[BRLTTY] [Semi-OT] Converting .brf file to unicode braille or mapping to another chosen braille table

[Lars Bjørndal]

Hi,

You can use this Perl app, called Brl2Brl https://metacpan.org/pod/App::Brl2Brl. I wrote this app because of the same challenge as you mention.

Hope this helps.

Lars

On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 11:17:38PM +0100, Jeanette C. wrote:
> Hey hey,
> I'm sorry, since this doesn't strictly belong here, but I didn't know where
> else to turn.
> 
> I have a .brf (Braille ready file) containing musical notes. Choosing the
> brf text table with BRLTTY gives a good/proper representation. But mostly I
> need to work with my own text table, namely de (German).
> 
> Using either brltty or the liblouis tool - or any other open source tool -
> is there a ready-made tool to convert such files into either the unicode
> braille pattern characters or mapping the characters from the file to proper
> representations in German?
> 
> One example: a comma (,) in a .brf file is used to represent a
> capitalisation. In US printed braille this is dot 6, in German it would be
> dots 4 and 6. So it could be converted to the braille patterns of either or
> mapped to the German braille table an apostrophe ('), which is dot 6 or a
> dollar sign ($), which is dots 4 and 6.
> 
> Any help is appreciated. I know, I could write a Python program performing
> this with relative ease, but I'd rather check for an existing solution
> first. :)
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Jeanette
> 
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