[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: BrailleBlaster Release: 64-bit Windows
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:55:10 -0500
There are files for building both liblouis and liblouisutdml in their
repositories. The liblouisutdml repository also contains a
README.windows file which explains how to use them. You will need
Stbversion to access the liblouis repository and Mercurial to access the
liblouisutdml repository. These repositories are on googlecode pages.
Links to these pages are on the home page of
http://www.abilitiessoft.com You wil also need a Java development kit
for 32-bit Windows. Finally, you will need Microsoft C++ Express or
Microsoft Visual studio express or Microsoft Software Development K<it.
The README file describes how to use the latter. You will also have to
download the source code for libxml2, as described in that file. Once
you have everything, just follow instructions. Let me know if something
doesn't work.
Once you have the dll's for both liblouis and liblouisutdml, download
the 64-bit BrailleBlaster and replace the dlls in the base directory
produced by unzipping. Finally, download the SWT jar file for Windows
32-bit and put it in the lib subdirectory. Let me know when it is
working. I am setting up a page where you can upload the zipped file.
Once everything is in place, updating liblouis and liblouisutdml for new
releases wil simply be a matter of running nmmake /f Makefile.nmake in
their windows subdirectories.
Note that BrailleBaster is still in a very early stage of development.
However, you can get all the features available in liblouisutdml by
using the translate subcommand.
John
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 02:58:42PM +0200, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>
> Hi!
> And how easy is this to do?
> Should it just be compilated or what should one do to fix it.
> I am really tired of having problems with duxbury braille so i really
> need a good sollution for windows xp.
> /A
> John J. Boyer skrev 2011-09-13 11:37:
> >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
> 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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