[brailleblaster] Re: Help File
- From: François Ouellette <braille@xxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 07:27:37 -0400
These image files will not be big, a jpeg for a screenshot will
typically use less than 100KB.
F.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:48 AM, John J. Boyer
<john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Instead of placing the graphics in the repository they can be placed in
> a zip file which will be unzipped during installation. This would be
> similar to the way the C libraries are handled.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 07:22:38AM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
>> Graphical content should and must be installed locally.
>>
>> Reasons: If a user is using the software without an internet connection
>> they would not have access to any graphical content. As some of the
>> users may be sighted (eg. teachers preparing Braille documents for blind
>> students), they would appreciate things like screen shots.
>>
>> You pointed out that these images may need updating as BrailleBlaster
>> develops, well if going with that then why install any documentation? I
>> believe though that is poorly based. The user will have a version of
>> BrailleBlaster installed on their system, that version will stay the
>> same unless they update the software. This means that for a given
>> installation the images will not need updating.
>>
>> Further to this, relying on the internet for information on something
>> you have installed locally is not necessarily a good thing, what if the
>> user is running an old version, what they see won't match current
>> documentation on the website. You may respond with, "Then they should
>> update the software", but what if they cannot (eg. they are just a
>> teacher and so don't have suitable rights to do so, to install/update
>> software they need to get IT in to do it).
>>
>> If you are concerned over space required, then as I said the installer
>> can make certain components optional, having them selected or deselected
>> by default as you wish.
>>
>> Michael Whapples
>> On 03/10/2012 22:59, John J. Boyer wrote:
>> >Tutorials and documentation, unless they include graphical elements
>> >(binary files), should always be included. Graphical elements should be
>> >on the website, since they will change as BrailleBlaster develops.
>> >
>> >John
>> >
>> >On Wed, Oct 03, 2012 at 09:55:41PM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
>> >>One question: Will we want documentation as a separate component which
>> >>the user can select/deselect for installation in the installer? If it
>> >>were a separate component I would suggest making it selected by default.
>> >>NSIS would support this very easily.
>> >>
>> >>Michael Whapples
>> >>On 03/10/2012 20:36, John J. Boyer wrote:
>> >>>This is a good start on the tutorial. I'm trying to get screenshots to
>> >>>use on the website.
>> >>>
>> >>>John
>> >>>
>> >>>On Wed, Oct 03, 2012 at 12:21:02PM -0400, Francois wrote:
>> >>>>Hi,
>> >>>>
>> >>>>This is a fragment of what I have been working on. It is pure HTML and
>> >>>>should be easy to view and use to anyone.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Feedback please.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>F.
>> >>>
>>
>
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> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
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> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
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