[Blindmath] Version 0.0.19 of SVGDraw01 with AudioTac is now available for download

Sun Nov 13 14:58:00 UTC 2011

Hi Ben,

Thanks for the heads up on this. I don't think I want to get involved in a
bitly, but I will try to remember to put the URL on a line by itself. Maybe
that will help in the case of those email clients that can't handle long
URLs.

Dick Baldwin

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Ben Humphreys <brh at opticinspiration.org>wrote:

> Ken,
>
> The URL was so long, my e-mail client Eudora) broke it in two; the first
> page I went to was nonsensical.  When I concatinated the two pieces back
> together, all was well.
>
> Not sure how many other folks had this problem but perhaps a bitly in this
> case might be a good thing...
>
> Ben
>
>
> At 06:02 PM 11/12/2011, you wrote:
>
>
>  This is a link to a 3d controller we have in the office.  It explains how
>> it
>> works.
>>
>>
>> http://www.ign.com/articles/**2007/03/07/gdc-2007-novint-**
>> falcon-haptic-feedbac<http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/07/gdc-2007-novint-falcon-haptic-feedbac>
>> k-pc-controller
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces@**nfbnet.org<blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Richard Baldwin
>> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 2:46 PM
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Version 0.0.19 of SVGDraw01 with AudioTac is now
>> available for download
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> I don't know what you mean by 3D controller, but I am interested.
>>
>> Tell me more.
>>
>> Dick Baldwin
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Ken Perry <kperry at blinksoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Have you thought of making this work with the 3d controllers?  I know
>> > a few research projects are using them to look at maps.
>> >
>> > ken
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> > [mailto:blindmath-bounces@**nfbnet.org <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>> > On
>> > Behalf Of Richard Baldwin
>> > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 12:51 PM
>> > To: BlindMath Mailing List; accessibleimage at freelists.org
>> > Subject: [Blindmath] Version 0.0.19 of SVGDraw01 with AudioTac is now
>> > available for download
>> >
>> > Although the name of the program is SVGDraw01, this is not a posting
>> > about SVG. Instead, this is a posting about making it possible for
>> > blind people to communicate with the rest of the world through the use
>> > of the mathematical concepts embodied in the Cartesian Coordinate
>> > System.
>> >
>> > Version 0.0.19 of my drawing program for blind users is now posted at:
>> > http://www.austincc.edu/**baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.zip<http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.zip>and is available
>> > for immediate downloading.
>> >
>> > The new material in this version consists primarily of the addition of
>> > new features that make the AudioTac Display more accessible and more
>> useful.
>> >
>> > The name AudioTac is a combination of the words audio and tactile. The
>> > improved AudioTac feature makes it possible for blind users to
>> > interpret drawings using sound and screen-reader-speech in conjunction
>> > with an embossed tactile grid system mounted on a touchpad.  (A
>> > standard mouse can also be used, but a touchpad, which allows more
>> > direct contact between the nerves in the finger and the tactile grid,
>> > is probably more effective.)
>> >
>> > More specifically, AudioTac makes it possible for blind users to trace
>> > out the shapes in a drawing by moving a finger on a tactile grid
>> > system while a screen reader speaks information about the shapes (when
>> > requested) and a tone generator emits stereo sounds that are unique to
>> > each shape. The new screen-reader-speech output can be particularly
>> > useful in identifying a particular shape (among several shapes) that you
>> want to trace.
>> >
>> > The new feature involving screen-reader-speech is somewhat
>> > experimental and feedback on this new feature will be appreciated. For
>> > reasons that are too complicated to discuss here, it was necessary for
>> > me to implement this feature using Java Swing instead of Java SWT,
>> > which is used through the rest of the program. Although Java Swing is
>> > known to have some accessibility issues, the new feature works well
>> > with NVDA. I would like to hear whether it does, or does not work with
>> > other screen readers.
>> >
>> > AudioTac is not a replacement for an embosser. Instead, AudioTac
>> > provides blind users with a "quick look" at the drawing during the
>> > drawing process and prior to embossing the finished drawing. This can
>> > be particularly important when an embossing process is being used that
>> > requires expensive media, such as special paper.
>> >
>> > I won't suggest that it is easy to use AudioTac to follow the boundary
>> > of a shape with your finger, or to form a mental image of the geometry
>> > of the shape by following that boundary. However, once you learn to do
>> > that, the results can be very rewarding. The combination of the
>> > drawing features of the program and the ability to interpret drawings
>> > through a combination of sound, screen-reader-speech, and touch will
>> > make it possible for you to economically communicate with the rest of
>> > the world using the mathematical concepts embodied by the Cartesian
>> Coordinate System.
>> >
>> >
>> > First, however, you need to download the zip file using the link that
>> > is provided above.
>> >
>> > Next, you need to extract all of the material from the zip file into
>> > an empty folder being careful to preserve the directory tree
>> > structure. Don't extract into the root directory. One user has
>> > reported problems accessing the Help file when the contents of the zip
>> > file were extracted into the root folder.
>> >
>> > Execute the file named RunSVGDraw01.bat to run the program. You may
>> > get a warning that the program came from an unidentified source. Only
>> > you can decide whether to ignore the warning and run the program, or to
>> cancel out.
>> >
>> > It is not necessary for you to have Java or any other special software
>> > installed on your computer to run this program. You should even be
>> > able to extract the contents of the zip file onto a USB flash drive
>> > and run the program on any Windows system, Version XP or later, with
>> > 32-bit or 64-bit hardware. Of course, you don't have to use a USB
>> > flash drive, I mention that simply to emphasize the flexibility that
>> > you have with the program.
>> >
>> > When the program starts, you will land on Home Base from which you can
>> > press
>> > F1 to open the help file, or select any of the actions provided by the
>> > menus. Instructions for opening the menus are printed on Home Base.
>> > Alternatively, you can simply open the file named
>> > SvgDraw01.Instructions.htm in your browser and read the instructions
>> > without running the program. A copy of the instruction file is
>> > attached to this message.
>> >
>> > baldwin at dickbaldwin.com
>> >
>> > --
>> > Richard G. Baldwin (Dick Baldwin)
>> > Home of Baldwin's on-line Java Tutorials http://www.DickBaldwin.com
>> >
>> > Professor of Computer Information Technology Austin Community College
>> > (512) 223-4758
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