[bksvol-discuss] Re: Great News For Stream Users
- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:10:58 -0400
Hi, Larry. You're right that you can't edit the file on the Stream
itself. Obviously, if you have something portable that can show
Braille or let you edit, it is a superior option. Portable devices
like the Stream are more affordable for those of us on a tight budget.
Using the bookmarking feature, I can mark errors in the text and then
go back and fix them in the original rtf file on my PC once I've read
the book. So I'm thrilled that Humanware has listened to people and
added rtf file support.
On 6/24/08, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Sue. There are a lot of people who get the brf files from
> Bookshare and Web Braille who can hear audio. The reason the Stream
> will help Braille users is that it can read those files now, so
> Braille users no longer have to get the daisy files from Bookshare if
> they want to use the Stream. Until now, if you wanted to read a
> Bookshare file on both your BrailleNote and the Stream, you had to
> download both the brf and daisy formats of that book. That is a sort
> of cumbersome process. Now Bookshare users can download the brf files
> from Bookshare and use them on the Stream if they're in the mood to
> listen instead of read. It saves space on our memory cards for both
> the Stream and Book Port because Braille files are smaller than daisy
> ones. So sometimes people like me who don't own a Braille device
> download the brf files too.
>
>
>
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> Monica Willyard
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