworked in 2009 to improve the handling of contractions.
(Documentation reviewed: July 2010.)