DBT 15.1.0002

What's new in 15.1.0002

DBT 15.1 is our first version with native Apple Silicon and eBraille support, and has several other new and improved features.
Built for Modern Macintosh Computers
- DBT will no longer require Rosetta to run on modern Macintosh®computers.
- Builds for Macintosh computers with Intel processors may no longer be available. If you require one, please inquire.
- DBT/Mac for Apple silicon cannot import MathType objects embedded in .docx files.
eBraille Support
- DBT 15.1 supports export of eBraille files from braille documents.
- Command line support for eBraille conversion is included, using a new /ebrl command line switch.
Other Exporter Improvements
- Formatted braille files may be saved in Unicode Braille Patterns encoding.
Accessibility (Windows Only)
- JAWS voicing of the translated line while editing large braille files is better-synchronized to what is shown on a connected braille display..
- JAWS reading of unusual character values from the status line has been corrected.
Importers
- An arbitrary size limitation within DBT has been lifted, allowing for importing larger .docx files.
- The .docx importer now adds a hard space after the function name for a math function.
- The .docx importer will now recognize both old and new definitions of Red, as well as similar custom colors.
- Problems placing images using TactileView 3 have been corrected.
- Importation of mathematical named functions from LaTeX and MathType (Windows only) has been improved.
Editing and User Interface
- When hiding codes on the translated line, DBT will hide even codes at the end of the line.
- The status line display font can be set in the Global Fonts dialog.
- Several codes have been added to the Codes List dialog.
Language Support
- The English/Unified (UEB) print-to-braille translation table (file enuncp.btb, now version 16;4 260707) has been updated to suppress the contraction "con" in the word "cons" in most instances, excepting only certain cases where the immediate context makes clear that "cons" is a formal or informal abbreviation of a longer word where "con" would be contracted, e.g. "ex-cons" (short for "ex-convicts"). This is an effort to more commonly comply with RUEB 2024 section 10.6.4.
- DBT now includes an updated version of the BANA Template for Microsoft® Wordâ ¢: BANA Braille 2026. Both English (UEB) - BANA DBT templates and the style map file for them are updated as well. Service release 2 contains a further importer update. …