[duxhelp] Re: Program Icons - Autobuild 4th June
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:33:43 +0100
Hi Jack,
It's nothing to worry about at the moment, but to explain anyway.
Many users have their systems set up in such a way that they cannot see
file extensions. In in many corporate environments, they cannot change
the behaviour.
However, Windows by default displays icons in front of known file names,
so a sighted user will see for example a Word icon in front of a Word
file name. A Zip icon will appear in front of Zip files, and so on.
Screen readers are usually set up to recognise known icons and tell you
what they are.
Windows does not know about DBT's file types, and more especially .dxp
and .dxb, and so it just uses a default icon that says nothing. Hence
if you have a file called jack.dxp and another call jack.dxb, you cannot
tell which is which is extensions are turned off.
However, it is possible for a developer to add an icon of his or her own
design to associate with a specific file extension, and so that's what's
been done for an untested autobuild of DBT.
Unfortunately, there was a minor glitch while coding the software, and
the association of icon and extension wasn't quite as intended. I'm
sure it will be fixed by the next Beta.
George.
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From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Maartman
Sent: 04 June 2004 16:20
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Program Icons - Autobuild 4th June
I've lost the thread; Where are we, and where are these icons.
Cheers
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell <mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 2:50 AM
Subject: [duxhelp] Program Icons - Autobuild 4th June
Peter,
Sneaky, eh? You thought we wouldn't notice! I know
it's WIP, but here goes anyway.
Can I suggest the B (for Braille) version be used for
DBT Win?
Would it also be possible to have the B version of the
icon for .dxb files, and the P version for .dxp?
George.
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