This DBT template is designed to produce material written in the Chinese language. The Chinese language has multiple DBT templates. This template, Chinese Yue (Cantonese) - Basic, is used for Cantonese, the language of Hong Kong.
This is a basic DBT template. Click here for more information about Basic Templates.
The default math braille code for this template is UEB Math. To use this template (and its translator) for technical material, the math notation must be enclosed in the DBT math style. This markup is added automatically when importing LaTeX files and some other formats.
You can make this template your default selection.
Click here for more help on the DBT translator used by Chinese Yue (Cantonese) - Basic.
This language is usually produced in uncontracted braille, which means that words in the text are rendered in braille on a one-for-one basis: one braille character for each inkprint letter. Some inkprint punctuation may require more than one braille character. Indicating upper case, emphasis, or numbers also adds braille characters to the character count. However, the braille contains no abbreviations or contractions.
If you have questions about producing correct braille, please contact a member of the appropriate braille authority.
When Han text is imported into DBT for Cantonese it is converted into Jyutping. The Cantonese translator can handle either the Jyutping or the Yale Romanization system, as these are very similar.
This language is written in a script other than the Roman alphabet, which can occasionally cause problems when importing files to DBT. The best result is usually achieved by importing files from Microsoft Word or Open Office that are written in Unicode fonts. You can contact Duxbury Systems if you have file that does not import properly into DBT. Please send the original inkprint file with your request, not a screen shot of the DBT screen.
Duxbury Systems strives to work with users to make sure that our software works with as many file formats as possible. Please contact us if you have any concerns.
Normally, the type of Han character conversion is determined automatically by the template that you select, and you can rely on the character conversion selected by your template. This template converts to Jyutping (see above).
However, if you want to override this choice manually, see the explanation in the Chinese Language landing page.
Click here for a sample Word file in this language.
Click here for instructions and the complete list of language sample files in Word format.
E-mail languages@duxsys.com with your suggestions on improving DBT braille translators, or to request a translator for a new language.
E-mail support@duxsys.com for software support issues related to Duxbury DBT.