[duxuser] Re: SGML/ICADD files from APH Repository
- From: Steven Wasserman <swasserman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:28:28 -0500
George,
APH is providing an inservice for braille transcribers in October. We will
be trying to get someone there. I'm sure we'll have an opportunity to
express our frustration there.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: George Bell [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:36 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: SGML/ICADD files from APH Repository
Hi Steve,
In many ways, I'm relieved this is not specifically a DBT problem.
However I wonder if it would be worth dropping a line to APH explaining the
difficulties you have faced with such inconstancies? They may well be aware
of the problems, but it surely can't do any harm to add your comments?
George Bell
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Wasserman [mailto:swasserman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 September 2002 13:55
To: 'duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [duxuser] Re: SGML/ICADD files from APH Repository
I think Warren hit the nail on the head. We have downloaded 4 different
files recently, and gotten 4 different tag lists, and three separate file
formats (even though all 4 books were in the same literature series). Two of
the files were identified by duxbury as SMGL/ICADD files, one imported as a
text file, and the other as a Word Document. The Word document contained
bold & italic text, though it did not use any styles, and had a lot of "&"
codes. The others had SMGL style tags, but were anything but standard, some
imported into duxbury styles, others turned into unrecognized tags. I've
managed to get tolerable braille from them by writing Word macros and doing
search & replace in Duxbury, but it is FAR FAR From "automatic". Apparently
it's not anything we're doing wrong with Duxbury though, so we'll just have
to deal with it.
Thanks for providing the interesting and enlightening discussion.
Steven Wasserman
Technology Coordinator
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
-----Original Message-----
From: George Bell [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:42 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: SGML/ICADD files from APH Repository
Hi,
Is it possible to obtain a URL for, and details of, specific problematical
tagged files?
Alternative, could we please have an example file mailed as an attachment?
( mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> )
We really do need some live material for testing.
George Bell
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
-----Original Message-----
From: WarrenDFig@xxxxxxx [mailto:WarrenDFig@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 September 2002 18:40
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: SGML/ICADD files from APH Repository
The files in the APH File repository are tagged files and there is no
guarantee that they are genuine anything--XML, HTML, SGML, ICAAD. They are
what the publishers have submitted.
Warren
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