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Biblos - The Accessible Word Processor

The Biblos blog, the accessible Word Processor for making braille, tactile graphics and much more

→ Braille - Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/26/2024 08:00	Today, I would like to draw your attention to a valuable and often overlooked writing system: braille. This system, also an integral part of Biblos, is a knowledge tool for many people with visual impairments, with a history of over two hundred years. In this article, I would like to… 861 more words

→ Analyzing documents to make reading more enjoyable
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/25/2024 08:00	I swear this is the last article I write on document analysis. Even though the Analyzer is always useful for correcting what you write (I practically always use it), today a good portion of the narrative is also sold digitally, so the problem of correcting a book acquired through OCR… 886 more words

→ Braille Printing and Home-Use Braille Printers
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/24/2024 08:00	When approaching domestic or school use braille printing, one finds oneself evaluating and choosing which braille printer to purchase. Printing in braille is not the same across all printers because not all braille printers have the same features. So how do you choose a braille printer? I'll outline some… 1877 more words

→ Documenti elettronici e informazioni del testo
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/19/2024 08:00	Quante volte hai avuto la curiosità di sapere quante parole contiene un documento e sei andato alla ricerca di una finestra che potesse fornirti questa informazione? Biblos possiede uno strumento molto efficace che ti mostra le informazioni di un documento elettronico. A cosa serve contare le parole? Magari stai per… 415 more words

→ Come inserire immagini nei documenti elettronici
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/18/2024 08:00	Le immagini sono sempre un aspetto delicato da trattare, soprattutto se si devono dare spiegazioni utili anche a chi è cieco. In qualche modo, grazie a Biblos, cercherò di servirti immagini facili da gestire. Come probabilmente già sai, Biblos ti permette di gestire e inserire immagini. In questo articolo non… 513 more words

→ Segnalibri e Biblos: è così facile?
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/17/2024 08:00	Stai cercando un software che ti faciliti la lettura e scrittura dei documenti. Vorresti qualcosa che non ti facesse perdere il punto di lettura o scrittura. Secondo me, ora l'hai trovato. Cosa devi fare in Biblos per avere dei segnalibri? Niente, non devi fare niente. Qui ti spiego perché… 416 more words

→ Ancient Greek and screen readers
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/12/2024 08:00	If you've had the need to read texts in Ancient Greek using a screen reader, you've probably asked yourself: how do I do it now? This is the question that teachers or students usually ask themselves when faced with the difficulty of managing texts written in this ancient… 721 more words

→ Braille - Dimensions and Distance of Dots
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/11/2024 08:00	It's easy to talk about Braille, but when technical questions arise about how Braille measures, the answers become vague. So I decided to clarify once and for all the ideas about what the standard measurements of Braille are. Braille is the tactile reading and writing system used by blind… 521 more words

→ How to create a Tactile Graphic
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/10/2024 08:00	Tactile books are a resource for those who do not have access to traditional printed books, especially for visually impaired individuals who need alternative ways to access culture. Braille is the system used to emboss writing, while tactile drawings provide access to images and graphics. Let's see how to… 850 more words

→ Changing while doing the same thing is madness.
Giuseppe Di Grande 04/08/2024 08:00	Albert Einstein once said: "Often everyone is convinced that something is impossible to achieve, until an ignorant person arrives who does not know it and achieves it." In the visually impaired community, there were never any doubts about the positive impact and effectiveness that Biblos would have on Braille transcription… 882 more words