[brailleblaster] Re: Minimum Features for a Usable Release
- From: Alex Jurgensen <asquared21@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 07:00:27 -0800
Hi John,
Just a question, but couldn't I just use GCC for compiling the code you
mentioned?
Regards,
Alex,
On 2010-12-09, at 6:44 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Yes, I think that would be a good first milestone. It would be easy to
> implement other useful subcommands as well. One problem is that for a
> truly useable release we will need to find a reliable way of portinng
> liblouis and liblouisutdml to various platforms. Could you install the
> Eclipse C++ plugin for the Mac and see if you can compile the latest
> liblouis with its command-line tools? liblouuisutdml can wait a bit. The
> one at www.abilitiessoft.com doesn't work. I'll have to fix that.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 06:16:44AM -0800, 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
>
>
Alex Jurgensen,
VoiceOver Trainer,
ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Visit us on the web at: www.vipbc.org
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