I do hear you Jake. On the other hand you and I both know that this page
numbering issue and the bit about the stripper has been a live issue where
no changes whatsoever have occurred in three years. Three years with no
changes at all is just too long. I know bookshare is showt on staff. I
also know that there are lots and lots of places like SCORE and other
volunteer organizations or retired and semi-retired folks who do probono
work and some of that work is programming. I totally support bookshare in
getting off the dime on this one. Enough is enough.
E.
At 06:06 PM 11/30/2005, you wrote:
Hey Sue,
This is more directed at the group than you, but your msg brings up a good point. I'm sure BookShare is somewhat less willing to update information about upcoming changes because then there is an expectation. In other words, people start complaining as to when its coming. It's not that it isn't coming, it is, it just takes more time than some would like. Keep in mind BookShare is working on getting the $$ for upgrades, and until that money is in less happens.
Validation instructions will be much more comprehensive and putting them together is being done by volunteers, so they're not at this for many hours a day, hehe. The instructions of course will have to go through Janice and Gustavo to make sure they are as correct as they possibly can be. There's no use releasing new instructions if they're aren't precise, accurate and clear.
BookShare has told us that engineering is working on producing page numbers in the BRF format, attempting to modify the software and how it works does take time. Other enhancements are definitely on the drawing board I'm sure.
Patience Patience *grin* Again, this msg is not directed at Sue, the group as a whole. And Sue if you didn't mean your comment as angry, I didn't take it as such just thought I should point some of this out.
Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:34 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I learn something new
If we ever get them!!!!
Sue S.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:21 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I learn something new
atElizabeth, I've posted these suggestions before. Here's my procedure and it does seem to work, I just downloaded five or six recent submissions and lookedthem in Kurzweil. Page numbers were not present, but that's a Kurzweilissueanot a BookShare one.
A. If the book has running headers
Put a fake one above the chapter heading. When I say fake I don't mean putstartsbunch of stars, follow the pattern of the book. If the book has chapter titles on odd numbered pages, and the chaptertheon an odd page, put the chapter title above it.
B. If books have all page numbers next to the running headers, except onchapter page its at the bottom, you should reposition the page number tothejustproper place in the dummy header.
C. If the book has no headers and page numbers are at the bottom of the page, you should split the chapter onto two lines. For example
Chapter One
should be written
Chapter One
This presumably will not be counted as a header because it is more thanIa single line of text.
This last one has been the most difficult for me to verify. The first twoline.have seen work.
The new validation instructions will hopefully include more examples/explanation.
Best, Jake
----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:33 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I learn something new
> Definitely do what is easiest for you since apparently nothing works to
> retain chapter headings. I have tried.
>
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