[brailleblaster] Re: Mac Stuff
- From: Michael Whapples <mwhapples@xxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:14:40 +0100
I don't know about command line ways of connecting bluetooth, but may be you
could get help doing the following:
* Enter system preferences (either from the dock or the apple menu).
* In the category for "Internet and wireless" there is a button for bluettoth,
select this.
* In the bluetooth settings there should be a checkbox to turn on bluetooth,
check this checkbox.
* Also in the bluetooth preferences there should be a button to add new
devices. I think the wizard it brings up is fairly self explanatory. Just
remember to have bluetooth enabled and discoverable on the BrailleNote.
I think there should be a shortcut for bluetooth in the status area (cannot
quite remember what the Mac term is for that area), but going through system
preferences is just as acceptable.
Michael Whapples
On 25 Jul 2011, at 07:23, John J. Boyer wrote:
> Alex,
>
> You were right. I contacted the local Humanware representative. He told
> me that the Braille Note MPower could not be used with the macbook via
> cable, even with an adapter, but that it could communicate with any
> Apple product through Bluetooth. I will even be able to operate the
> computer from the Braille Note keyboard. I don't see any indication that
> Bluetooth is turned on in the Macbook, but I told my tech to install
> everything on the disk and activate all services. Is there a way I can
> check for Bluetooth through ssh/ I will need to know the address it is
> using so I can set my Braille Note accordingly.
>
> libllouis installed without a hitch. So did pkg-config, once I found the
> right version (0.22). The make step did generate a huge number of
> warning messages, but it is working fine. liblouisutdml is to the point
> where it needs jni.h and jni_md.h I don't know how to find things on the
> Darwin distro yet. It doesn't have the updatedb and locate commands that
> I use on other distros. All the usual java commands work. Can you tell
> me where jni.h and jni_md.h are located?
>
> Once liblouisutdml is compiled I will be able to use the file2brl
> program to make braille documents from the command line, and I will also
> be able to implement the Open, Translate and Saveas items in
> BrailleBlaster.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> --
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
>
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