[brailleblaster] Re: Minimum Features for a Usable Release
- From: "Alex Jurgensen`" <asquared21@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:30:28 -0800
Hi Keith,
I am a Mac user as well.
If you need help setting things up, please feel free to E-mail me.
What equipment do you have available?
Regards,
Alex,
On 12/9/10, John J. Boyer <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, we can start with generic embosser. That will produce good
> braille but will not take advantage of any special features on a
> machine. We will also be using the SWT printing widget. It may not have
> difficulty running embossers. I wouldn't worry about it until we try it.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 10:42:58AM -0500, Keith Reedy wrote:
>> Good morning all,
>>
>> I would like to be part of the testing and I will be using a mac.. Which
>> embossers will be used for testing and what kind of interface. I want to
>> plan to set up for the testing.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Keith Reedy
>> On Dec 9, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>>
>> > Hi John,
>> >
>> > As I mentioned before, I think that a command-line embossing feature
>> > would be a good first milestone to reach.
>> >
>> > It would allow for some basic translation and embossing to take place.
>> >
>> > Because it would be a command-line tool, it would allow us to continue
>> > to iron out the UI design, while at the same time allowing us to put out
>> > something usable.
>> >
>> > Let me know hwat you think.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Alex,
>> >
>> >
>> > On 2010-12-08, at 8:39 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
>> >
>> >> There is a lot in the specification. It would also be great if we could
>> >>
>> >> get something usable out soon. I wonder what various people think
>> >> should
>> >> be the minimum features in a usable release, aside from the obvious,
>> >> such as translation and working with generic embossers. This could be
>> >> out first milestone.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
>> >> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
>> >> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>> >> Madison, Wisconsin USA
>> >> Developing software for people with disabilities
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > Alex Jurgensen,
>> > VoiceOver Trainer,
>> > ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > Visit us on the web at: www.vipbc.org
>> >
>>
>
> --
> 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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