[brailleblaster] Re: Braille Blaster from repository
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Vic Beckley <vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 07:11:46 -0600
Hi Vic,
Libraries will be aded to the actual BrailleBlaster releases once they
are needed. So if you compile BrailleBlaster from the repository you can
just copy them from the last release. On second thought, I think these
libraries should be available for download separately from the
BrailleBlaster site. Something to be done whentime allows.
I have indeed been just typing in the complete paths to files. My
sighted computer tech has also noted the problem. It would be nice if a
Windows expert would take a look at it.
John
On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 07:57:22AM -0500, Vic Beckley wrote:
> John,
>
> So the jar files that I couldn't find to place in the lib folder and the
> libraries that I couldn't find to compile are not necessary right now but
> will be in the future. Is that right? How do I get them once they are
> needed?
>
> One thing that I think needs attention quickly when you are able to get back
> on Braille Blaster is the file open/save dialog. It is so sluggish with
> screen readers that it is nearly unusable. You almost have to type in the
> full path manually. You are probably used to that as a command line user,
> but us Windows folks aren't. We browse to the correct folder and then save
> the file. When opening a file, we browse to the file and press enter on it.
> At least that is how I do it.
>
>
> Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A.,
>
> Vic
> E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John J. Boyer [mailto:john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 7:48 AM
> To: Vic Beckley
> Cc: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Braille Blaster from repository
>
> Hi Vic,
>
> As usual, thanks for testing. I'm copying my reply and your original
> message to the list, because it might encourage others.
>
> I'm still busy with bugs in liblouis and liblouisutdml When those are
> squashed I'll get back to BrailleBlaster for a while.
>
> When you open a large file, BrailleBlaster reads and translates the
> whole thing. However it only displays one screenful, or halff a screen,
> because scrolling hasn't been implemented yet.
>
> The libraries in the lib folder are jar files. They can't be placed in
> the repository because they are binary. Some of them are not used yet.
> It's great that you were able to find the essential ones in the old BB.
>
> Keep up the good work, which I think is the Lord's work,
> John
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 06:46:28AM -0500, Vic Beckley wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > I just got Braille Blaster to compile from the repository on my Windows
> > 64-bit system yesterday. I can see that you have made a lot of changes
> since
> > 1.3.0. I have been able to type text in, translate it, save it, and emboss
> > it. Are there any other new things that I can check out? When you open a
> > large file does it still just open the first few lines or will it open the
> > entire document?
> >
> > One other thing, in the build.txt file it mentions compiling other
> libraries
> > and placing other files in the dist/lib folder that were not in my BB
> 1.3.0
> > that you made available. I copied in everything that was in the lib folder
> > in BB and it seemed to compile fine. I copied in the latest versions of
> the
> > DLLs that I had compiled from the repositories. Is there anything I should
> > have done differently?
> >
> >
> > Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A.,
> >
> > Vic
> > E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx
> >
>
> --
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
--
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
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