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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I decided that it is high time the BrailleR version number got out of development mode.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Version 1.0.2 now appears on CRAN. I’ll be advancing the GitHub version number next.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This does not mean the work is done. It just means the main purpose of the package is being met. It’s been a long time coming.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are still a number of experimental things in the package, and lots I still want done better, but I really wanted the latest work on text descriptions of ggplot graphics to be in the hands of users without having to fetch the GitHub
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<p class="MsoNormal">From what I can see, there are 392 downloads per month for BrailleR. I don’t know what that means really in terms of how many blind users that translates to.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve had help from 10 contributors via GitHub< and others who worked on bits and pieces the old-fashioned way. I know I’ve received guidance from some icons of the R community, often by way of email, and changes to their own work.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m now playing with a more screen reader front end and making sure it gets to users in a simple process. This is testing my Python skills, my patience, and (fairly often) the ability of ChatGPT.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jonathan<o:p></o:p></p>
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