[brailleblaster] Re: indows installer available for testing
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 11:24:44 -0500
Hi Vic,
I think we need a new release soon. There have been a great many
imporvements. When the installer is completed, that will be the time to
seriously consider a new release. liblouis and liblouisutdml should be
stable by then.
John
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:14:37AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> John,
>
> Are we nearing another public release? Just let me know when you want new
> DLLs made. I haven't built recently because of all the stuff going on with
> liblouis. I didn't know if the DLL would be stable yet.
>
>
> 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: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:58 AM
> To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: indows installer available for testing
>
> I'm glad to hear that the installer works. I'll let the author comment
> further on your comments. The .bat files won't be in the next release.
> I'll just ask for 32-bit dlls, since I can make the 64-bit ones.
>
> John
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 09:26:08AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> > John,
> >
> > The installer worked great. The accessibility was great. The program was
> > installed successfully.
> >
> > Here are my comments:
> >
> > The desktop shortcut was placed in the public desktop folder. I think it
> > should be placed in the local user's desktop folder.
> >
> > You were not asked if you wanted start menu shortcuts created. There
> should
> > be another checkbox for this on the same screen where you are asked about
> > the desktop shortcut.
> >
> > In the start menu folder there is usually a choice for removing the
> program
> > and perhaps eventually to some documentation. These could be added very
> > easily.
> >
> > You were not asked where you wanted to install the software. This is
> > standard practice for almost all Windows installers.
> >
> > As mentioned earlier, the shortcuts refer to the command script and not to
> > the actual brailleblaster.jar file as they should.
> >
> > This version wouldn't run for me anyway because it is the 32-bit version
> and
> > I need the 64-bit version.
> >
> > As a side note, the emboss.bat and open.bat files should be removed from
> the
> > package before it is made available. These are files I erroneously left in
> > the package when I created it. They are specific to my system and not for
> > public release.
> >
> > The installer looks very good for a first attempt. Thanks.
> >
> >
> > 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: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:31 AM
> > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [brailleblaster] indows installer available for testing
> >
> > You can download it at http://www.brailleblaster.org/bb_setup_1.exe The
> > author is on the list and can answer questions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > 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
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