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https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext

Text-to-Braille Inkscape extension with multiple localized alphabets.
https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext

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Text-to-Braille Inkscape extension with multiple localized alphabets.

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# Braille l18n Inkscape extension

![Inkscape versions][inkscape-versions-badge]
[![Tests][tests-image]][tests-link]
[![License][license-image]][license-link]

Text-to-Braille Inkscape extension with multiple localized alphabets.

## Supported alphabets

| Locale | Source |
| ------ | ------ |
| English | [North American Braille ASCII code][en-wiki] |
| Spanish | [Braille español (Grado 1)][es-cbe-guide] by [CBE][cbe-once] |
| French | [Code Braille Français Uniformisé (CBFU)][fr-cbfu] |
| German | [Das System der deutschen Brailleschrift][de-system] by [BSKDL][bskdl]|
| Galician | [Braille español (Grado 1)][es-cbe-guide] by [CBE][cbe-once] |
| Euskera | [Braille español (Grado 1)][es-cbe-guide] by [CBE][cbe-once] |
| Catalan/Valencian | [Braille español (Grado 1)][es-cbe-guide] by [CBE][cbe-once] |

> See [NOTES.md][notes] for details of each implementation.

## Installation

1. Download `braille-l18n.zip` asset from [Releases page][releases] and extract
it.
1. Move extracted files to your Inkscape user's extensions directory. If you
don't know its location, open it from `Edit` -> `Preferences` -> `System` ->
`Users extensions` or executing `inkscape --user-data-directory` on your terminal.
1. Run Inkscape and you'll see the extension in `Extensions` -> `Text`.

## Usage

1. Select a text that you want to convert in Braille.
1. Open this extension.
1. Choose an alphabet for character mappings.
1. Press `Apply`.

## Contribute!

PRs are welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md][contribution-guide] for a detailed guide
about how to contribute to this project.

[inkscape-versions-badge]: https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=inkscape&message=1.0%20|%201.1%20|%201.2&color=blue&logo=Inkscape
[tests-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext/ci.yml?branch=master&logo=github&label=tests
[tests-link]: https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext/actions?query=workflow%3ACI
[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=license&message=BSD-3-Clause&color=brightgreen&logo=freebsd
[license-link]: https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext/blob/master/LICENSE

[notes]: https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext/blob/master/NOTES.md
[releases]: https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext/releases
[contribution-guide]: https://github.com/mondeja/inkscape-braille-l18n-ext/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md

[en-wiki]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille_ASCII
[es-cbe-guide]: https://sid.usal.es/idocs/F8/FDO12069/signografiabasica.pdf
[cbe-once]: https://www.once.es/servicios-sociales/braille/comision-braille-espanola/comision-braille-espanola-cbe
[fr-cbfu]: https://www.avh.asso.fr/sites/default/files/cbfu_edition_internationale_1.pdf
[de-system]: http://bskdl.org/textschrift.html
[bskdl]: http://bskdl.org