[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Loczations of Mac files: was Re: Fwd: Duxbury Mac question (Don Breda)
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:20:18 -0600
The standard places where the Mac puts files are quite different from
where make install puts them. That is why you have to use the full path
to file2brl, unless you add it to your PATH environment variable.
John
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 05:51:50AM +0800, Greg Kearney wrote:
> John
>
> It just struck me that the make install parts of the makefile for liblouis
> would have this I'm not an expert in make files by any means but the install
> part moves all the various parts of liblouis to the places in the Mac file
> system.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Greg Kearney
> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>
> On 29/11/2012, at 3:45 AM, "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I would like to know where the Mac keeps files also, so I can tell
> > BrailleBlaster where to put its temporary files, etc. Please send the
> > information to the list.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 02:01:01AM +0800, Greg Kearney wrote:
> >> It would seem that any Mac version of Duxbury is a year or more off. This
> >> makes liblouis the only game in town for us Mac users. Is anyone out there
> >> able to give me a list of where all the files are placed on a Mac so I can
> >> build an installer?
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> Greg Kearney
> >> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
> >>
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >>
> >>> From: <activation@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Date: 28 November 2012 10:46:35 PM AWST
> >>> To: "'Greg Kearney'" <gkearney@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Subject: RE: Duxbury Mac question (Don Breda)
> >>>
> >>> Good morning,
> >>>
> >>> We don't yet have a beta version available for the Mac nor do we have a
> >>> timeline at this moment. You are on the list of potential beta testers for
> >>> when the time for testing is at hand. To be open and honest with you it
> >>> may
> >>> be a year or more before that happens.
> >>>
> >>> If you have Mac users who really need DBT the best and fastest option
> >>> would
> >>> be to continue using the Windows version on a dual boot setup and use a
> >>> Windows-compatible screen reader to get them functioning ASAP.
> >>>
> >>> Best regards,
> >>>
> >>> Anne Ronco
> >>> email: info@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>> Duxbury Systems, Inc.
> >>> 270 Littleton Road, #6; Westford, MA 01886-3523 USA
> >>> TEL: + 978-692-3000 FAX: + 978-692-7912
> >>> Email (general): info@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Web site: http://www.DuxburySystems.com
> >>> Duxbury Systems, the first name in software for Braille - since 1975.
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Greg Kearney [mailto:gkearney@xxxxxxxxx]
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:04 AM
> >>> To: Anne Ronco
> >>> Cc: 'Don Breda'; 'Caryn Navy'
> >>> Subject: Re: Duxbury Mac question (Don Breda)
> >>>
> >>> Hello;
> >>>
> >>> We are developing a critical need for the Mac version of Duxbury and would
> >>> like to gain some idea of when even a testing version might become
> >>> available. In particular we have a blind employee skilled in the use of
> >>> the
> >>> Mac with VoiceOver and we are hopeful that the Mac version will support
> >>> the
> >>> VoiceOver screen reader better than the Windows version does now.
> >>>
> >>> Would it be possible to obtain a beta version of the program to assess the
> >>> accessibility functions? We would of course be more than will ing to
> >>> provide
> >>> feedback on it's functions for your use.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your time.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of
> >>> WA -
> >>> Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave,
> >>> Victoria
> >>> Park WA 6100
> >>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
> >>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
> >>> Email: greg.kearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
> >>> includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
> >>> receive
> >>> and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
> >>> frontiers.
> >>> Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
> >>>
> >>> On 12/10/2012, at 12:03 AM, Anne Ronco <info@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Good afternoon Greg,
> >>>>
> >>>> Caryn and I were manning the booth at NFB. I went ahead and forwarded
> >>>> your message to Don, but I also wanted to say "hello."
> >>>>
> >>>> I did pass along your contact information to our developers who should
> >>>> get in touch when DBT for Mac is ready for beta testing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Perky Duck for the Mac is also not quite beta-ready but I'll let them
> >>>> know of your interest in it.
> >>>>
> >>>> All the best!
> >>>>
> >>>> Anne
> >>>>
> >>>> Anne Ronco
> >>>> email: info@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>
> >>>> Duxbury Systems, Inc.
> >>>> 270 Littleton Road, #6; Westford, MA 01886-3523 USA
> >>>> TEL: + 978-692-3000 FAX: + 978-692-7912 Email (general):
> >>>> info@xxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.DuxburySystems.com Duxbury
> >>>> Systems, the first name in software for Braille - since 1975.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Greg Kearney [mailto:gkearney@xxxxxxxxx]
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:36 PM
> >>>> To: info@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: Duxbury Mac question (Don Breda)
> >>>>
> >>>> Don;
> >>>>
> >>>> I had occasion at the NFB convention in July in Dallas to spend some
> >>>> time using the Duxbury for Mac version. At that time I put my name
> >>>> down for testing and interest. I remain very interested in this
> >>>> product and would like to be kept advised as to the progress of it and
> >>>> any testing opportunities that might exist.
> >>>>
> >>>> I would also like to ask if it is possible to get a MacOS X compatible
> >>>> version of your PerkeyDuck program. This would be most valuable to us
> >>>> here as Macintosh computers used by the blind are common in Australia.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you for your time. I look forward to working with you.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind
> >>>> of WA - Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener
> >>>> Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100
> >>>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
> >>>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
> >>>> Email: greg.kearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>
> >>>> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this
> >>>> right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to
> >>>> seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and
> >>>> regardless of frontiers.
> >>>> Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
> >>>>
> >>>>
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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
> >
> > For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> > project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
--
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
For a description of the software, to download it and links to
project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
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