Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4

Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4

[Charles Hallenbeck]

I just replaced version 0.3 with 0.4, which you may download with this
URL:

http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh/tbrl-0.4.tar.gz

It compiles without warnings now and has a lot of "clode cleanup" over the
previous version, but should be functionally about the same - no new
features.

Sorry I left it dormant for so long - I got busy with a Linux upgrade,
then with a new machine, and then with a couple of other heavy duty
projects. Those interested in Linux braille translators should probably
check in with the linux-braille mailing list. I was involved with that
list for a time, but - well - you know how it is. They mostly wanted
perfect products and I mostly wanted braille.

Feedback welcome - forward flames to /dev/null

Chuck



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Re: Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4

[Gene Collins]

Hey Chuck!  I'm a long time Turbo Braille fan, and just want to express
my thanks for your work in porting it to linux.  I find it makes an
excellent print filter for on the fly Braille translation during print
jobs.  Again, thank you very much!

Gene Collins

Re: Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4

[Kirk Wood]

Isn't it funny how some people are? They want a perfect product and then
ask for it to be free. Hmm, so I am supposed to pay someone to work out
all the problems and give it away. I can get rich doing that. (right)

=======
Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.

Re: Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Hi Kirk -
Well actually I earned my nickle off of TBRL when it was a DOS alternative
to MegaDux! As for "perfect products" - there is a point where you have to
decide whether you want to (1) offer something that does a major part of
the task well, or (2) hold out until you can guarantee to do 100% of the
task plus anticpate additional requirements that might arise in the
future. I guess if I were designing a system to take people to the moon
and get them back safely I would opt for (2), but translating braille is a
hell of a lot easier and lots less risky!

Chuck


 On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Kirk Wood wrote:

> Isn't it funny how some people are? They want a perfect product and then
> ask for it to be free. Hmm, so I am supposed to pay someone to work out
> all the problems and give it away. I can get rich doing that. (right)
> 
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
> 
> Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> 

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Re: Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4

[Gene Collins]

Interesting ideas Kirk.  It's even more interesting how some folks draw
conclussions about other people's motives, and come on a list dealing
with gnu licensed software and whine about making money.  If you like
Windows so much, go write software for it and have at it.

And lest I be further misunderstood, I did by Turbo Braile when it was a
commercial product, and would again today.  It's a fine piece of
software.  The fact that Chuck has chosen to make it available under
Linux, and I thought it appropriate to express my thanks is none of your
concern.  Your assumptions and implicit holier than thou attitude offend
me, get lost!

Gene Collins


>
>Hi Kirk -
>Well actually I earned my nickle off of TBRL when it was a DOS alternative
>to MegaDux! As for "perfect products" - there is a point where you have to
>decide whether you want to (1) offer something that does a major part of
>the task well, or (2) hold out until you can guarantee to do 100% of the
>task plus anticpate additional requirements that might arise in the
>future. I guess if I were designing a system to take people to the moon
>and get them back safely I would opt for (2), but translating braille is a
>hell of a lot easier and lots less risky!
>
>Chuck
>
>
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Kirk Wood wrote:
>
>> Isn't it funny how some people are? They want a perfect product and then
>> ask for it to be free. Hmm, so I am supposed to pay someone to work out
>> all the problems and give it away. I can get rich doing that. (right)
>> 
>> =======
>> Kirk Wood
>> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
>> 
>> Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>> 
>
>My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh 
>The Moon is Waxing Crescent (36% of Full)
>
>
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compiling lynx

[randy turner]

hi all
i would like to report that installing my 56k modem went very well.

is there anyone here who has compiled lynx with the ssl?
or better yet can i just get a lynx bin somewhere  with the ssl compiled?
i tried compiling lynx but i got errors,
i assume that i don't have a lib installed,
or some path is not right.
i am running slackware 7.1

thanks for the help in advance.
randy

Re: compiling lynx

[Geoff Shang]

Hi:

I compiled lynx with ssl.  It was a chore and a half.  You need to have the
relevant ssl libs installed (the patch should tell you all you need to
know).  Getting the customisable defines to work for other stuff, however,
was a major headache I eventually gave up on.  I'm glad there's a debian
ssl-enabled package now.  Don't know if there's a slackware one though.

Geoff.

Re: compiling lynx

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Hi Randy -
I was able to compile Lynx 2.8.2 with SSL okay, but I had the same problem
you described when I tried compiling 2.8.3. I went back to my 2.8.2
version, but would be very interested in the solution to this one.
Chuck



On Sat, 12 May 2001, randy turner wrote:

> 
> 
> hi all
> i would like to report that installing my 56k modem went very well.
> 
> is there anyone here who has compiled lynx with the ssl?
> or better yet can i just get a lynx bin somewhere  with the ssl compiled?
> i tried compiling lynx but i got errors,
> i assume that i don't have a lib installed,
> or some path is not right.
> i am running slackware 7.1
> 
> thanks for the help in advance.
> randy
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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Re: compiling lynx

[randy turner]

hi Charles,

i guess until i can get some answers on it i will go back to 2.8.2
thanks for the help

randy

On Sun, 13 May 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:

> Hi Randy -
> I was able to compile Lynx 2.8.2 with SSL okay, but I had the same problem
> you described when I tried compiling 2.8.3. I went back to my 2.8.2
> version, but would be very interested in the solution to this one.
> Chuck

compiling lynx

[rturner2]

hi Chuck and all,
i was able to compile lynx 2-8-3
no ssl yet.
there is a file called PROBLEMS in the lynx2-8-3 directory
they talk about 2 lines in a file called ucontext.h
it appears that the 2 lines are no longer used so i deleted them
and the program compiles with no errors.
the lines are
ERROR,
#DEFINE ERROR ERROR

ok my next step is getting the ssl part working,
what file do i need to compile for the lynx2.8.3 to give it ssl?
thanks to all in advance
randy

Re: compiling lynx

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Hi Randy -
You need to download, compile, and install the "openssl" package - I think
the site for it is something obvious like "www.openssl.org" - and then
apply a patch to the Lynx sources. The patch is either available at the
openssl site or the lynx site, I am not sure which, but it is plainly
identified.
HTH - Chuck
 On Mon, 14 May 2001 rturner2@texasisp.com wrote:

> hi Chuck and all,
> i was able to compile lynx 2-8-3
> no ssl yet.
> there is a file called PROBLEMS in the lynx2-8-3 directory
> they talk about 2 lines in a file called ucontext.h
> it appears that the 2 lines are no longer used so i deleted them
> and the program compiles with no errors.
> the lines are
> ERROR,
> #DEFINE ERROR ERROR
> 
> ok my next step is getting the ssl part working,
> what file do i need to compile for the lynx2.8.3 to give it ssl?
> thanks to all in advance
> randy
> 
> 
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