[brailleblaster] Re: The directories are still not being created on Windows.
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:33:45 -0500
That is how I startBrailleBlaster if I want to see the exception trace.
I'm trying to find a way to have the GUI show a dialog box if something
bad happens.
John
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 09:28:18AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> John,
>
> I am starting BB with the java -jar brailleblaster.jar command. Is that how
> you start it?
>
> I will try it on my laptop and see if it is working there. It is running
> Windows 7 x64, though, too. That's what you are running, right?
>
>
> Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A.,
>
> Vic
> E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:22 AM
> To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: The directories are still not being created on
> Windows.
>
> The bug will be corrected in the next push.
>
> My Windows drive is indeed C. However, I've encountered another case of
> Java not likeing C: We need to find out why the folders are created on
> your system and not on mine.
>
> John
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 09:14:34AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> > See my comments below.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:55 AM
> > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: The directories are still not being created
> on
> > Windows.
> >
> > Hi Vic,
> >
> > I think you have encountered a different bug. The method that opens
> > files on the command line needs modification.
> >
> > VB: Yep, you are right. I can still translate the file when I open from
> > within BB. It is only when I open it from the command line that it won't
> > work.
> >
> > I thought you had created the folders manually. I'll also bet that the
> > reason they aren't created on my machine is that Java doesn't like the
> > C: at the beginning of the path.
> >
> > VB: I deleted them manually before each test just to see if they would be
> > created by BB. My installation is on C: so I don't know what would happen
> if
> > it wasn't. What is your Windows drive letter? It really shouldn't matter
> > since the drive letter is part of the %AppData% environment variable. You
> > are using that, right?
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 08:37:25AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> > > John,
> > >
> > > First, I translated a document with the translate subcommand. The
> brlblst
> > > folder wasn't present. All the folders were created properly.
> > >
> > > Next, I started BB with a filename on the command line. The folders
> > weren't
> > > present. BB opened the document fine. The folders were created
> correctly.
> > I
> > > translated the file using alt-T, T and BB disappeared as previously. It
> > > looks like this bug has crept back in. Here is the error that was
> present
> > in
> > > the command prompt window:
> > >
> > > C:\Users\Vic\Downloads\BrailleBlaster>java -jar brailleblaster.jar
> > serv.xml
> > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException:
> > String
> > > index out of range: -1
> > > at java.lang.String.substring(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.NewDocument.fillOutBody(Unknown
> > Source)
> > > at
> org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.DocumentManager.createDocument(Unknown
> > > Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.DocumentManager.translate(Unknown
> > > Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.BBMenu$48.widgetSelected(Unknown
> > Source)
> > > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.DocumentManager.<init>(Unknown
> Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.WPManager.<init>(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.Subcommands.<init>(Unknown Source)
> > > at org.brailleblaster.Main.main(Unknown Source)
> > > C:\Users\Vic\Downloads\BrailleBlaster>
> > >
> > > Lastly, I started BB without any options on the command line. The
> folders
> > > weren't present. The folder structure was created just as it should have
> > > been. I typed in some text and translated it. This worked and all the
> > files
> > > were created in the brlblst\temp folder.
> > >
> > > Conclusions:
> > > The file creation is working as expected here. Can you tell me how to
> > break
> > > it?
> > > The bug of not being able to translate an opened file has reappeared.
> > >
> > >
> > > Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A.,
> > >
> > > Vic
> > > E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:10 AM
> > > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [brailleblaster] The directories are still not being created on
> > > Windows.
> > >
> > > subdirs() works on Linux but not on Windows. If you start BrailleBlaster
>
> > > from the command line you can see the message about not opening the log
> > > file, but the path looks correct. The brlblst directory is not in
> > > appData\roaming
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > --
> > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> >
> >
>
> --
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
>
--
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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