[ddots-l] Re: Slightly OT CD labeler for the blind
- From: "Joey Stuckey" <stuckey2003@xxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:06:28 -0500
Hi guys,
I should have explained my idea.
My concept is to have the label set up like this:
Now, we all know that a CD is a circle, thus there is not really a top or
bottom, but, for our purposes we'll say that there is.
So what we would need is a basic typing field, just like how we type in an
email.
You know, by pressing the tab key I can navigate from the to: cc: bcc: subject:
and the body of the message.
So, I say we use the tab key to put us in the different fields for the label.
So, we would be able to type text in the top of the CD, like the CD title and
artist name. The left of the CD, like say the first 6 tracks the right of
the CD like the next 6 tracks. and say the bottom can be like maybe contact
info if you are the artist.
Now, these are just some of the things you could type, it doesn't have to
specify, but, you could basically type in four quadrants.
After you have typed that info, you could then pull down a menu and select the
background color and then the text color. and that's it!
Joey
----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon Kent
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Slightly OT CD labeler for the blind
George:
How do you deal with laying out the format of your CD label? I have a hard
time imagining the appearance of a round label in the rectangular world that we
live in with screen reading software.
Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:59 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Slightly OT CD labeler for the blind
Hi Joey,
May I make a suggestion here? Before you go into serious development, try
and take a look at the Epson Print CD program. This prints directly on to
"printable" CDs, and thus eliminates the need to apply those Avery type sticky
labels to a CD, which in turn can so often put a CD out of balance if they are
not quite centered.
I have an Epson Stylus Photo R300 here in the office. It was far from
being an expensive printer, and has a special adaptor for printing CDs. The
quality of what it produces is absolutely excellent, and is as close to
professional as you are likely to find, although it does take 2-3 minutes to
print a full face colour CD. It's a brilliant printer generally speaking, and
even handles envelopes like a dream. I also like the fact that there are 6
individually replaceable ink tanks I'm sure there are many other models out by
now too.
Since we got it, we've never used paper CD labels.
If you do feel it necessary to produce an adhesive label version, bear in
mind that Nero is possibly more popular, since it is an integral part of a
popular CD burning program anyway. (At least it is here in the UK)
George W F Bell
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joey Stuckey
Sent: 29 March 2006 05:24
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Slightly OT CD labeler for the blind
Hi Guys,
I have a software developer that is interested in working on a CD label
program for the blind, however, I have a few questions for you all that will
determent weather or not this project goes forward, so please do email me.
1, what do you think a fair price for this program would be: $15, $20, $25
or $30?
Personally, I feel that $25 is pretty good!
2 how picky are you about which labels it works with? I told him that I
felt that anything was better then what we have now, but, that the most popular
CD labeling program being used was probably Avery design pro..
What do you all think?
We would have to pick one brand of labels, that's the only draw back, but,
if you guys use different labels, let me know. But, I say, what ever label we
have to work with is fine as long as it is easy to get hold of!
Thanks,
Joey Stuckey
www.blindresources.info
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