Anyone wishing to make use of the WriteR application must have pandoc installed.
Users that do not have Python 2.7 and wxPython installed cannot use the WriteR application file as provided by the BrailleR package. An executable for Windows is available for separate download. In 2018, the WriteR script files were tested for use with Python3; initial testing was successful.
Downloaded files will be saved into the user's MyBrailleR folder.
Get7zip()GetCygwin(x64 = TRUE)
GetPandoc()
GetPython27()
GetPython3()
GetRStudio()
GetWriteR(UseGitHub = TRUE)
GetWxPython27()
GetWxPython3()
Use the latest version found via GitHub or an older version found on the R-Resources.massey.ac.nz webpage.
Use the 64 bit version if appropriate.
NULL. The downloaded file is saved in the user's MyBrailleR folder.
This function assumes you have a current internet connection because it downloads a File. For WriteR, it is a zip file which gets unpacked in your current working directory, then The zip file is removed and the executable file is moved to your chosen MyBrailleR folder.
The other functions will download and install the chosen application. The installers are stored in the user's MyBrailleR folder.