[brailleblaster] Re: Embossing from the command line
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:00:11 -0500
Vic,
preferences.cfgg is suposed to be the default when embossing from the
command line.
nimas.cfg is the default in the GUI, so that Braille and print can be
synchronized. The Braille view should produce proper embossing.
John
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 08:07:11AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> John and Keith,
>
> I am getting really confused here.
>
> John, you said that the nimas.cfg file isn't meant for direct embossing, yet
> it is now the default configuration file for BB. I thought embossing was the
> main purpose of BB. If that is no longer true, what is the program being
> changed into?
>
> Shouldn't we be able to open a document in BB, even using the nimas.cfg
> configuration file, and emboss what we see in the Braille preview? I thought
> the Braille preview showed exactly what was going to be sent to the
> embosser.
>
> So when embossing from the command line, do we now have to specify the
> preferences.cfg file as the configuration file every time? Shouldn't it be
> the default for command line embossing?
>
> I would appreciate any clarifications on this. Thanks.
>
>
> Best regards from Ohio,
>
> Vic
>
>
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>
> nimas.cfg is not intended for direct embossing. It produces utd.
> preferences.cfg should work, however.
>
> John
>
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 10:59:55AM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> > Keith,
> >
> > Embossing with the emboss subcommand does work with the latest build of
> BB.
> > I am sending it to a text-only embosser set up as a Generic / Text Only
> > printer. However, the Braille output didn't look like the Braille output
> > when using either the NIMAS.cfg or preferences.cfg files. I don't know
> what
> > settings it was using.
> >
> >
> > Best regards from Ohio,
> >
> > Vic
> >
> >
> >
>
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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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