[brailleblaster] Re: Displaying and editing documents
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:25:19 -0500
Hi Keith,
Is there some way the BrailleBlaster community could have access to some
sample NIMAS files? This would be a big help in determining how to
display them.
John
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:28:59AM -0400, Keith Creasy wrote:
> I can imagine that displaying a NIMAS file correclty could be a bit of a
> challenge unless we just use a web view of some sort. We'll have to consider
> what is acceptable or whether we can actually use an HTML rendering engine.
>
> K
>
>
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> At present, when a file is loaded every text node in the document is simply
> displayed. This needs to be improved. Probably we should use an xsl
> stylesheet, but we still need examples of how the document should look. I.e.,
> How should the display of a NIMAS document look?
>
> In the case of displaying a document which has been translated with UTDML,
> the Braille is displayed on the right, and the print corresponding to the
> braille line is displayed on the left. No stylesheet is needed.
>
> In both cases, we need to work out how the files are edited. The underlying
> xml document is handled by xom, a package for parsing, building and
> manipulating xml files. The intermediate level will be handled by overriding
> methods in the SWT StyledTextContent class. There is already a BrailleContent
> class and a DaisyContent class. They need to be fleshed out.
>
> The "top" level is of course what the user enters on the screen. This will be
> handled by events and listeners in the content classes.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
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> 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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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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