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BrailleR (version 1.0.2)

Improved Access for Blind Users

Description

Blind users do not have access to the graphical output from R without printing the content of graphics windows to an embosser of some kind. This is not as immediate as is required for efficient access to statistical output. The functions here are created so that blind people can make even better use of R. This includes the text descriptions of graphs, convenience functions to replace the functionality offered in many GUI front ends, and experimental functionality for optimising graphical content to prepare it for embossing as tactile images.

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install.packages('BrailleR')

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1.0.2

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GPL-2

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Last Published

July 10th, 2023

Functions in BrailleR (1.0.2)

JoinBlindRUG

Send an email based on a template
Deprecated

Deprecated functions
Internal

Internal functions for the BrailleR package
MakeAllFormats

Prepare the options for conversion of an R markdown file.
OneFactor

Analysis for a continuous response for one group factor
Embossers

Prepare BrailleR settings for specific braille embossers
ScatterPlot

Create a standard scatter plot with a few extra elements added to the output object
SetOptions

Functions for setting package options.
MakeBatch

Create batch files for processing R scripts and markdown files under Windows
SpellCheckFiles

Spell checking a file or all files within a specified folder
FindReplace

Find/Replace text in a file
TSPlot

Create a standard time series plot with a few extra elements added to the output object
UniDesc

Descriptive statistics and graphs for univariate data
OnePredictor

Exploration of the relationship between a response and a single predictor
NewFunction

Create a template for a new function
MakeRprofile

Load BrailleR on Startup in Current Working Directory
UpdateGraph

extract or alter graph parameters
MakeRmdFiles

Work flow convenience functions
SpellCheck

A spell checking interface
VI

Extract information from a graphical object
ViewSVG

Create the necessary files to allow interactive viewing of SVG
MakeReadable

Convert line breaks in vignette documentation
SetupBrailleR

Establish the BrailleR folder for the user
WhereXY

Count points in a scatter plot
Options

Set package options
PandocAll

Convert files using pandoc.
SVGThis

Save commonly used graphs as structured SVG files.
WhichFile

Find a text string in files
Require

Load a package by installing it if necessary
grep.VIgraph

String manipulation of the output produced by VI.ggplot
history

View the history of the current workspace
WriteR

Getting started with WriteR
hist

Create a standard histogram with a few extra elements added to the output object
ThreeFactors

A convenience function for a Three-way analysis
TwoFactors

A convenience function for a two-way analysis
R2txtJG

Save a transcript of commands and/or output to a text file.
boxplot

Create a standard boxplot with a few extra elements added to the output object
Notepad

Open standard Windows tools quickly
sort.VIgraph

Sort VI.ggplot points list
pdf2html

Convert a pdf file to html
dotplot

create a dotplot using stripchart
WTF

What's this figure?
CheckIt

Investigate data objects
unfinished

Unfinished Methods to help vision impaired useRs
BrailleRUsefulLinks

Open the home page for the BrailleR Project, the Google search engine, the BrailleR in Action book, or the Let's Use R Now (LURN) book in your browser
AddXMLMethod

Create XML files to sit alongside SVG files in order to make an accessible graph experience.
DataViewer

Open a data object in your chosen spreadsheet software
AugmentMethod

add additional detail to the stored object for a graph
CleanCSV

clean out unwanted white space from a csv file
BRLThis

Convert a graph to a pdf ready for embossing
BrowseSVG

Merge svg and xml file in html file
BrailleR-package

Improved Access for Blind Users
AddXMLInternal

Internal functions for adding the necessary XML content for accessible graphs in SVG format
AutoSpellCheck

Automatic fixing of typos
Describe

Describe method to help visualize plot types.
GetExampleText

extract the example text from a help page
GetGoing

Set options for using brailleR
GetWriteR

Download and install software (Windows users only)
MakeAccessibleSVGMethod

Create and display a accessible exploration webpage SVG of graph