[brailleblaster] Re: Windows Exec for LibLouisUTDML
- From: Keith Creasy <kcreasy@xxxxxxx>
- To: "brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 09:23:46 -0500
Yes, but Bookshare's BRF files are aweful. I'm hoping to do better.
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Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Windows Exec for LibLouisUTDML
Hi Keith,
No need to worry about a Windows version of file2brl. You can use the translate
subcommand in BrailleBlaster to get identical results. The Java bindings in
liblouisutdml contain a method that emulates file2brl.
People are already using the translate subcommand to produce brf files which
can then be embossed.
I have tried translting a NIMAS file with excellent results. The comand, using
BrailleBlaster, is:
java -jar brailleblaster.jar translate input file outputfile
Almost everything in the liblouisutdml documentation is implemented.
Because of the pressure of simply coding, there are many features in
liblouisutdml that are not documented. The most important of these us the
Unified TactileDocument Markup Language (UTDML) which is designed to handle
text ang graphics in a transcriber-friendly manner.
Nemeth translation of MathML is the default. Other math codes can be chosen
with the appropriate configuration file.
John
On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 08:37:39AM -0500, Keith Creasy wrote:
> Guys.
>
> The subject line may be a little misleading. Actually, what I'd like to get a
> sense of is how far along this is in terms of producing a good braille book
> from a DTBook (actually NIMAS) in our case. I read the docs to liblouisutdml
> and it looks great based on that. File2brl seems to be set up to build and
> run using GCC on Linux. I could probably get it to build for Windows with a
> few days work but I'd like to know the best way to get as good a
> demonstration as I can producing a braille book (BRF files) from a NIMAS file
> set, including trnslation of MathML to Nemeth.
>
> How much of what is in the docs is implemented and what do you suggest I do
> to get a good demonstration of this working on a Windows work station.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Keith
>
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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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