[brailleblaster] Re: Mac Stuff
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:20 -0500
I thought Braille displays were added automatically, or does that
apply only to Displays that have a USB connection. If I need VoiceOver
to ass the Braille Note I will have to wait until a hearing person is
available.
Please tell me where to find jni.h and jni_md.h on the Mac.
Thanks,
John
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 07:55:05AM -0700, Alex Jurgensen
wrote:
> Hi John and All,
>
> To add the Braille Note as a display with bluetooth, you must use the Add
> button in the Braille Category of VoiceOver Utility.
>
> If you need any help doing this, feel free to E-mail me for further
> instructions.
>
> Regards,
> Alex,
>
>
> On 2011-07-25, at 1:14 AM, Michael Whapples wrote:
>
> > I don't know about command line ways of connecting bluetooth, but may be
> > you could get help doing the following:
> > * Enter system preferences (either from the dock or the apple menu).
> > * In the category for "Internet and wireless" there is a button for
> > bluettoth, select this.
> > * In the bluetooth settings there should be a checkbox to turn on
> > bluetooth, check this checkbox.
> > * Also in the bluetooth preferences there should be a button to add new
> > devices. I think the wizard it brings up is fairly self explanatory. Just
> > remember to have bluetooth enabled and discoverable on the BrailleNote.
> >
> > I think there should be a shortcut for bluetooth in the status area (cannot
> > quite remember what the Mac term is for that area), but going through
> > system preferences is just as acceptable.
> >
> > Michael Whapples
> > On 25 Jul 2011, at 07:23, John J. Boyer wrote:
> >
> >> Alex,
> >>
> >> You were right. I contacted the local Humanware representative. He told
> >> me that the Braille Note MPower could not be used with the macbook via
> >> cable, even with an adapter, but that it could communicate with any
> >> Apple product through Bluetooth. I will even be able to operate the
> >> computer from the Braille Note keyboard. I don't see any indication that
> >> Bluetooth is turned on in the Macbook, but I told my tech to install
> >> everything on the disk and activate all services. Is there a way I can
> >> check for Bluetooth through ssh/ I will need to know the address it is
> >> using so I can set my Braille Note accordingly.
> >>
> >> libllouis installed without a hitch. So did pkg-config, once I found the
> >> right version (0.22). The make step did generate a huge number of
> >> warning messages, but it is working fine. liblouisutdml is to the point
> >> where it needs jni.h and jni_md.h I don't know how to find things on the
> >> Darwin distro yet. It doesn't have the updatedb and locate commands that
> >> I use on other distros. All the usual java commands work. Can you tell
> >> me where jni.h and jni_md.h are located?
> >>
> >> Once liblouisutdml is compiled I will be able to use the file2brl
> >> program to make braille documents from the command line, and I will also
> >> be able to implement the Open, Translate and Saveas items in
> >> BrailleBlaster.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> 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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