[bksvol-discuss] reading daisy files with browser
- From: talmage@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:21:23 -0500
To all that have been trying to read the xml file from the daisy
books , and haven't been able to do so, read on.
I wanted to find out who the author of the book I am reading is,
without going back to the start of the book I am listening to on my
daisy reader, so I tried to load the xml file in Internet Explorer.
It returned an error message telling me it couldn't load the file
using XSL Style Sheets.
So, the work around here is to either rename the x,ml file, or make a
copy of it, and rename the copy.
For those who may not be sure how to do this, here is 1 way.
1. Move to the folder containing your daisy book in Windows Explorer.
2. Go to the file with the xml file extension.
(If you don't have Windows setup to display extensions for known file
types, it should be the last file that resembles the title of the
book you are trying to read. Depending on the title of the book
there may be files that are totally different than any of the others
after the xml one, or may not be. In any event, there should be at
least 4 files that all have the same name, with the only difference
being the extension.)
[If you don't intend to make a copy, so as to preserve your daisy
edition, go to step 4]
3. While the xml file is high-lited, hold down the Ctrl key and hit a
C, followed by holding the Ctrl key again and hitting a V. This will copy
and paste the file to a new one with the prefix of "Copy of ..." at
the end of the folder you are in. Now move to the new file, hitting
the End key should move you there, or just use the arrow keys.
4. Hit the Alt, or Alt-F, key and arrow either up or down, up is
quicker, to the rename selection and hit Enter. Now you can hit
backspace and wipe out the whole name, or you can hit the left arrow
3 times, followed by the delete key 3 times to just get rid of the extension.
If you deleted the whole name, give it a new name with either a .htm
or .html extension, something like try.htm, or try.html, will work,
and if you aren't displaying extensions in Windows, it will make it
easier to find it at a later date. If you just deleted the xml
extension, enter either htm or html, and hit enter. In either case,
renaming the whole file, or just the extension, a message will most
likely prompt you warning that changing file name extensions may
cause the program not to work correctly. Just disregard the message
and hit a Y to indicate yes you are really sure you want to do it.
Now you should be able to load this new htm/html file in your
Internet browser, or transfer it to a device such as a VR Stream.
If you do move it to your stream, make sure you put it in the $VRText folder.
hth
Dave
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