[Blindmath] Fwd: Version 0.0.9 of SVGDraw01 is now available for download - correction of typing error

[Richard Baldwin]

Hi Steve,

The Windows Access Bridge is not required. The SVGDraw01 program is written
using SWT instead of Swing and to my knowledge, SWT does not require the
bridge.

Thanks for the heads up on this.

Dick Baldwin

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at visi.com>wrote:

> richard,
>
> On another list, someone reported that the Windows Access Bridge was
> required for this program, however, I thought I read that SWT was used and
> would
> negate the need for the Windows Access Bridge.  I have downloaded the
> program and have run it without the Windows Access Bridge and at least on
> the
> surface it seems to work fine.  Would you clarify so I can be sure other
> lists have accurate information?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:59:22 -0500, Richard Baldwin wrote:
>
> >One of the bad things about cut, copy, and paste is the way that it helps
> us
> >to propagate typing errors.
>
> >The original version of this message should have begun as follows:
>
> >"Version 0.0.9  of my drawing program for blind students is now posted at:
> >http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.zip and is available
> for
> >immediate download."
>
> >Note the 9 in place of the 8 in the version number.
>
> >Dick Baldwin
>
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >From: Richard Baldwin <baldwin at dickbaldwin.com>
> >Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:37 PM
> >Subject: Version 0.0.9 of SVGDraw01 is now available for download
> >To: BlindMath Mailing List <blindmath at nfbnet.org>,
> >accessibleimage at freelists.org
>
>
> >Version 0.0.8  of my drawing program for blind students is now posted at:
> >http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.zip and is available
> for
> >immediate download.
>
> >If you have used earlier versions of this program and have found yourself
> >wishing for a conventional menu system, take heart. Version 0.0.9 provides
> >those menus.
>
> >Previous versions used a long list of actions that had to be scrolled in
> >order to perform an action, such as drawing a rectangle or rotating a
> shape
> >object. That list of actions has now been replaced by a menu system that
> >uses a full suite of accelerator and mnemonic keys.
>
> >For example, pressing Alt+D will open the Draw menu that provides access
> to
> >all of the drawing capabilities of the program. For even more convenience,
> >pressing Ctrl+R will bypass the Draw menu and land you on a page where you
> >can draw a new rectangle. Pressing Alt+M will open the Mod menu that
> >provides actions that you can perform to review or modify existing shape
> >objects. Pressing Alt+R will bypass the Mod menu and land you on a page
> >where you can rotate any existing shape object.
>
> >Other enhancements
>
> >In addition to the new menu system, this version includes a number of
> >enhancements including:
>
> >    * Ability to select and view the attributes of any existing shape
> object
> >without modifying the object.
> >    * Ability to maintain original stroke width when scaling shape
> objects.
> >    * A checkbox for selecting all existing shape objects for rotation,
> >translation, scaling, and deletion.
> >    * Creation of a "Home Base" concept. Each time you complete an action,
> >you now return to the Home Base from which you can initiate other actions.
> >    * Many other improvements in convenience and accessibility that are
> too
> >numerous to list here.
>
> >You must have the 32-bit Windows version of the Java JRE installed on your
> >computer to run this program. I am told that the 32-bit and the 64-bit
> >versions of Java can be installed and will peacefully coexist on Windows
> >Vista and Windows 7 in case you also need the 64-bit version for other
> >programs.
>
> >The procedure for getting started using the program is as follows:
>
> >First download the zip file from the web address given above.
>
> >Extract the following four files from the zip file into the same empty
> >folder.
> >_ReadMeFirst.txt
> >Instructions.htm
> >SVGDraw01.jar
> >_version.txt
>
> >The file named SVGDraw01.jar is an executable jar file. You can run it the
> >same way that you run other programs.
>
> >If all else fails, open a command window in the folder containing the jar
> >file and enter the following command at the prompt:
>
> >java -jar SVGdraw01.jar
>
> >When the program starts, you will land on Home Base from which you can
> >select any of the actions provided by the menus. Instructions for opening
> >the Instructions HTML document are printed on Home Base.
>
> >Alternatively, you can simply open the file named Instructions.htm in your
> >browser and read the instructions without running the program.
>
> >As usual, feedback will be appreciated.
>
> >Dick Baldwin
>
> >--
> >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
> >mailto:Baldwin at DickBaldwin.com
> >http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/
>
>
>
> >--
> >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
> >mailto:Baldwin at DickBaldwin.com
> >http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/
>
>
>
>
>
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