[Blindmath] Updated version of my SVGDraw01 SWT/SVG baseddrawingprogram

Sun Sep 4 03:52:32 UTC 2011

I interpret that to mean that your vOICe scans didn't include the entire
picture because part of the picture was outside of the browser window. Is
that a correct interpretation?

Dick Baldwin

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I see how I made the mistake. When using firefox to display the image, I
> need to be careful to change it back to the default size before making other
> changes.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Baldwin" <
> baldwin at dickbaldwin.com>
> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 8:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Updated version of my SVGDraw01 SWT/SVG
> baseddrawingprogram
>
>
>  CsvTest01.csv is an inverted parabola that begins at the upper-left corner
>> of the page. Moving from left to right, the slope continually increases
>> with
>> maximum slope at the right end.
>>
>> CsvTest02.csv is a parabola that begins at 0,0 and increases in slope
>> moving
>> from left to right.
>>
>> CsvTest03.txt is the same as CsvTest02.csv
>>
>> Dick Baldwin
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  The test csv files all work. If I haven't switched things around, they
>>> are
>>> a descending line and two rising lines in that order.
>>>
>>> Amanda
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Baldwin" <
>>> baldwin at dickbaldwin.com>
>>> To: "BlindMath Mailing List" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Chris von See" <chris at techadapt.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 6:41 PM
>>> Subject: [Blindmath] Updated version of my SVGDraw01 SWT/SVG based
>>> drawingprogram
>>>
>>>
>>>  I have posted an updated version of my SVGDraw01 drawing program at
>>>
>>>> http://www.austincc.edu/<http:****//www.austincc.edu/baldwin/****<http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/**>
>>>> SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<http://**www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-**
>>>> SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<****http://www.austincc.edu/**
>>>> baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<**http://www.austincc.edu/**
>>>> baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The new version contains many updates to improve the accessibility of
>>>> the
>>>> program. I will be interested in hearing your feedback on those updates.
>>>>
>>>> The new version also contains a new feature that makes it much easier to
>>>> use
>>>> in some situations. When drawing a polyline or a polygon, you can now
>>>> import
>>>> a csv file that contains the data, thereby eliminating the rather
>>>> tedious
>>>> process of entering the x and y coordinate values individually. This is
>>>> by
>>>> far the easiest and most reliable approach if your polyline or polygon
>>>> has
>>>> more than two or three vertices.
>>>>
>>>> More detailed instructions regarding this feature, along with general
>>>> operational instructions and three sample csv files are contained in an
>>>> attached file titled _Instructions.zip. Try drawing the csv files. Use
>>>> Amanda's approach with vOICe to see if you can identify the mathematical
>>>> function described by each graph. If you have access to a graphical
>>>> embosser, try embossing them to see how well that works. They should be
>>>> embossed in an 8.5x11 inch portrait format. I will also be interested in
>>>> hearing your feedback on this new feature.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> Dick Baldwin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Richard Baldwin <
>>>> baldwin at dickbaldwin.com
>>>> >**wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  For those who may be interested, I have posted my first attempt at
>>>>
>>>>> putting
>>>>> an SWT GUI front end on my SVG graphics library and have posted the
>>>>> resulting program in a file named SVGDraw01.jar at the following URL:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.austincc.edu/****baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<http://www.austincc.edu/**baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar>
>>>>> <**http://www.austincc.edu/**baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar<http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.jar>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I would appreciate it if some of you would download the program, try
>>>>> it,
>>>>> and provide feedback in several different areas. You will need the Java
>>>>> virtual machine installed on your computer to run the program. On
>>>>> Windows,
>>>>> you can run the program either by double-clicking on the jar file, or
>>>>> by
>>>>> opening a command prompt in the folder containing the jar file and
>>>>> entering
>>>>> the following command at the command prompt:
>>>>>
>>>>> java -jar SVGDraw01.jar
>>>>>
>>>>> When the program starts running, you should find yourself in an SWT
>>>>> Combo
>>>>> object with an item labeled "User Instructions" highlighted. Pressing
>>>>> the
>>>>> Enter key at this point will take you to the beginning of a page
>>>>> containing
>>>>> user instructions. A screen reader should tell you to press shift-tab
>>>>> to
>>>>> return to the combo box or to press the tab key to continue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pressing the tab key will cause the screen reader to begin reading the
>>>>> instructions. At the end of the instructions, the screen reader should
>>>>> tell
>>>>> you to "Press tab to return to the combo box." (Of course, you can
>>>>> press
>>>>> tab
>>>>> at any time. You don't need to wait until the screen reader finishes
>>>>> reading
>>>>> the instructions.)
>>>>>
>>>>> You can navigate up and down the list in the combo box using the arrow
>>>>> keys
>>>>> and act on an item by pressing the Enter key when that item is
>>>>> selected.
>>>>> The
>>>>> combo box currently contains the following items:
>>>>>
>>>>> User instructions (which is what you should do first)
>>>>> Start a new drawing (which is what you should do next)
>>>>> Draw a line
>>>>> Draw a rectangle
>>>>> Draw a circle
>>>>> Draw an ellipse
>>>>> Draw a polyline
>>>>> Draw a polygon
>>>>> Write drawing file (which is what you should do next to last)
>>>>> Stop program (which is what you should do last)
>>>>>
>>>>> When you press the Enter key on the item labeled "Start a new drawing,"
>>>>> an
>>>>> empty SVG page of a specified size with optional title and description
>>>>> attributes will be created in memory.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you press the Enter key on the item labeled "Write drawing file",
>>>>> that
>>>>> SVG page will be written to an output SVG file with a name of your
>>>>> choosing
>>>>> and an extension of .svg.
>>>>>
>>>>> Between starting a new drawing and writing the drawing file, you can
>>>>> add
>>>>> elements for any number of any of the six shapes (which are the SVG
>>>>> basic
>>>>> shapes) in any order to the SVG page.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you press the Enter key on a shape item, you will land on a form
>>>>> that
>>>>> allows you to enter the most commonly used attributes for that shape.
>>>>> Fill
>>>>> in the blanks, check the check boxes (if any), and finally push the
>>>>> button
>>>>> labeled "Push to draw ---" to add the shape element to the SVG page.
>>>>> You
>>>>> can
>>>>> navigate up and down the the form with the tab key and shift-tab.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would appreciate receiving feedback in at least the following areas.
>>>>> Feedback in other areas not listed below will be appreciated also.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Will the program be accessible to a blind student? What could be
>>>>> done
>>>>> to
>>>>> improve accessibility?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Will the navigation structure of the program be functionally useful
>>>>> to
>>>>> a
>>>>> blind student? What could be done to improve the navigational
>>>>> functionality
>>>>> and make the program easier to use?
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Will the "fill-in-the-blanks" concept for creating technical
>>>>> diagrams
>>>>> and drawings, such as vector diagrams and free-body diagrams, be useful
>>>>> to a
>>>>> blind student? If so, which of the many additional capabilities of SVG,
>>>>> such
>>>>> as arcs, paths, etc., would be appropriate as an upgrade to the
>>>>> program.
>>>>> (I'm already planning on adding the ability to create text elements. I
>>>>> just
>>>>> haven't resolved all the questions regarding fonts yet.)
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. To what extent is the output SVG file compatible with graphics
>>>>> embossers
>>>>> that can work with SVG files as input? What could be done to improve
>>>>> that
>>>>> compatibility?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>> Dick Baldwin
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Richard G. Baldwin (Dick Baldwin)
>>>>> Home of Baldwin's on-line Java Tutorials
>>>>> http://www.DickBaldwin.com
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>>>>> Austin Community College
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>>>>
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