[brailleblaster] Re: Importing Files
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 20:42:52 -0500
So what flavor of DAISY will BrailleBlaster use as its native format? I
suppose the latest. Earlier versions can be converted easily, so we
should import all of them.
John B.
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 06:04:16PM -0700, John Gardner wrote:
> Chris, I understand the new DAISY format, at least to some extent. We must
> certainly be able to import EPUB 3 into BrailleBlaster. That's not a big
> problem, since it is, after all, HTML. But HTML5 does include MathML and
> SVG, which we already intend to use. No problem there I trust.
>
> It is not quite so clear that we should also import DAISY 4. However if
> DAISY 4 will be used to author DAISY with braille information, then we
> should support it. It is my understanding that it will be used for that
> purpose, but I not 100% certain I am right.
>
> John G
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> The link that Susan references is for the Authoring and Interchange
> format. The next version of DAISY uses ePub 3.0 (aka DAISY 4.0 Part
> B) as its distribution format, which is what most end users will end
> up with.
>
> There's a brief blurb about this in the DAISY Consortium 2010 Annual
> Report:
>
> "The convergence of the DAISY 4 distribution format with EPUB 3 will
> open up great opportunities for readers with print disabilities. It is
> our responsibility to continue our involvement in and influence on the
> implementation of fully accessible EPUB 3 in commercial e-books as
> well as in non-commercial information such as public information,
> information necessary for political decision making, and disaster
> preparedness information. The DAISY Consortium's endorsement of
> accessible EPUB 3 content will require an even greater effort by the
> Consortium in collaboration with print disability communities around
> the world, to influence the accessibility of mainstream e-book
> publications."
>
> http://data.daisy.org/publications/docs//ann_report_2010/AnnualReport2010.ht
> ml?q=publications/docs/ann_report_2010/AnnualReport2010.html
>
>
> On Jun 6, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Susan Jolly wrote:
>
> > With a growing number of apps adding "Save as DAISY" options, I'd
> > focus first on getting BrailleBlaster to work with DAISY files. If
> > BrailleBlaster provides unique features that users need and can't
> > easily obtain elsewhere then that should motivate them to find some
> > method to convert any non-DAISY files to DAISY so they can use
> > BrailleBlaster.
> >
> > Another important consideration is that the next-generation DAISY
> > XML format known as ZedAI has already been developed and is
> > currently under review. So this is not a good time to be investing
> > a lot of resources in the old DAISY format.
> >
> > You can read more here:
> > http://www.daisy.org/zw/ZedAI_UserDocumentation
> >
> > SusanJ
> >
>
>
>
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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
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