[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: BrailleBlaster GUI Ready for Feedback
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 21:48:08 -0500
Vic,
That is great, that it worksk with both WindowEyes and NVDA and without
the JavaAccess Bridge. That was our intention. It uses the SWT package
from eclipse, which is cross-platform and doesn't need any help.
I'll correct the typos. What I am looking for in particular is feedback
on how it looks and its potential usability. I'm glad you will help with
the testing as time goes on.
Thanks,
John
On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 09:54:11PM -0400, Vic Beckley w> John,
>
> I downloaded and installed just fine. I am not sure just what kind of
> feedback you want now, but I found a couple typos:
>
> Edit/cOpy. This should be Copy.
>
> View/Decrease Fint Size. This should be Font Size.
>
> This is a Java program, right? How does it work with a screen reader without
> having the JAB installed. Believe it or not, I don't have JAWS. I am testing
> with Window-Eyes (which does not even work with Java) and NVDA.
>
> This looks like it is going to be a fantastic program when it is finished. I
> look forward to working with you throughout the process. Great job!!!
>
> Vic
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> Boyer
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 5:23 PM
> To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] BrailleBlaster GUI Ready for Feedback
>
> The prototype of the BrailleBlaster GUI is now ready for your
> examination and feedback. You can download it from
> http://www.brailleblaster.org It is the first link on the page.
>
> This is my Windows 7 64-bit brailleblaster folder zipped up. It iis
> actually a Mercurial working copy, so if you have Mercurial installed
> you can get updates by just typing hg update. However, it contains much
> more than the Mercurial-tracked files. It also has all the jar files
> needed and even the class files for BrailleBlaster. Of course, it
> contains the source files in the src subfolder. These are tracked by
> Mercurial.
>
> If you unzip this file in your C:\ drive you can run BrailleBlaster with
> the command:
>
> java -jar c:\brailleblaster\dist\brailleblaster.jar
>
> This command can also be placed in a desktop shortcut. This is
> recommended.
>
> When you run BrailleBlaster, you will see a window with a title bar,
> menu bar, toolbar, text area and status bar. You can type in the text
> area. The scrollbars work after you have entered some text. Initially
> the text area displays "DAISY view". tHE BRAILLE VIEW IS ALSO PRESENT,
> BUT THE DAISY view is on top. I still have to learn how to make its
> background transparent and how to bring the braille view to the front.
>
> The options on the toolbar are just for examinationj. None of them are
> active. They are all text labels. Images can be used instead if desired.
> To see the toolbar use the Jaws cursor and explore the screen from the
> top.
>
> Pressing alt activates the menu bar. The menus behave normally. Only a
> few items on the file menu are active. The open and save items bring up
> dialog boxes so you can see how they look and how they affect the window
> and Jaws when they are closed. The exit item is also active.
>
> I will learn how to gray out unavailable menu items and how to attach
> hotkeys and help to menu items.
>
> The welcome screen will be added after some more experience with this
> prototype.
>
> Please give feedback on the list.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> --
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>
> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
--
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
For a description of the software, to download it and links to
project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
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