[brailleblaster] Re: NewDocument class

  • From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:43:46 -0600

I've thought about creating a zedAI feature for UTDML, but it just 
doesn't seem like a high priority, given all the other things we have to 
do.

John

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 01:24:17PM +0000, Keith Creasy wrote:
> OK. Yes, I saw that it actually just build an XML document with strings, kind 
> of crude in my opinion but it works I guess. I suppose we need to decide if 
> we are keeping ZedAI as the default XML for new documents. It sort of makes 
> me wonder why we don't just make the UTD markup a profile in ZedAI. Not that 
> I really know the details of doing that, it just makes sense. There is 
> actually some discussion out there to create a braille profile for ZedAI.
> 
> 
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> 
> The NewDocument class in effect creates an empty zed-ai document. The class 
> is due for changes. It is more complex than necessary.
> 
> John
> 
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:27:06PM +0000, Keith Creasy wrote:
> > Why not just have an empty XML document as a resource template and load 
> > that?
> > 
> > 
> > Keith Creasy
> > Software Developer
> > American Printing House for the Blind
> > KCreasy@xxxxxxx
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> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. 
> > Boyer
> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 7:12 PM
> > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: NewDocument class
> > 
> > Yes, we are using it. It is used when the user picks new on the file menu 
> > or opens BrailleBlaster and starts typing on the empty screen. In this case 
> > s/he will be asked to give the document a name when s/he closes it.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 08:02:55PM +0000, Keith Creasy wrote:
> > > John, are we using this? Looks like it just sets up a new XML Document.
> > > 
> > > Keith Creasy
> > > Software Developer
> > > American Printing House for the Blind KCreasy@xxxxxxx
> > > Phone: 502.895.2405
> > > Skype: keith537
> > > 
> > 
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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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> 

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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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