[betabookcourier] Re: More BC and K1000

  • From: "Brian Moore" <bmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:38:39 -0400

Hi all. Okay, just got my version 10 of k1000 today so I wqill play with this too. UNtil this point, I have converted my scanned books into text format and used the bc transfer tool to move the text files. It seemed to be hit and miss whether the page changes from the original scan were reflected won the bc when using page navigation commands which I use all the time.

I will play with version 10 of k1000 over the next day or so and report back

I'm having another wierd issue but don't want to report it here until I'm sure its an issue with the bc transfer tool.

Whenever I transfer a group of text files and chech the box to not prompt for file names, the bc tool crashes with the standard windows error reporting dialogue.

If anyone else is experiencing this, I would be interested in hearing it. Before I raise this as a real bug though, I am going to re-image my laptop back to a known good image and then try again. Other people were using it and it may have some nasty spy ware stuff. Addaware or spybot aren't finding anything but I am also having the odd isssue with the latest window-eyes beta on the same machine so let's see what happens after a re-image.

Brian.

----- Original Message ----- From: "M Kilburn" <mkilburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: [betabookcourier] Re: More BC and K1000


Hi Katie:

Here goes for my answers to your questions.



-----Original Message-----
From: betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Katie Walker
Sent: October 24, 2005 3:56 PM
To: betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [betabookcourier] Re: More BC and K1000

1. What version of K1000 are you using? If you are using version 10, do
you
have the fix pack?

I'm using version 8.02

2. Can you transfer files from K1000 to BC using the KES format? If yes,

are there navigation problems with these files?

No, can't do this but used to be able to do so.This capability stopped
for some unknown reason a while back leaving me only with the option to
transfer in text format. When I was able to transfer KES format, I do
recall that navigation was not good at all even for sentences. BC would
only read partial sentences in this mode.

3. Can you transfer files from K1000 to BC using the TXT format? Can you

navigate properly on BC?

Yes, this works and navigation is good for word and sentence but not so
for paragraph and page.

4. If you save a KES file as a text file within K1000 and then transfer
that text file to BC using the Transfer Tool, does it work and are there

any navigation problems?

Yes, I've done this just of late and in fact it does provide for much
better navigation in all modes from word up to page mode. So, indeed
this seems to be a remedy; just requires creation of another file
specifically for the transfer to BC. I can live with this.

I will be updating to K1000 version 10 in near future. Can you tell me
what the 'intended' difference/advantage there was in having the choice
of text or KES formats for transfer to BC?

Regards,
Mike z

John and Mike,

It sounds like you are the only testers with K1000. Here are a few
questions that will help us get to the bottom of the transfer issues:

1. What version of K1000 are you using? If you are using version 10, do
you
have the fix pack?
2. Can you transfer files from K1000 to BC using the KES format? If yes,

are there navigation problems with these files?
3. Can you transfer files from K1000 to BC using the TXT format? Can you

navigate properly on BC?
4. If you save a KES file as a text file within K1000 and then transfer
that text file to BC using the Transfer Tool, does it work and are there

any navigation problems?

I think you've both answered some of these questions so far, so I
apologize
for asking you to repeat the information. But we really need to be more
systematic in order to get to the root of the various problems.

Thanks,
Katie

At 07:40 AM 10/23/2005, you wrote: 
Hello again:

On doing some testing in transfering files into BC, files that have
originated through scanning them into K1000, I've discovered that when
one uses the text format within K1000 versus the KES format, this does
not provide for very accurate navigating beyond sentence and word
navigation in BC. However, when I converted the K1000 file by actually
saving it as a text file and then transferred this file into BC using
the transfer tool, I am then able to navigate using paragraph and page
navigation in BC which seems to follow the original document much
better. As I said however if I use the dialog box within K1000 which
allows me to choose between either TEXT or KES format,choosing text
format does not produce the same results as I've mentioned above.

For anyone who's not familiar with this interplay between K1000 and BC
I hope I'm not confusing you too much. Anyway, I've discovered one way
to improve my BC navigation and with these K1000 files and that for me
is a good thing. I'm not sure if this could have been done without this


newer Beta version.

Regards,
Mike


Katie Walker
Springer Design, Inc.
katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




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