[brailleblaster] Re: Windows Exec for LibLouisUTDML
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 09:40:58 -0600
I did get a Bookshare brf file of a novel. It looks ok except that it
doesn't contain some headings that my dtbok.sem and preferences.cfg
specify. It also contains all upper-case letters, which is annoying on
my braille display.
John
On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 10:20:39AM -0500, Keith Creasy wrote:
> OK. That sounds good then.
>
>
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>
> TOC and page numbering are controlled by the configuration file. By default,
> the preferences.cfg file is used. it is set up for 32 cells per line, no
> braille page numbers, no braille page forms feed, but print page separators.
> The configuration file can also be oferridden with -C options. The arguments
> accepted by the BrailleBlaster translate subcommand are exactly the same as
> those accepted by file2brl. The documentation on these options is complete
> and up to date.
>
> I'm going to get a Bookshar brf file and see what they are doing.
>
> John
>
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 09:57:29AM -0500, Keith Creasy wrote:
> > Well, I'm looking for one with MathML too. I did as you said and it isn't
> > too bad. I'm not sure the margins are right in some places and we'd like to
> > get TOC and page number additions in there. The LibLouisUTDML docs say this
> > can be done.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> > Boyer
> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 9:55 AM
> > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Windows Exec for LibLouisUTDML
> >
> > Bookshare is using liblouisxml, or they were, last I heard. I've also heard
> > that their formatting is bad. Personally, I don't use Bookshare brf files.
> > I download the Daisy version and make my own translation with
> > liblouisutdml. This enables me to optimize the braille output for my
> > braille display. I can send you a resulting file privately if you wish.
> > If I could get my hands on a NIMAS file that contains MathML I would try it
> > with the BrailleBlaster translate subcommand.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 09:23:46AM -0500, Keith Creasy wrote:
> > > Yes, but Bookshare's BRF files are aweful. I'm hoping to do better.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> > > Boyer
> > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 9:12 AM
> > > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > 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
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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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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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