Very cute! And no, my clothing choices are pretty conservative. Just in case anyone really wanted to know. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:35 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: new books and Daisy navigation, or lack of it. Mayrie ReNae wrote: Okay, it's way too late, and I have a huge pile of laundry hollering at me. So are you saying that you wear a lot of loud clothing? <grin> Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 3:43 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: new books and Daisy navigation, or lack of it. > Hi Rik, > > The problem with random insertions of page breaks is that they won't > coincide with any print book. And what folks want is the ability to be > told > "Turn to page 101." and be able to get there. This can only be done if > the > book with the EXACT same ISBN is read by both readers. So, inserting page > breaks at 25-line intervals won't solve that problem. > > I suggest that if folks want to be able to navigate to the same spot in a > book as their hard copy reading friend, they might ask for the first few > words of page on the given page and then do a "find" for those few words > (almost all daisy readers have this capability) and navigate to the same > place in that way. As for being able to site page numbers, the same > technique would have to be used I suppose. > > It isn't perfect, I know. > > And, Sandi, I should have replied to your own note, but I just didn't and > thought for a bit on what you said. Please, if you find errors in brf > copies of publisher quality books, please make book quality reports and > state whether you think the errors might be errors in braille translation. > Bookshare can't change the content of a publisher donated file, but if the > braille translator being used by Bookshare needs tweeking, it helps staff > to > know where to look for errors created by the braille translator. > > Okay, it's way too late, and I have a huge pile of laundry hollering at > me. > > Hope all are finding good books to read and means with wich to read them > that do the job they want. > > Mayrie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ohio1803@xxxxx > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:57 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: new books and Daisy navigation, or lack of > it. > > I appreciate your suggestions, Mayrie, although as it happens, on the > Victor > Stream, I had created the folder and indeed copied all of the files in > there. > And it reads fine. Except as we agreed, without the ability to navigate by > page. > > I agree with those who have stated the opinion that page navigation has to > still be an important component we come to rely upon in our reading, and > has > been a real benefit of the Bookshare experience, for myself, and am glad > to > hear others feel the same. > > I agree, with you, too, however, Mayrie. The fact that the books are > coming > from the publishers is great, and something we have also advocated for. > > If it is true, that thinking caps can come on and we and Bookshare staff > can > come up with a way to take those and, while there is no page number, to as > one said, at least just designate that so many lines is a page and put the > markers in there. I'm not at all technical enough to know how. But I bet > it > could be done, and in such a way that it would not have to require a ton > of > extra time. > > Just something for the good old long Bookshare wish list, I reckon. > And thankful I remain that the collaborative spirit remains in Bookshare. > I > think it is a great endeavor. And one I appreciate all of you for being a > part of. > > Meanwhile, I am glad to get a book so quickly. > A few years ago, I was out there going and buying these new books and > scanning furiously to submit those which I had gotten a fever for from > listening to the author on their book tour doing the radio or tv circuit. > Now, I have reformed. Since a couple times or more I did that and found > that > my submission was rejected and the message said it because the book was > already in the collection. I was not paying enough attention to know this > was happening. > > Anyway. I rattled on again, too long, too. > > Thanks. > Rik James > > PS. Now, back to Radio Unnameable with Bob Fass on WBAI. 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