[bksvol-discuss] Re: Contemplating scanning a book.
- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:51:52 -0500
Okay, here I am rested and getting ready to exhaust myself in Open
Book again which I will start when I get through with the overnight
email, and this list certainly generates a lot of email to get
through. While I am waiting for you to repost that email again I have
come across another question. When I opened the Open Book software the
default voice sounded like a very sick man on his deathbed. The worst
part was that it is extremely slow, so the first settings I
investigated were the voice settings. It was fairly easy to get the
voices working to my satisfaction, but every time I close the software
and open it up again it has reverted to those default settings. I
notice that after adjusting the voice settings the way I want them
there are three buttons, okay, cancel and apply. Presumably I want to
click either okay or apply, but no matter which one I click when I
open the program again it has reverted to the dying centenarian. How
do I save my settings?
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Way to go, Roger! (big smile) You've taken a big first step into scanning,
> and you've learned the most important skill quickly. I'm not just being
> silly. I mean it. Being willing to experiment with settings and features is
> good because the print in each book will be slightly different. You'll find
> some settings that work most of the time, and then you'll come across a book
> with unusual print that you'll have to adjust to. Scanning a few pages from
> the middle of a book is a really good way to see if you're using the right
> settings. So you're already doing what the pros do. (grin)
>
> There are some things that will help you get Openbook working better. I
> think I'm the one who wrote the post you were asking about. I'll retrieve it
> from my archives tomorrow. I'll use it as a shell and will customize it a
> bit more for Openbook 6 so you can use it more easily. Tonight I'm on some
> heavy narcotics for Pneumonia, and you don't want me to give you directions
> on eating a candy bar, much less scanning a book. (smile)
>
> Scanning will open up a whole new avenue for you. I think you have what it
> takes to do it and that you can overcome your shyness with technology.
> You've mastered the internet, and I think that's harder than scanning.
> Getting around new web pages takes more attention and spunk than scanning
> pages once you know your software a bit better. Openbook's help system
> hasn't been very good since Freedom Scientific bought the product. So if it
> confuses you, it's their poor help system, not you that's the problem. We've
> got several long-time Openbook users on this list, and I'll bet someone has
> an answer if you have a question.
>
> Monica Willyard
> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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