From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lava-net.com (shadwiga.lava-net.com [98.118.96.18]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30666C1A1A2 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:49:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by lava-net.com (Postfix, from userid 1020) id C2A2A27800D; Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:48:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:48:51 -0400 From: Igor Gueths To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: hex editors Message-ID: <20120611154851.GA32485@lava-net.com> References: <20120611142544.GA19474@lava-net.com> <201206111531.q5BFVWsa012410@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201206111531.q5BFVWsa012410@lothlorien.nfbcal.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-lava-net-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: C2A2A27800D.14EB9 X-lava-net-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-lava-net-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-0.001, required 4, NO_RELAYS -0.00) X-lava-net-MailScanner-From: igueths@lava-net.com X-Spam-Status: No X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:49:17 -0000 Hi Brian, thanks; I'll definitely check that out. On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 08:31:32AM -0700, Brian Buhrow wrote: > Hello. There is an old program called bed which will reformat a binary > file into what ever format you want, i.e. hex, octal, with various word > lengths. It then opens the file with your favorite editor, allowing you to > use vim, ed or something else to edit the file. Once done, it will convert > the file back to the original format with your changes. > Search for "bed binary editor" in google to find it. If you have trouble > downloading it, let me know and I can probably make a link. > -thanks > -Brian > > On Jun 11, 10:25am, Igor Gueths wrote: > } Subject: hex editors > } Hi all, > } can anyone recommend a good hex editor that works decently with Speakup? So far > } I've tried Hexcurse (for some reason deleting modifications isn't currently > } working for me but it tracks fairly well), Dhex and Shed both of which didn't > } get along with Speakup at all as far as cursor tracking is concerned). Vim's > } so-called "hex editing" mode via streaming its buffer through xxd does seem to > } work, although I can't get it to write out a modified file in binary > } (research seems to indicate that it will only rewrite out binary files for those > } that only have a .bin extension), which isn't quite ideal either. So if anyone > } has any suggestions/ideas, they would be much appreciated. Thanks! > } -- > } Igor > } > } -- > } This message has been scanned for viruses and > } dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > } believed to be clean. > } > } _______________________________________________ > } Speakup mailing list > } Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > } http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >-- End of excerpt from Igor Gueths > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- Igor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.