[bksvol-discuss] Re: 2 pages at a time.
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:59:43 -0700
Cindy, That would have been a trick though sometimes I feel like I did
do that during my medical studies.
On 8/13/09, Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jackie,
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> I got a kick out of your last line.When you were sighted you read two pages
> at a time? Were these books fiction or nonfiction? I don't think I'd like to
> do that, though if it was a nonfiction book or a textbook I can see that it
> might be advantageous.
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> Cindy
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> --- On Thu, 8/13/09, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: 2 pages at a time.
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 6:03 PM
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> Gwen, on the optic book, in 2-page mode, line your page up w/the top
> right of the scanner. You'll feel the raised mark there. The book edge
> scanner is no help in 2-page mode, so don't forget to press down,
> though truth be told, it does require less pressure than the majority
> of scanners. Still, u will need to do this in order to ensure that the
> book is flat against the scanner glass. It is also helpful to mark
> either the front or back cover of the book in order to maintain
> orientation. Which 1 u mark is up to u, but devise a system & stick
> w/it.
>
> On 8/13/09, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> As for me, I started out scanning in two page mode and scanned the whole
>> book before giving it a read through to make corrections. Then I came
>> across
>> one of those books with practically no margin on the side of the pages
>> next
>> to the spine and I made a complete mess of it. The only way I could make
>> it
>> come out right was to scan one page at a time and check each page before I
>> went on to the next one. Actually, I had to rescan each page several times
>> and
>> check it before I went on to the next one. After finishing that horrendous
>> ordeal I continued that method on to the next book. I was still having to
>> rescan pages rather frequently, though, because words were often cut off
>> at
>> the ends or beginnings of lines. Then I figured out that it does work
>> better
>> in two page mode and those cut off words do not happen if I am careful to
>> press down firmly on the spine while scanning in that two page mode, that
>> is
>> at
>> least, if there are actually margins in the middle. I have still continued
>> to check each two pages before moving on to the next two though. An
>> advantage is that if I have the page right there with the book open to it
>> and there
>> are several errors on the page it is often less trouble to rescan it on
>> the
>> spot rather than correct the errors manually. It is also similar to
>> reading
>> the way I did before losing my eyesight too. That is, I read two pages and
>> then turn the page and read the next two.
>>
>> "Can a
>> nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot." Vladimir Lenin
>>
>> The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder
>> Press:
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>> Date:
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>> When scanning using OpenBook version 8, I usually scan books using
>> "two-page" mode. However, there are some books that scan better in
>> "single-page"
>> mode.
>> I don't have a formula for determining this, it's just one of the things I
>> change if necessary.
>>
>> I prefer two-page scanning because it's less labor intensive. If I have to
>> scan in single-page mode, I have to insert page breaks manually, and it
>> can
>> sometimes
>> be interesting trying to figure out where the page break should be.
>>
>> Anyway there's my penny for your thoughts. I think I'm going crazy reading
>> this science book.
>>
>> Blessings.
>>
>> Lynn I
>>
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