User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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18.4.3 Field Options.
There are numerous options available for each field, depending on the field type. These can be
reviewed or changed by pressing BACKSPACE with O when a field type prompt is displayed.
The Field Options are displayed as a list. Move forward or back through the list by pressing SPACE
or BACKSPACE. To change an option, either select or type the new value and press ENTER.
When you are happy with the options, return to the Field Definition List by pressing
SPACE with E.
For String Fields, you have 4 options to choose from that are exclusive to this Field Type:
"Braille Option?"
This is used to determine how the field will be entered and if Braille code or Unicode is stored in
the database for this field. On units that have a Qwerty keyboard, Unicode is used universally.
If you have a unit with a Braille keyboard, the options are:
Preferred Keyboard Grade, which is used for general strings such as names, descriptions, etc. Your
entry will be stored and displayed again, exactly as you entered it.
Computer Braille, which is used when combinations of letters, punctuation and/or numbers are
entered. For example, email addresses, post codes, etc.
Back-translate from preferred grade. You will be able to use grade 2, or whatever your preferred
keyboard grade is when adding this field, but the field will be stored in the database as Unicode.
When the field is displayed, it will be displayed in your Preferred Reading Grade. Use this for fields
you will be sorting on to ensure that they are sorted correctly. If you select a string field type as one
of the fields in the Sort Order, KeyBase will automatically change the Braille Option to
"Back-translate from preferred grade".
"Braille Prefix?"
If you are using literary Braille, you can choose between Capital Sign, Double Capital Sign, Auto
Number Sign and None.
"Field Context?"
This option is used for many different purposes, including controlling how the contents of the field
will be displayed.
Fields usually contain fragments of text that by themselves, do not denote context. For instance, in
some cases the pronunciation that is used is dependent on the context. For example, "Dr" in a
"Title" field is "Doctor", but in an "Address" field, is most commonly the abbreviation for "Drive".