[duxuser] Re: SGML/ICADD files from APH Repository
- From: "David P. ROSENFELD" <drosenfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:52:26 -0400
Hello.
I have noticed that it is sometimes best to over-ride the default import type
for a given file, particularly if its contents contain a slightly nonstandard
form of HTML formatting commands. In this situation, DBT will typically decide
that the file is best characterized as formatted text, but better results can
sometimes be obtained by taking advantage of whatever HTML-like formatting
there is.
David Rosenfeld, City of Toronto
>>> info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/11/02 09:35am >>>
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)
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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