[duxhelp] Re: Embosser Graphics testing
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- Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 09:51:51 -0400
What would be required to test this functionality? As this is a very
important function, we would be willing to test this as much as
possible. While I understand that this will, most likely, not make it
into this release we would be willing to test anything you have for the
next release.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Sullivan
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:39 AM
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Embosser Graphics testing
>
> David,
>
> Thanks for the feedback. We need to hear these things sometimes.
>
> I don't think that we're going to be able to do this for DBT
> 10.6. But I do plan to put DBT into something nearly like a
> "continuous" beta once DBT 10.6 is shipping. That is, the
> plan is to add more modest improvements and release more
> frequently than what has been done for this round. Among the
> improvements, we could presumably offer better support for
> Tiger embossers.
>
> I just hesitate to do it now, because improved support, while
> reasonably simple to code, will require either an intense
> testing effort or a longer time than we now have, if the
> testing is to done without a bullwhip.
>
> - Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Spybey
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:36 AM
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Embosser Graphics testing
>
> Peter
>
> As a Mathematics teacher I use Duxbury frequently. We do have
> a Tiger but my use of it is limited and I have not found it
> as easy to use. In particular I have found it difficult to
> create of a multiple paged document with diagrams in it. I
> would expect to find this task easier if the Tiger was
> directly supported within DBT. So I, for one, would be very
> pleased to see graphics supported within DBT.
>
> David Spybey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Peter Sullivan
> Sent: 03 May 2006 13:40
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Embosser Graphics testing
>
> Michael,
>
> Tigers, and the drivers that come with them, are very good at
> producing graphics.
>
> But DBT doesn't directly support that.
>
> The problem for us has simply been lack of consumer demand.
> There's nothing about the Tiger that would prevent us
> supporting graphics within DBT, but we haven't heard much call for it.
>
> - Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of Michael Surato
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:35 AM
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Embosser Graphics testing
>
> Are you saying that the Tiger driver will not support
> graphics, or that the implementation of graphics is
> incompatible with the driver for the Tiger?
> The main reason we purchased a Tiger embosser was to produce graphics.
> If we
> cannot produce graphics inline with text this will severely
> limit its usefulness.
>
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> | Michael Surato |
> | Resource Center for Persons |
> | with Disabilities |
> | Michigan State University |
> | 120 Bessey Hall |
> | East Lansing, MI 48824 |
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Holladay
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:10 PM
> > To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Embosser Graphics testing
> >
> > The driver for the Tiger does not support graphics.
> > This is something we knew.
> >
> > We need to make a way for the user to know.
> >
> > We need a way to gracefully end the embossing job without error.
> >
> > Good catch.
> >
> > -- David Holladay
> >
> > At 04:01 PM 5/2/2006, you wrote:
> > >Recently we attempted this graphic on a Tiger Pro embosser
> > and received
> > >gibberish from the embosser. This worked fine with our
> > Juliet Classic
> > >embossers.
> > >
> > >We have also found a location where an assert fails.
> > >Steps to reproduce:
> > >1. set up the paper size to a larger size then what is
> setup in the
> > >driver.
> > >2. say OK to the dialog complaining about not finding tiger.ini 3.
> > >press cancel on the dialog complaining about the driver paper size
> > >
> > >Error message:
> > >Embossing failed due to an error at line 1545 of file
> > dxemb_job.c: The
> > >data area passed to a system call is too small. [122/0x0000007a]
> > >
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> > >| Michael Surato |
> > >| Resource Center for Persons |
> > >| with Disabilities |
> > >| Michigan State University |
> > >| 120 Bessey Hall |
> > >| East Lansing, MI 48824 |
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> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> David Holladay
> > > > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 4:10 PM
> > > > To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [duxhelp] Embosser Graphics testing
> > > >
> > > > For past versions of DBT, we have occasionally been hit with
> > > > problems with graphics.
> > > >
> > > > We have made so many changes to the embossing machinery,
> > it a quite
> > > > possible that some aspect of graphics may have a problem.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, many models of embossers do not support graphics.
> > > > But those that do, we want to properly support.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Attached is a graphics file.
> > > >
> > > > To import into DBT, go to the layout menu, then picture,
> > add, then
> > > > select this file.
> > > >
> > > > It is an image of Bart Simpson, star of the cartoon.
> > > >
> > > > Please give it a try.
> > > >
> > > > -- David Holladay
> > > >
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