[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: BrailleBlaster Release: 64-bit Windows

  • From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:37:20 -0500

We need people who can make 32-bit versions. All my machines are 64-bit. 
Once a 32-bit version is made it will run on XP. 

John

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:14:58AM +0200, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> Is there a 32-bit version that can be run under 32-bit xp?
> /A
> 
> John J. Boyer skrev 2011-09-13 09:51:
> >Greg,
> >
> >A Mac version should be available soon. Most of the activitgy regarding
> >this is on the BrailleBlaster list (brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx). The
> >Mac version will also be 64-bit. It will have some quirks, but these
> >will be fixed in time. Check http://www.brailleblaster.org in a few days
> >to see if the Mac version is there.
> >
> >John
> >
> >On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 09:39:32AM +0800, Greg Kearney wrote:
> >>John;
> >>
> >>Any idea when the Mac version will be available? Also will this be a 
> >>stand alone application which will not require any other items to be 
> >>installed before being usable? I feel this last point is very important 
> >>as many users do not have the skills to download, build and install 
> >>software or even have developer tools installed.
> >>
> >>
> >>Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
> >>Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
> >>PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 
> >>6100
> >>Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
> >>Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
> >>Email: greg.kearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>On 12/09/2011, at 11:10 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> >>
> >>>A release of BrailleBlaster for 64-bit windows is now available at
> >>>http://www.brailleblaster.org Binaries for Linux and Mac will be along
> >>>shortly. Your heop is needed in making 32-bit binaries, because my
> >>>machines are all 64-bit. Please follow the instructions given in the
> >>>README.windows file in the liblouisutdml repository.
> >>>
> >>>In this release, the Open, Save-as and Translate menu items work. Only
> >>>xml files, such as DAISY are supported in the graphical interface. You
> >>>can translate text and html files by using the translate subcommand like
> >>>this:
> >>>
> >>>gjva -jar brailleblaster.jar translate input-file output-file
> >>>
> >>>There are many options to the translate subcommand. See the section on
> >>>file2brl, which is in the liblouisutdml documentation in the helpDocs
> >>>subdirectory.
> >>>
> >>>The version of liblouis used here has a stubborn bug that may cause the
> >>>first and last words of an emphasized qhrase not to be fully contracted.
> >>>I've been looking for it for a long time. Eventually it will be
> >>>squashed.
> >>>
> >>>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
> 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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