Nemetex Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Program Loads, but Won't Start
Program Asks for a New License or Tells Me it Can't Find the License I Just Installed
Nemetex Does Not Work Properly with JAWSÒ for WindowsÒ
Does Nemetex convert LaTeX to Nemeth?
My Braille Notetaker has a QWERTY Keyboard
What do I do after Nemetex converts my Nemeth to LaTeX?
I changed my test file extension to ".txt", but it still comes-out garbled.
1. Will Nemetex work on my MAC?
Nemetex is only available in a PC Windows-based version at this time.
2. I can't download the program. I click on the "Accept License Agreement and Download" and get a screen stating "The website declined to show this webpage" [or similar].
After clicking on "Accept License Agreement and Download", there should be no other barriers to downloading. The most probable cause for inability to download at this point is a barrier at the user-end such as a restrictive PC or network firewall setting. Please adjust your PC's firewall settings to allow the download, or contact your network administrator if the restriction exists at the network level. If this does not solve the problem, contact us at info@accessisoft.com and we can send you a CD with the program setup file and evaluation license key.
3. I successfully loaded Nemetex on my computer, but it won't start from the icon or from the start menu; or the only thing that happens is a blank black window appears briefly, then disappears.
The most likely cause is that the version of Java Runtime Environment (RTE) installed on the host computer is not at least J2SE 1.5.0_10 or later. The Java web site contains an on-line version verification tool which can be used to determine if the most current version of Java RTE is installed and update it if needed.
Also note, the first time Nemetex is run after initial installation, or after installing a new version of Java RTE, it will take up to a minute to open while Nemetex examines the Java files on your computer and copies any additional required files into the Java folder.
4. I downloaded the program file, but can't run "setup.exe."
The most likely cause is that the user does not have sufficient permission to run set-up files and thus install programs on the host computer. If trying to install the program on a stand-alone computer, verify that the user profile being used to install the program has "administrator" or "full" rights. If trying to install Nemetex on a network computer, contact your network administrator or technical support representative.
5. I received the Nemetex license key AccessiSoft sent me and tried to open it, but my computer could not open it.
Both the evaluation and commercial license key files sent via e-mail by AccessiSoft neither contain the program nor can they be opened by your PC. The license key file contains encrypted codes which the Nemetex program will read and allow the program to be opened and used. The file containing the program itself needs to be downloaded from www.accessisoft.com and installed before adding the license key. When you receive the license key, save it into the folder on your computer containing the program (normally "C:\Program Files\Nemetex"). If you are trying to save a commercial license purchased after you successfully evaluated Nemetex, it is likely your computer will ask you if you want to replace the existing file "C:\Program Files\Nemetex\license.key." If so, check Yes. If the program still does not open, see Question #3 above or contact us at tech.support@accessisoft.com.
6. I have been running Nemetex with no problems, but now it asks me for a new license key.
If using an evaluation version, your evaluation license key probably expired or is for an older version of Nemetex (Version 2.2 was posted to our web site for download on 10/5/07).
If you found the evaluation copy of Nemetex met your needs, click here to purchase a full commercial version of Nemetex.
If you need a little more time to determine if Nemetex is right for you, or are trying to use an evaluation license key issued before 10/5/07 with the current program, request another 30-Day Evaluation License using the form on the bottom of the Contact Us page. The new evaluation license key will be sent via e-mail to the e-mail address you provide.
If you recently re-built or re-organized your computer's files, the license key may have been moved to a location other than the folder containing the program or lost all together. Search the computer (normally "C: Drive") for a file called "Nemetex.key." If you find it, move it to the folder containing the program (normally "C:\Program Files\Nemetex"), or when prompted to specify the location of the license key by Nemetex, browse for the correct location. When Nemetex finds it, it will write a copy to the same folder in which it resides to alleviate this problem in the future.
If you lose or cannot locate the license key file, please contact us at tech.support@accessisoft.com to request a new license key file be sent via e-mail. We recommend you include the license key in the back-up copy you make of the program.
7. Nemetex does not seem to work properly with JAWSÒ for WindowsÒ.
While JAWSÒ for WindowsÒ is not required, the Nemetex Nemeth Back-Translatorä is compatible with JAWSÒ for WindowsÒ. If JAWSÒ for WindowsÒ is to be used, the Javaä Access Bridge For Windows Operating System must be installed. It is available for free download from http://java.sun.com/products/accessbridge/. The Javaä Access Bridge For Windows Operating System must be installed, or re-installed if previously installed, after installing the latest version of Java RTE as discussed in Question #3 above.
8. Does Nemetex convert LaTeX to Nemeth?
Nemetex Nemeth Back-Translatorä does not convert LaTeX to Nemeth. There are other products available from various sources which convert various forms of printed math, especially LaTeX to Nemeth. Nemetex was developed to tackle the challenging problem of converting Nemeth code embedded in a file also containing standard text (in Grade II Braille) to LaTeX so that the document can be further propagated to other sighted math users or printed-out on standard paper.
For example, I do all my math homework on my BrailleNote, machine-translate the file as a text file (.txt"), then export the file to my computer (also see Questions #10 & 11 below). I then use Nemetex to back-translate the file into LaTeX and save it as a ".tex" file. I compile it in a LaTeX editing program (TeXnicCenter or Scientific Notebook) and print the finished product to turn in to my math teacher. The term "back-translate" is used throughout the visually-impaired math education community for this process because, for many years, there have been products available to "forward-translate" some from of electronic math into Nemeth Braille for student use.
9. My Braille Notetaker has a QWERTY keyboard. Will Nemetex work with my math files?
Nemetex will work with most QWERTY Braille Notetakers provided it has a six-key entry mode and that mode is used to create the original file by one of the methods discussed in the User's Guide.
10. What do I do after Nemetex converts my Nemeth to LaTeX?
The final output of the Nemetex Nemeth Back-Translatorä program is a .tex file which is then readable by any standard LaTeX-based publishing software program such as TeXnicCenter (see http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/LaTeX:About for information about downloading both TeXnicCenter and MiKTex) or Scientific Notebook (http://www.mackichan.com/). After Nemetex converts the file to LaTeX, it is best to save it as a ".tex" file in a convenient location on your computer, then open or paste it (depending on the program in use) into the LaTeX program.
If the desired final output file format is .PDF, a free .PDF reader program can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Other readers may be available and/or required to view final output files from other LaTeX-based publishing software programs (i.e., Scientific Viewer for Scientific Notebook).
Please refer to the Nemetex back-translation process Flow Chart or Nemetex User's Guide for more information.
11. After creating my file containing Grade II text and Nemeth Code Braille, I saved it, transferred it to my PC and changed the file extension to ".txt". When I tried to run it through Nemetex, it was garbled or had other back-translation errors.
Simply changing the file extension of a Braille file from something like ".brf" to ".txt" will not effect the necessary changes to the file which allow Nemetex to properly back-translate the file. Prior to transferring the file from the Braille Notetaker to the PC containing Nemetex, the file should be machine-translated on the Braille Notetaker to ".txt" format. This will ensure the correct conversion of the text from Grade 2 Braille format to ASCII.
Please refer to the Nemetex back-translation process Flow Chart or Nemetex User's Guide for more information.
12. What's new in Version 2.2?
Version 2.2 of the main program is significantly easier to install by being packaged as an Application file (.EXE) vice a Zip file and thus can be installed directly from this web site or after the set-up file is copied to your computer. It also adds many new supported symbols and supports additional layers of fractions. In addition, minor anomalies reported by evaluation users were corrected. The default settings for the Translation Options "Number of Paragraphs to Skip at the Beginning of a Document" and the "Number of Paragraphs to Center at the Beginning of a Document" were also changed from two to zero.
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