Hello,
Try out:
Learn Python the Hard Way <http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/>
Once you learn python, and are able to develop apps, then you can learn
about WX Python which is what NVDA is programmed in. Then once you
understand those two things, you will be ready to understand the Addon docs.
There should be a python tutorial in regards to developing NVDA Addons.
Thanks,
Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Damien Sykes-Pendleton <
damien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi guys,
I’m sure I’ve written about this before but I don’t think anything came of
it.
I would love nothing more than to start developing addons for NVDA – there
are many applications that I use that could do with it, and probably even
more that I’d want to use but can’t because of limited or no accessibility
that I’m sure would also benefit from them.
I am facing a rather big problem though, in that the available resources
seem to be very limited and vague on the subject. The developer’s guide,
the only document that has come close to describing addon development, only
has two sections dedicated to the subject and even those seem to assume a
good working knowledge of both Python, and the NVDA source code, neither of
which I have.
I have seen a lot of people, on here and elsewhere, simply request that
someone help them to learn Python, whether that be interactive teaching or
even recommending a comprehensive article. I totally understand that this
is not the job of any one person and can also understand why this may be
irritating. On the other hand, I believe there are frustrations on both
sides and what is difficult is pinpointing the exact issue at hand. For
instance, having read several Python resources I am still unsure as to
whether it is Python I am struggling with, or writing addons or
understanding code specifically for NVDA.
With this in mind, I want to guide you through my thought processes as I
read the appropriate material, but I am thinking that it would exceed the
size limit for the list, so I have created an article and uploaded it to my
website. It is an HTML document in a zip file (it is not publicly linked to
on my site, nor did I want its text to be searchable by a search engine in
case there was a large gaping hole that I missed that makes this article
totally invalid).
Given that there are public archives available for the list, I think it
best not to link to it here. So for now if anyone is interested in reading
through it and perhaps going through things step by step with me, or would
be interested in helping me to create some more meaningful resources,
whether it be a tutorial or a document that points to relevant information
etc, please email me off list.
Thanks.
Damien.
