[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Some Recent Concerns
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 11:41:55 -0500
Jeff,
What are you getting when the software encounters a math element? The
default math tables are actually set in canonical.cfg. They are for
Nemeth.
Sorry you've been having so many problems. We need better quality
assurance to keep things like this from happening. I found some good
resources.
John
On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 03:43:28PM -0500, Jeff Dittel wrote:
>
> John,
>
> that seemed to have fixed the problem. thanks.
>
> Did you change things such that default.cfg no longer translates to Nemeth
> when a <math> node is encountered in an html document? Because, it is no
> longer translating to Nemeth for me.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> Boyer
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 7:11 PM
> To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Some Recent Concerns
>
> Jeff,
>
> Bug is right. In the module readconfig.c go to line 808, which reads
> configPath[++k] = 0; Remove the ++ . I haven't tested this yet, so I
> hope it works.
>
> If you could produce Windows binaries that would be great!
>
> John
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 04:01:55PM -0500, Jeff Dittel wrote:
> >
> > John,
> >
> > Maybe some day I can help you with generating the Windows binaries. I
> come
> > across another problem. I am passing in the full path to lbx_initialize:
> >
> > c:\vcp\ct5000\development\ct5000\central\cd\braille\lbx_files\default.cfg
> >
> > and I noticed that when the path is added to ud->path_list there is a "\"
> at
> > the end of the string. Later in the code when the tables are attempted to
> > be compiled there ends up being a double backslash just before the file
> > name, so the file is unable to be found. I think this is a bug?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> > Boyer
> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:38 PM
> > To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Some Recent Concerns
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Thanks for the tips. I do want liblouis and liblouisxml to work with
> > Windows, since this would greatly increase the number of people using
> > it. I'm trying to get Windows binaries, but I have a tough time with the
> > GUI intercace on Visual Studio.
> >
> > I fixed the underscore problem, but I'll have to track down the problem
> > with xml_header.
> >
> > Hopefully, the function protypes are now adequate, so there will be no
> > more changes.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 01:49:21PM -0500, Jeff Dittel wrote:
> > >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Thanks for at least being aware of us Windows developers with this
> > project.
> > > I tracked down my path problem, and it was an issue with my code. but,
> a
> > > couple of things that have come up:
> > >
> > > * LibLOUISXML.c line 46 is missing the underscore in front of vsnprintf
> > to
> > > allow compilation in Windows
> > > vsnprintf (buffer, sizeof (buffer - 4), msg, args);
> > > I added it to my code. But, could you add it to the working code on
> your
> > > end, so it is there for the next release?
> > > * I was trying to use the xml_header member variable of the UserData
> > > structure and after one call to lbx_translateString the variable is
> > cleared.
> > > Is this supposed to happen?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> > > Boyer
> > > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:12 PM
> > > To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Some Recent Concerns
> > >
> > > General: I'm learning how to run this project as we go along. In the
> > > future I'll be more aware of the need for testing and of portability
> > > concerns. I'll also be more careful not to mess things up for
> > > established users when new features are added.
> > >
> > > For Jeff: I'll get back to you about the path probpem. Where are you
> > > keeping your lbx_files directory. There is a new subroutine in paths.c
> > > that will provide the name of the Program Files dioectory. If your
> > > lbx_files directory is there, look for the line that contains yourSubDir
>
> > > and change it. If not, you will be able to change the path in lines near
>
> > > this location.
> > >
> > > For Eitan: Your changes look ok. I am wondering about the statement src
> > > = k; It shouldn't be necessary. If it makes a difference there may be a
> > > problem elsewhere.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > --
> > > John J. boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > > JJB Software, Inc.
> > > http://www.jjb-software.com
> > > Madison, WI USA
> > > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > >
> > > For a description of the software and to download it go to
> > > http://www.jjb-software.com
> > >
> > > For a description of the software and to download it go to
> > > http://www.jjb-software.com
> >
> > --
> > John J. boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > JJB Software, Inc.
> > http://www.jjb-software.com
> > Madison, WI USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> >
> > For a description of the software and to download it go to
> > http://www.jjb-software.com
> >
> > For a description of the software and to download it go to
> > http://www.jjb-software.com
>
> --
> John J. boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> JJB Software, Inc.
> http://www.jjb-software.com
> Madison, WI USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
> For a description of the software and to download it go to
> http://www.jjb-software.com
>
> For a description of the software and to download it go to
> http://www.jjb-software.com
--
John J. boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
JJB Software, Inc.
http://www.jjb-software.com
Madison, WI USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
For a description of the software and to download it go to
http://www.jjb-software.com
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