MSWORD2BRL(1)

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version 2.4.0 · 6 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 MSWORD2BRL — the manual, but make it a group chat 💖

okay bestie, so you know that one little program called msword2brl? Yeah, the one that translates an MS Word file into an embosser-ready Braille file. That one. iconic. Let's get into it 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

msword2brl — translates an MS Word file into an embosser-ready Braille file. that's literally it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

the vibe check looks like this:

msword2brl [OPTION] infile outfile

so like, <italic>infile</italic> and <italic>outfile</italic>, front and center, no notes 👑

real talk though: your <italic>infile</italic> must be a Microsoft Word file. no exceptions, no workarounds, that's the rule 🎀

here's the tea on how she actually works her magic ✨: the script first calls the antiword program, so yeah, you have to have that installed on your machine, no cap. and she calls antiword with -x db, which makes the output come out in docbook format. that then gets piped straight into xml2brl. and the output file that xml2brl hands you? it contains much of the formatting, including emphasis, from the word file. the way she preserves your emphasis... obsessed 😭💖

😌 OPTIONS 😌

  • --help — prints this message. she's helpful like that 🫶
  • --version — prints version information. know your queen's era 💅

🖊️ AUTHOR 🖊️

written by John J. Boyer 💜

Copyright © 2004-2007 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.

Copyright © 2007,2008 JJB Software, Inc. License LGPL: GNU LGPL <http://gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html>

this is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. there is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. periodt. 💀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

the full documentation for msword2brl is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and msword2brl programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info liblouisxml

should give you access to the complete manual. go read it, bestie, it's giving main character energy 📚✨

and that's the whole page, you're welcome 💖 she's msword2brl 2.4.0, dated February 2026. stan a legend, fr fr 🎀🦋💅

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