Here is another way of looking at it. I have said this here before in another context and I think I am quoting something even though I don't remember the source of the quote. It is that an elephant can be eaten, but you have to eat it one bite at a time. I will also say that even using a computer at all has been an exercise in eating an elephant for me and there have been times when I have taken some bites that were too big and I have metaphorically choked. That metaphorical choking alludes to great frustration and anguish, including exhaustion.
_ _ _"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence." - Friedrich Engels
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 1:06 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha! Thank you Scott and thanks especially to that technical writer! What a gem that person is. Definitely will peruse when done and ask here if my inability to work with manuals gets in my way if it does. Must say here publically, with great appreciation, that Lissi has offered to walk me through things I should know that are new and that Elizabeth has sent me a TXT copy of the manual, although this one will be most likely more up to date. I so appreciate these folks and also those who gave me encouragement. As I told Lissi, I think I will need to do as someone here suggested, possibly Evan, and take things in little bites and not expect so much perfection from myself. Looking at how much had changed all in one lump was just too daunting so I will begin the process of learning over and if something is incorrect I will ask what to do to make it better. I will also ask for a while that when I need a new book to proof that someone here give me an idea which ones will be the easiest for me to proof until I get my understanding of things under me again, and then I can tackle something, such as tables, after that when I am feeling more comfortable. Thanks again, and thanks to Scott and that wonderful technical writer! Reggie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Rains Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:36 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha! Good morning all, A Silicon Valley technical writer who is an expert in the type of wiki we use donated her entire holiday vacation of 40 hours to coming in to Bookshare to edit and reorder the manual. The end result will be a wiki, DAISY and an RTF version. They edditng is still underway still underway. Scott Rains Benetech Fellow On 1/19/11 6:29 PM, "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Might it be that the manual has not been finalized? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:49 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!You can always copy the parts you need and paste them in a Word file for easy reference. Melissa Smith On 1/19/2011 10:30 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote:Had trouble with the manual myself Tracy. Had to read virtually the whole manual at the time I read. Wished I had it on my computer for reference but could not find a way to download so just forgot it. Now something flies at me about chapter titles and such. Remembered reading but at the time thought it was directed at scanners. Now I wish even more fervently I had a copy so I could search at will. Reggie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:04 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Finding something in the manual - ha! I wanted to check the procedure for footnotes, so I went to the volunteer manual online. Could I find any reference to footnotes in the proofreader section? Of course not! Could I use the search function at the top of the page? No! Did every little move take a couple minutes before anything came back? Sure! The online manual is a pretty frustrating experience, as it has been for quite a while. I am using an older version of Jaws, but so what. This manual shouldn't be such a pain. Why does it have to be so difficult to find some info quickly? It leads me to figure that it's way more trouble than it's worth, and just take my best guess. Grumble grumble grumble. Tracy To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5800 (20110119) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject
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