It probably would not be difficult to translate the data files from a delimited dbf type of file to whatever is compatible to how it is eventually compiled in LInux. I seem to recall that .dbf files just have a semicolon to delimit each field. Not an expert but it can happen! I'm behind in the mail so perhaps the checkbook is now already circumnavigating the globe hahah! Amanda Lee On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Charles Crawford wrote: > Dave and all, > > I suspect that it would be easier to recompile the talking > cvheckbook as long as there is a compiler in Linux that reads the dos text > programs associated with Clipper and can import the terminal emulation that > sends text to the screen in a way a screen reader can capture it on it's > way. I am not sure that the terminal piece to the code is all that > important in this case because we only added it to del with the direct > screen writes that Clipper wanted to do. The other problem would be the > dbf database file. It is standard, bjt not sure if it can be read in > Linux? Probably can, but let's see how the compile works. Who knows, > maybe all the old talking checkbook user will go to Linux to use it. > > Not to be fat headed, but I still have not found anything in > Windows tht can compete witht he speed and ease of use of the talking > checkbook. > > -- charlie. > At 07:06 AM 2/7/02 -0500, you wrote: > >but it is much easier to do this for linux than for windows from what > >I've heard. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "charles crawford" <ccrawford at acb.org> > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > >Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 6:07 AM > >Subject: Re: Who wants to compile the talking checkbook code for Linux? > > > > > >I found it interesting to hear about putting a text based front > >end to an X application. Sounds alot like Windows. It would be a real > >problem if we are to be forced into having to re-write programs to make > >them text based. > > > >-- Charlie. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
