OK when I try the translate command from the GUI this is what I get: gregmac:brailleblaster-1.1.0 gkearney$ java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar brailleblaster.jar Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at nu.xom.Serializer.write(Unknown Source) at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.DocumentManager.translate(Unknown Source) at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.BBMenu$47.widgetSelected(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.notifyListeners(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source) at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.DocumentManager.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.WPManager.addDocument(Unknown Source) at org.brailleblaster.wordprocessor.WPManager.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.brailleblaster.Main.main(Unknown Source) On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 8:26 PM, John J. Boyer <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Only a test on a machine without the developer tools is valid. Mine has > these tools of course. I've had to guess what might be on a machine > without them. > > 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 > -- Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America) Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696 Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only) Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx For a description of the software, to download it and links to project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com