[bksvol-discuss] Re: Pac Mate question
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:08:10 -0500
Hi Sue,
She won't have to reinsert page breaks after proofreading with the Pac Mate. It
doesn't lose them. She will have to go into whatever the dictionary is called
though and tell it to speak them. It doesn't speak them out of the box. I
haven't done that in a long time, but I believe you do it exactly the same way
you do with JAWS, by entering the backslash 12 or whatever the correct number
is following the backslash. Sorry to be so vague, but I actually very seldom
use my Pac Mate's voice. I almost exclusively use the braille display. Never
did figure a way to see page breaks on that unfortunately. But I do know, from
reading quite a few rtf files on it, and transferring them back to my PC and
looking at them with K1000, that the Pac Mate will not lose the page breaks.
Evan
You have to go in though and tell the Pac Mate to speak them, just the way you
do with JAWS if I recall correctly. But once that is done, she'll
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue Stevens
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:57 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Pac Mate question
This is innteresting, Evan. But how about page breaks? Will she be able to
retain hard page breaks, or will she need to add those when she uploads the
file to her computer after proofing?
Sue S.
From: Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 12:10 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Pac Mate question
As Ann said, you can read the files just fine. But unless they've upgraded
the processors in the newer ones, (and if you are not getting one of those
newer ones), don't try doing any global search and replace operations. You'll
be waiting a long time for it to get done. If it's a long book, then you'll be
waiting a really really long time.
Is the braille display that attaches to it going to be part of the package?
If so, and if you're a braille reader, you'll really like proofreading that
way. The Pac Mate has an on-the-fly braille translator in it. It isn't perfect,
but it's pretty good. You'll be able to proofread your rtf files in grade 2
braille. It's great. You'll be able to make corrections as you read along. You
just have to remember to enter the corrections in computer braille, not grade 2
braille. With a little practice, you'll get the hang of it and it'll become
second nature to you. (Actually, come to think of it, you'll need to enter
corrections in computer braille even if you're reading without the braille
display. If you don't know computer braille, you'll need to learn it to make
corrections in the rtf files.)
By the way, this is not an OT question.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Martha Rafter
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 9:14 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT--Pac Mate question
Hi Folks,
I am pretty sure I’m getting a Pac Mate for Christmas. My question is
this: Can I proofread the rtf files from the Bookshare check-out list just as
it is, or do I need to purchase something else for the Pac Mate? Thanks so
much for your suggestions!
Marty Rafter
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