[brailleblaster] Re: Minimum Features for a Usable Release
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 10:59:28 -0600
Actually, we can start with generic embosser. That will produce good
braille but will not take advantage of any special features on a
machine. We will also be using the SWT printing widget. It may not have
difficulty running embossers. I wouldn't worry about it until we try it.
John
On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 10:42:58AM -0500, Keith Reedy wrote:
> Good morning all,
>
> I would like to be part of the testing and I will be using a mac.. Which
> embossers will be used for testing and what kind of interface. I want to
> plan to set up for the testing.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Keith Reedy
> On Dec 9, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
> > Hi John,
> >
> > As I mentioned before, I think that a command-line embossing feature would
> > be a good first milestone to reach.
> >
> > It would allow for some basic translation and embossing to take place.
> >
> > Because it would be a command-line tool, it would allow us to continue to
> > iron out the UI design, while at the same time allowing us to put out
> > something usable.
> >
> > Let me know hwat you think.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Alex,
> >
> >
> > On 2010-12-08, at 8:39 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> >
> >> There is a lot in the specification. It would also be great if we could
> >> get something usable out soon. I wonder what various people think should
> >> be the minimum features in a usable release, aside from the obvious,
> >> such as translation and working with generic embossers. This could be
> >> out first milestone.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> John
> >>
> >> --
> >> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> >> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> >> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> >> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> >> Developing software for people with disabilities
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Alex Jurgensen,
> > VoiceOver Trainer,
> > ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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> >
>
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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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