[guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. - method of converting

  • From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:49:20 -0700

Hi David,

If it provides any level of usable accessibility, then I am not so concerned 
about the security implications.  After all, Microsoft failed to exercise 
due diligence in considering our accessibility needs...


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 6:25 AM
Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. - 
method of converting


> The question then becomes, how good is the result?  I guess the answer 
> will
> vary depending on how the .lit file is composed much the way pdf is 
> composed
> and this also goes to the security issues.  Will this conversion process
> intrude through security?
>
> Johnnie Apple Seed
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "robert dybas" <robert.a.dybas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:30 PM
> Subject: [guispeak] Re: : Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format. -
> method of converting
>
>
> there exits a command line program called convert lit
> convert lit converts lit files into html files.
> info is here:
> http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/convlit.php
> as of this date, a windows version may be downloaded at:
> http://www.convertlit.com/clit18.zip
>
> a gui front end for the command line version is available here:
> http://www.hot.ee/dukelupus/ConvertLIT.htm
> the download link is:
> http://www.hot.ee/dukelupus/ConvertLIT%20GUI%20v2.0.exe
>
> i have not yet tested the gui 2.0 as to it's speech reader friendliness.
>
> there also exists a set of batch files that allows the conversion program
> to be associated with the right click menu to allow easier  use
> this worked with c lit 1.5 but i have not tested it with 1.8.
> i do not see a source for these right click files available in  a quick
> check on google.
>
> r. a. d.
> whether the blind loophole in the copyright law applies to this is a =
> legal
> matter that i have not heard anyone address.
>
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:47:02 +0200, you wrote:
>
>>Thanks for this.
>>Do you know if there is any other way to extract the text from the *.lit
>>file and read it in other standard programs?
>>
>>Nektarios.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>Of Will Pearson
>>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:55 PM
>>To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>
>>
>>Hi;
>>
>>Whilst MS Reader isn't supported by any of the screen readers, there is
>>a plug in.  Microsoft have provided a text to speech plug in for Reader
>>that will read aloud the document.  It's based on MS SAPI, and uses the
>>standard SAPI synth that ships with Windows.  You can find a download
>>for this from the Reader downloads page.
>>
>>Will
>>----- Original Message -----=20
>>From: "Nektarios Mallas" <nmallas@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:39 AM
>>Subject: [guispeak] Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>
>>
>>> Hello list.
>>> Is Microsoft ebook reader accessible by screen readers? Is there any=20
>>> other way to access a *.lit file and extract the text from it so you=20
>>> can read it with standard applications such as wordpad? Thanks.
>>> Nektarios.
>>>
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