[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on Scan quality for blind vs other types of disabled bookshare readers
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:17:27 -0800 (PST)
Yes--and I noticed that my posts that are underneath
replies are the same way. I don't know why either.
G.Cindy
>
> By the way, does anyone else see my message below
> Carrie's as having one
> word on each line? That's the way it looks to me,
> but I can't imagine why.
> It didn't appear that way originally.
>
>
> >
> > I
> > think
> > you're
> > right
> > on
> > this.
> > Being
> > unable
> > to
> > see
> > the
> > screen,
> > I
> > have
> > no
> > idea
> > how
> > I
> > can
> > be
> > aware
> > of
> > -
> > let
> > alone
> > correct
> > -
> > font
> > problems
> > without
> > checking
> > the
> > font
> > of
> > every
> > word
> > in
> > the
> > book
> > manually.
> > I
> > have
> > checked
> > the
> > fonts
> > of
> > headings
> > when
> > scanning
> > or
> > validating
> > books,
> > but
> > for
> > the
> > rest,
> > I
> > just
> > have
> > to
> > assume
> > the
> > fonts
> > are
> > okay.
> > A
> > person
> > with
> > enough
> > vision
> > to
> > see
> > the
> > screen
> > can
> > look
> > at
> > a
> > whole
> > page
> > and
> > see
> > that
> > something
> > is
> > out
> > of
> > whack.
> > I
> > don't
> > see
> > how
> > somewhat
> > with
> > insufficient
> > vision
> > could
> > do
> > anything
> > similar.
> > If
> > I
> > am
> > mistaken,
> > please
> > let
> > me
> > know.
> > I
> > could,
> > of
> > course,
> > check
> > each
> > page
> > in
> > Word
> > or
> > K1000
> > and
> > see
> > what
> > kinds
> > of
> > fonts
> > are
> > on
> > it,
> > and
> > what
> > the
> > sizes
> > are.
> > But
> > as
> > far
> > as
> > I
> > know,
> > those
> > programs
> > don't
> > tell
> > you
> > which
> > font
> > is
> > where
> > on
> > the
> > page.
> > So
> > someone
> > who
> > cannot
> > see
> > the
> > screen
> > would
> > need
> > some
> > way
> > of
> > hearing
> > -
> > on
> > the
> > fly
> > -
> > when
> > the
> > font
> > changes
> > and
> > the
> > new
> > characteristics.
> > Is
> > that
> > possible?
> > Unless
> > that
> > can
> > be
> > done,
> > or
> > there
> > is
> > another
> > way
> > for
> > someone
> > with
> > little
> > or
> > no
> > vision
> > to
> > be
> > aware
> > of
> > font
> > problems
> > without
> > a
> > great
> > deal
> > of
> > time
> > consuming
> > manual
> > checking,
> > it
> > seems
> > unrealistic
> > to
> > expect
> > that
> > books
> > on
> > Bookshare
> > will
> > have
> > no
> > font
> > problems,
> > as
> > long
> > as
> > people
> > with
> > little
> > or
> > no
> > vision
> > are
> > submitting
> > or
> > validating
> > them.
> >
> > Evan
> >
> > -----
> > Original
> > Message
> > -----
> > From:
> > <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To:
> > <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent:
> > Monday,
> > February
> > 04,
> > 2008
> > 8:55
> > AM
> > Subject:
> > [bksvol-discuss]
> > Re:
> > Question
> > on
> > Scan
> > quality
> > for
> > blind
> > vs
> > other
> > types
> > of
> > disabled
> > bookshare
> > readers
> >
> >
> >>
> > Hi,
> >>
> > I
> > will
> > add
> > to
> > this
> > that
> > as
> > a
> > blind
> > validator,
> > it
> > would
> > probably
> > be
> >>
> > difficult
> > to
> > correct
> > all
> > font
> > problems.
> > If
> > I
> > am
> > incorrect
> > about
> > this,
> > I
> > am
> >>
> > certainily
> > open
> > to
> > validation
> > help.
> >>
> >>
> > Jim
> >>
> >>
> > James
> > D
> > Homme,
> > ,
> > Usability
> > Engineering,
> > Highmark
> > Inc.,
> >>
> > james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > 412-544-1810
> >>
> >>
> > "it
> > is
> > only
> > possible
> > to
> > live
> > happily
> > ever
> > after
> > on
> > a
> > day-to-day
> > basis."
> > --
> >>
> > Margaret
> > Bonnano
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Anastasia
> >>
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> > quality
> > for
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> > vs
> > other
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> > of
> > disabled
> > bookshare
> > readers
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> > 02/01/2008
> > 07:48
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> >
> >
> > PM
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please
> > respond
> > to
> >>
> >
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> > bksvol-discuss@fr
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> >>
> > Hi
> > Judy
> >>
> >>
> > Before
> > telling
> > you
> > my
> > thoughts
> > about
> > your
> > question
> > let
> > me
> > introduce
> > myself
> >>
> > I'm
> > Anastasia;
> > I
> > am
> > legally
> > blind
> > and
> > use
> > a
> > screen
> > enlarger.
> > So
> > I
> > can
> > see
> >>
> > the
> > print
> > but
> > it
> > is
> > straining
> > so
> > I
> > prefer
> > to
> > listen.
> >>
> >>
> > Here
> > are
> > my
> > thoughts:
> > I
> > scan
> > in
> > one
> > file
> > type
> > that
> > keeps
> > the
> > format,
> > kes,
> >>
> > and
> > submit
> > it
> > in
> > one
> > that
> > deletes
> > the
> > format.
> > This
> > type,
> > rtf
> > is
> > more
> >>
> > universal.
> > RTF
> > automatically
> > deletes
> > the
> > formats.
> > It
> > is
> > more
> > fluid
> >>
> > listening
> > to
> > it
> > without
> > the
> > format.
> > However,
> > I
> > can
> > understand
> > as
> > someone
> >>
> > who
> > reads
> > print
> > why
> > keeping
> > the
> > format
> > in
> > tact
> > for
> > the
> > recent
> > members
> >>
> > would
> > be
> > beneficial,
> > the
> > only
> > format
> > that
> > keeps
> > the
> > print
> > in
> > tact
> > is
> > KES
> >>
> > and
> > that
> > is
> > not
> > a
> > universal
> > file.
> > I
> > hope
> > I
> > have
> > answered
> > your
> > question
> > If
> >>
> > you
> > have
> > further
> > questions
> > or
> > would
> > like
> > to
> > further
> > discuss
> > this
> > topic
> >>
> > please
> > email
> > me
> > off
> > list.
> >>
> >>
> > Anastasia
> >>
> >>
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