[brailleblaster] Re: Windows Exec for LibLouisUTDML
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:55:23 -0600
Bookshare is using liblouisxml, or they were, last I heard. I've also
heard that their formatting is bad. Personally, I don't use Bookshare
brf files. I download the Daisy version and make my own translation with
liblouisutdml. This enables me to optimize the braille output for my
braille display. I can send you a resulting file privately if you wish.
If I could get my hands on a NIMAS file that contains MathML I would try
it with the BrailleBlaster translate subcommand.
John
On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 09:23:46AM -0500, Keith Creasy wrote:
> Yes, but Bookshare's BRF files are aweful. I'm hoping to do better.
>
>
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> Hi Keith,
>
> No need to worry about a Windows version of file2brl. You can use the
> translate subcommand in BrailleBlaster to get identical results. The Java
> bindings in liblouisutdml contain a method that emulates file2brl.
> People are already using the translate subcommand to produce brf files which
> can then be embossed.
>
> I have tried translting a NIMAS file with excellent results. The comand,
> using BrailleBlaster, is:
>
> java -jar brailleblaster.jar translate input file outputfile
>
> Almost everything in the liblouisutdml documentation is implemented.
> Because of the pressure of simply coding, there are many features in
> liblouisutdml that are not documented. The most important of these us the
> Unified TactileDocument Markup Language (UTDML) which is designed to handle
> text ang graphics in a transcriber-friendly manner.
>
> Nemeth translation of MathML is the default. Other math codes can be chosen
> with the appropriate configuration file.
>
> John
>
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 08:37:39AM -0500, Keith Creasy wrote:
> > Guys.
> >
> > The subject line may be a little misleading. Actually, what I'd like to get
> > a sense of is how far along this is in terms of producing a good braille
> > book from a DTBook (actually NIMAS) in our case. I read the docs to
> > liblouisutdml and it looks great based on that. File2brl seems to be set up
> > to build and run using GCC on Linux. I could probably get it to build for
> > Windows with a few days work but I'd like to know the best way to get as
> > good a demonstration as I can producing a braille book (BRF files) from a
> > NIMAS file set, including trnslation of MathML to Nemeth.
> >
> > How much of what is in the docs is implemented and what do you suggest I do
> > to get a good demonstration of this working on a Windows work station.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Keith
> >
>
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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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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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