Hello all:

Are there any writing systems for the blind (Braille, etc.) that are or were written
boustrophedonically (i.e. right to left to right, etc.)?

Thanks!
Grendl.

--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, Jonathon Blake <jonathon.blake@...> wrote:
> Don wrote:
>
> > > i) Grade 1, Grade 1.5, Grade 2, and Grade 3 Braille?
> > If these refer to progressive versions,
>
> Yes, and no.
>
> One has to know Grade 1 Braille, before one can learn Grade 2 Braille.
> Likewise, one has to know Grade 2 Braille, before learning Grade 3
> Braille. [ Grade 1.5 is all but obsolete.]
>
> Grade 1 Braille is "basic Braille."
> ⠃ is the letter "B"
> ⠼⠃ is the numeral "2"
>
> Grade 2 Braille is the typical "working Braille". It consists of
> Braille 1, plus around 150 contractions.
>
> ⠃ is the word "but".[Yes, the same glyph as "b".]
>
> Grade 3 Braille is specialized Braille. It consists of Grade 1
> Braille, plus around specialized contractions. Typically these are
> for specialized functions, such as music, chemistry, etc. It also is
> often used as a kind of shorthand. with roughly 500 contractions.
>
> > > ii) Braille written in English, and in French?
> > If the braille alphabet is the same
>
> There are slight differences between Braille used, and taught in the
> US, and that found in Canada, and Great Britain, for English. [The
> letters are the same, the contractions differ.]
>
> In French, and English â ? is the letter "m". In Chinese, it is a radical.
>
> > > iii) Other systems of written communication used by the
> > Yes, including perhaps indigenous systems that do not
>
> Nemeth Code, which is used mainly for math. Same dots as Braille, but
> different meanings to the patterns. [A case can be made that Nemeth
> Code is a specific version of Grade 3 Braille.]
>
> Moon Code, which is used mainly in Britain.
>
> Eight Dot Code, which is a variation of standard Braille.
>
> xan
>
> jonathon
> --
> Wondering how much YahooGroups will mutilate that Braille glyphs.