[brailleblaster] Re: Getting back to the installers

  • From: François Ouellette <braille@xxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:00:01 -0400

John: the font files are indeed binary, they would need to be copied during
installation. I still haven't found a 8-dot Braille font. If anyone has any
source, please step in!

Speaking of fonts, I haven't used a Linux system for a while, and don't
have access to a Mac. Can people who are knowledgeable on those platforms
tell me if there is a 'Courier' or 'Courier New' font available as a native
font to their respective windowing interface?

Thanks.

François.

On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:29 AM, John J. Boyer <
john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Francois,
>
> This is a good idea. However, the fonts can't be in the repository,
> since they are binary. The folder can be set up with a README file that
> explains this. The fonts will be placed in this directory, just not
> added to the repository.
>
> We need an 8-dot Braille font that shows the dot patterns for the
> Unicode characters.
>
> John
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 09:49:21AM -0400, Fran�ois Ouellette wrote:
> > John: we will likely need a folder to put font files with the improved
> GUI.
> > We need to use braille fonts without having them installed on the system,
> > and we can also have additional ASCII fonts that would help readability
> of
> > the Daisy window. Therefore I propose that we we can keep the ttf files
> in
> > programData/fonts.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > François
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:35 PM, John J. Boyer
> > <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Alex,
> > >
> > > That would be fine. Could you send the text files now and the actual
> > > installer when we are ready for release?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > John
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 07:22:38AM -0700, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> > > > Hi John,
> > > >
> > > > As for a Mac installer, I can send you both the binary installer and
> the
> > > shell script + package maker files I used to generate it.
> > > >
> > > > Does this sound sufficient?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Alex,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Alex Jurgensen,
> > > > Community Coordinator,
> > > > The Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired,
> > > >
> > > > Explore Camp Bowen online at: http://www.campbowen.ca/
> > > >
> > > > Phone: 778-908-0521
> > > > E-mail: ASquared21@xxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2012-07-09, at 4:52 AM, Lars Bjørndal wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > [John]
> > > > >
> > > > >> Before creating the new .iss files, we have to
> > > > >> solve the problem of accessing the items on the help menu. As far
> as I
> > > > >> can see, neither spaces not quotation marks are allowed in the
> file
> > > > >> paths. It may be necessary to install BrailleBlaster in a
> directory
> > > > >> other than Program files.
> > > > >
> > > > > No. All sophisticated Windows installers are capable of handling
> > > > > Windows file- and path names. To get this correct on different
> > > > > languages, you should use names like "%programfiles%",
> %programdata%
> > > > > etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lars
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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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