Fosdem 2011 odt2daisy odt2braille

odt2daisy & odt2braille:OpenOffice.org/LibreOfficeExtensions for AccessibleFormats Christophe Strobbe K.U.Leuven, Belgium christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

The AEGIS Project● EC-funded project, Sep. 2008-Feb.2012● 20+ partners, including Oracle (Sun), AOL, RIM, Vodafone Foundation, RNIB, K.U.Leuven, …● Access to desktop, RIAs and mobile applications● Many open-source “prototypes” / products● http://www.aegis-project.eu/ FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2daisy:Generating DAISY Books fromOpenOffice.org & LibreOffice Christophe Strobbe K.U.Leuven, Belgium christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Digital Talking Books● For persons with “print disabilities” ● Text + audio (synthetic or human voice) ● Highlighting synchronised with audio● DAISY – ANSI/NISO Z39/86● Production: typically ● by specialised production centres ● for blind & visually impaired users ● i.e. not by users (in 2007) FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

ObjectivesEnable end-users to produce DAISY● In most European languages● In a free and open-source office suite● Support: ● DAISY 3 (with or without audio) ● DAISY 2.02 (for older players) ● Multilingual content ● Mathematical Markup Language FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Methodology● Build OOo / LibO extension ● Odt2dtbook by Vincent Spiewak available in 2008 ● Functionality available as extension and as reusable JAR (Java Archive) ● Add: – DAISY 3 audio, DAISY 2.02 – comprehensive set of test documents (regression testing) – Support for multilingual content on Windows FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2daisy Components (1)● Java Open Document Library (JODL) ● For ODT / XML preprocessing● odt2daisy library ● Converts ODT to DAISY XML (XSLT) ● Validates output ● Reusable Java library ● Command line interface FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2daisy Components (2)● odt2daisy extension ● Wrapper for other components: ● Uses OpenOffice.org UNO API ● Uses odt2daisy library ● Uses DAISY Pipeline Lite (speech synthesis) ● Includes templates● Templates with custom styles for DAISY production FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Results (1)● odt2daisy released November 2009 ● Tutorials in various formats (text, DAISY, video) ● Developer documentation ● Test files for regression testing ● TTS in 27 languages where eSpeak is available (Linux, Windows) ● Compatible with OOo Writer 3.0 or higher and with LibOWriter FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Results (2)● Support for ODT features ● Heading, List, Table, Images, Captions, Notes, Foot/Rear notes, Math, TOC, Section, Frame, Bookmark, Metadata, ... ● Page numbering (1,i,I,a,A; advanced) ● Front / body / rear matter ● “Complex text layout” and East-Asian languages not supported FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Results (3)● Release 2.1 in April 2010 ● Localisation in French, Dutch, Spanish and Hungarian ● Compatible with OpenOffice.org 3.2 ● Has been tested in first ÆGIS pilot phase● Not yet compatible with 64-bit OSs● Integrated into DAISY Pipeline by DAISY Consortium & Dedicon’s altText FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Future Plans● Support more ODT features ● Some were hard to parse (e.g. multilingual text; “Asian” languages)● TTS quality: ● Users want more control over TTS output (DAISY Pipeline Lite) ● TTS as internet service/in cloud?● Fix bugs (numbered lists, math, image captions & long description, ...) FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Installing odt2daisy● Download odt2daisy from http://odt2daisy.sf.net/● In OOo or LibO Writer go to Tools -> Extension Manager... -> Add... to install it FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Export to DAISY: 1● Choose “Export as Full DAISY...” in File menu● Choose file name and location in “Save as” dialogue● Set metadata and options in odt2daisy dialog FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Export to DAISY: 2● Some metadata are copied from source● “alternate level markup”: when > 6 levels of headings● CSS: for viewing XML in browser● Some automatic fix routines FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Export to DAISY: 3● odt2daisy converts ODT to DAISY XML● odt2daisy calls DAISY Pipeline Lite for text-to-speech FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Export to DAISY: 4● DAISY Pipeline also performs validation, e.g. images must be JPG or PNG (or SVG) FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2braille:Generating Braille fromOpenOffice.org & LibreOffice Christophe Strobbe K.U.Leuven, Belgium christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Motivation & Problem Area (1)● Braille ● faces competition from TTS and digital talking books ● important for functional literacy ● only reading method for deafblind persons FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Motivation & Problem Area (2)● Braille production: current methods: ● RoboBraille: e-mail based Braille translation agent ● AutoBraille & NorBraille: multi-volume Braille books based on DAISY ● Dots: open-source Braille transcriber for GNOME (relies on liblouisxml) ● Tiger Software Suite (TSS), Braille Maker, WinBraille: embossing from MS Word and other Microsoft applications FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

ObjectivesEnable end-users to produce Braille● In a free, open-source and cross- platform office suite => OpenOffice.org / LibreOffice as Braille authoring environment● Reduce or eliminate the need for editing Braille codes after export● Emboss directly or just export FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Methodology● Build OpenOffice.org extension● Reuse existing tools: ● liblouisxml: open-source library for Braille transcription of XML docs ● liblouis: Braille translation engine ● pef2text (DAISY Pipeline): converts Portable Embosser Format to generic or embosser-specific format ● library from odt2daisy FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2braille Components FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Results (1)Alpha 0.03 released 2 December 2010:● OpenDocument Text (ODT) can be embossed on small list of embossers (Interpoint, Index Braille, Braillo)● Export to “Braille Formatted files” (.brf; .bra)● Export to Portable Embosser Format (PEF): embosser-independent; uses XML and Unicode FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Results (2)● Braille settings stored as metadata in ODT● Braille support for ± 30 languages, mainly through liblouis● UI localised in ● English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese,...● Currently only on Windows FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2braille > liblouisxml (1)odt2braille is more than a liblouis &liblouisxml wrapper (1)● Provide easy configuration through GUI● Create typical OOo/LibO experience● Translate easy-to-understand settings to complex configuration files for liblouisxml FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2braille > liblouisxml (2)odt2braille is more than a liblouis &liblouisxml wrapper (2)● Convert ODT to intermediate XML format: ● Put captions after tables, move some style info, add notes section, add title page ● = for sequential processing by liblouis ● (ODT is too complex to be handled by liblouisxml alone) FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2braille > liblouisxml (3)odt2braille is more than a liblouis &liblouisxml wrapper (3)● Compensate for limitations of liblouisxml ● Volume management ● Creation of notesections and preliminary section containing title page, list of special symbols, transriber’s notes page and a table of contents FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

odt2braille > liblouisxml (4)odt2braille is more than a liblouis &liblouisxml wrapper (4)● Store settings as metadata in ODT document● Convert to PEF / various other output formats● Provide output preview● Handle embossing FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Installing odt2braille● Download odt2braille from http://odt2braille.sf.net/● In Writer go to Tools -> Extension Manager... -> Add... to install it● New items in File menu FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Braille Settings● File -> Braille Settings● odt2braille analyses document & suggests settings● User can override settings FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Export as Braille: 1● File -> Export as Braille...● Choose PEF (Portable Embosser Format), BRF (Braille Formatted) or BRA (Spain)● Customise... FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Export as Braille: 2● odt2braille performs a few basic accessibility checks● A full accessibility checker is being developed by K.U.Leuven (AEGIS) FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Emboss● File -> Emboss...● Few embossers currently supported● Output can be customised FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Future Plans● Support for larger set of embossers● Availability on non-Windows platforms● Extension to check accessibility in OpenOffice.org / LibreOffice Writer ● Display errors & warnings in task panel (OOo / LibO 3.3+) ● Description & hints for repair ● Repair button when possible FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

Contact Information● odt2daisy (LGPL 3): http://odt2daisy.sf.net/● odt2braille (LGPL 3): http://odt2braille.sf.net/● http://www.AEGIS-project.eu/● Twitter: aegisproj● Christophe Strobbe: christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 February 2011

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