[bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
- From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:44:15 -0600
Gustavo,
Definately not a thankless job. If you made it all the way through my
previous message I said this was the "least best" aspect...implying it's
great, I just wish this could be better.
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustavo Galindo" <Gustavo.G@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
> man, talk about a thankless job today.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:40 AM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
> >
> > Joanie et al,
> > I too am becoming very frustrated with Benetech's unresponsiveness.
> I've
> > been a member of Bookshare for 2 and a half years, and I can't recall
> any
> > major improvement to the usability of the website, despite our good
> > suggestions. No moving the language indicator to a better place, or
> > reorganizing the step1 download page, or the admittedly complex
> addition
> > of
> > more and better categories.
> > The only improvement I've seen is in quality, for which I think we
> > volunteers can give ourselves a pat on the back.
> >
> > I think the suggestion of having the stripper be part of the unpack
> tool
> > is
> > a great one, and would satisfy everyone. But will Benetech actually
> look
> > into it??? A good business listens to its customers, but, too often,
> > Benetech's attitude seems to be "My way or the highway."
> > Tracy
> >
> > At 07:02 PM 3/30/05 -0800, you wrote:
> > >I also want page numbers in tact, even if that means having titles
> > repeated
> > >too. These files ARE supposed to reflect the print copy of the book,
> and
> > it
> > >certainly isn't, since vital information is removed. It does seem
> that
> > most
> > >of us--the ones who are using and helping to support Bookshare--do
> want
> > page
> > >numbers, but we aren't being listened to, and I'd like to know why
> this
> > is.
> > >People here have been suggesting changes of various kinds for a long
> > time,
> > >yet nothing is ever done.
> > >
> > >Of course I am grateful that the site exists, and that many people
> are
> > >generous enough to keep it operating, but that doesn't change the
> fact
> > that
> > >so many requests are ignored. How patient and tolerant are we
> expected to
> > >be?
> > >
> > >Joanie
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:15 PM
> > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
> > >
> > >
> > >> I haven't been following this thread too closely but do we even
> know
> > why
> > >the
> > >> print page numbers that we work so hard to preserve when scanning
> are
> > >later
> > >> eliminated?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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