[brailleblaster] Re: Hanxiao's display example
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:09:37 -0500
Hi Francois,
This is great. The general approach is the one I would take, that is,
start fairly simple, but build in provissions for later extensions.
John
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 11:26:37AM -0400, Fran�ois Ouellette wrote:
> John: Thanks. We can probably use Hanxio's approach to build a
> prototype, but we should make provision for the more complex functions
> as we build a foundation. Locking is feasible, as are other features
> if we have a flexible structure for the text editing functions. Which
> means that if we save the information in the text part of UTDML we can
> easily reproduce the styles and other text features each time we open
> the file to do embossing or further editing. I looked at how products
> like DBT work and I think we can offer similar functions. DBT uses its
> own proprietary file format, while BB will use an XML-based file for
> openness.
>
> Let me know if it makes sense, my brains is bubbling with ideas.
>
> François.
>
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:30 AM, John J. Boyer
> <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Francois,
> >
> > We should save everything in the UTDML file. Locking is reallyhard. It
> > can be done after editing is taken care of.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 05:15:55PM -0400, Francois wrote:
> >> John: I got all the emails. Displaying is the easy part. Interactive
> >> editing is the challenge, especially when comes the time to lock words in
> >> the Braille window, etc. Do we want to keep those markings when saving the
> >> the utdml file?
> >>
> >> François.
> >>
> >> -- sent from my ANDROID phone --
> >> On 2012-07-14 4:40 PM, "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Here's the example that Hanxiao sent me about ten days ago for
> >> > d9isplaying a file. It may be good as a source of ideas, though it needs
> >> > further elaboration.
> >> >
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > 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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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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