Thanks for the blind programmer's list. I'll try there. As I've said, I have no intention of writing Windows or gui programs, and it sounds like Rapid Q Basic is for Windows, judging by the version of JAWS that you used. But can this language and compiler be used in DOS?
On 7/15/10, Aubertin, Gerry <gauber...@hendrickson-intl.com> wrote: > Hello There: > > For whatever it's worth, take some advice from a somewhat grizzled > veteran programmer; forget about QuickBasic. A flavour of Basic I used to > use for recreational purposes is some thing called Rapid Q Basic (also known > as Rapid-Q). It supports both console mode (very much like QuickBasic) and > GUI. I found it to be an excellent way of transitioning to the GUI world. It > works pretty well with a screen reader (at that time Jaws 4.2). The EXE > files that the compiler generates also produces fairly good screen reader > compliant results. I hope this helps. > > Gerry Aubertin > Programmer/Analyst > Phone: (519) 271-4840 Ext. 8807 > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The contents of this message and the attachments > are confidential and are for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). > If you are not an intended recipient, please immediately delete it without > reading it and without further distribution or disclosure. Any further > distribution of this message to others is subject to this Confidentiality > Notice and/or any confidentiality agreement or non-disclosure agreement in > effect that covers the information contained in the message and any > attachments. > > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com > [blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Øyvind Lode > [oyvind.l...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:29 PM > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A Few Programming Questions > > The programming blind mailing list: > http://www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > I don't know FreeBasic and I don't remember much DOS but I doubt that > FreeBasic will enable you to interface with the BIOS. > Basic is a very high-level language. > > -----Original Message----- > From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of ROSEMARIE > CHAVARRIA > Sent: 15. juli 2010 18:12 > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A Few Programming Questions > > Hi, > > I think there's a list for programmers you can join to have all your > programming questions answered. I haven't used dos in years so I forgot most > > of what I learned. I never really got into the programming aspect of it so > again I'm of no help here. Sorry about that. > > Rosemarie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <magkis...@gmail.com> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:50 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] A Few Programming Questions > > >> Hi, >> >> I'm interested in programming, mostly for myself, but am willing to >> share with any other DOS users out there. I like proceedural >> languages, where you write out all the steps that a computer must take >> to do things and I naturally prefer the cli and tui interfaces with >> commands, hotkeys and easy-to-use menus. I don't like object-oriented >> languages, particularly graphical ones as I like a more straight >> forward approach both as a user and as a programmer. I've just >> started learning batch programming, since I was told this would be an >> easy way for me to learn the basics. I'm really excited about the >> many ways in which I can customise my machine and can't wait to learn >> how to use this powerful language to do all sorts of things. I had >> planned on learning QuickBASIC, either during or after the batch >> programming, but today, someone recommended that I should learn >> FreeBASIC for DOS. Has anyone worked with this language? If so, what >> are the main differences between it and QB and what are the benefits >> of using it? Does it have it's own built-in compiler and if so, how >> accessible is it? If not, then can you recommend a compiler for it >> that will work with a screen reader like VocalEyes? Is it anything >> like Visual BASIC? Wikipedia has the Hello World program written in >> BASIC, QuickBASIC and Visual BASIC and the latter totally confused me. >> I'd much rather something similar to QB. Also, has anyone here >> worked with DBASE and Clipper? I'm considering learning that as well. >> It might be really early to ask this, but can anyone give me some >> general tips on making my programs accessible? I know that I have to >> write to the bios and not to the screen but am not sure if this will >> be an issue with the languages that I'll be using. Finally, can I >> create a tsr with said languages? >> >> Thanks, >> Eleni >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3005 - Release Date: 07/14/10 > 18:36:00 > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
