Please try the translate subcommand java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar brailleblaster.jar translate inputfile outputfile Thanks, John On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 07:52:23AM +0800, Greg Kearney wrote: > 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 -- 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