Hi, Gerald and list: I'm using Jaws 7 point something, although I had this
problem before when I was using an earlier version of Jaws. I'm using
Windows XP and Kurzweil 1000 Version 10.5. But when this happened before I
think I was using perhaps Windows 98 and a much earlier version of Kurzweil
1000. I think I've seen this odd phenomenon in some book I've gotten from
Bookshare but don't recall which one. It's like after so many lines a
number is placed in the text. Very odd.
Peace, Kathy
Kathy,
You'll need to tell us what software you are using to edit your books, and probably what software you use to scan them in order for us to help. It also helps to include info like which operating system you are using, plus any software you are using to access the screen, like JAWS or Window Eyes since the numbers you are refering to could be something that the software is throwing in when it reads or displays the info on the screen.
Gerald
-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kathy Szinnyey Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 1:50 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A scanning question from a new volunteer
Hi, all! I've been using books from Bookshare for awhile and would very
much like to start giving back. I don't have a lot of time, but I do have
time to at least do some scanning. I just bought one of these really cool
Optilek Book scanners and really like it! My question is, how do I get
these pesky little numbers that show up in the text I scan out of there?
These are not page numbers, just these little numbers, neatly arranged
chronologically from 1 to infinity. I had this problem many years ago with
stuff I'd been scanning, and then those numbers mysteriously disappeared on
their own. Any idea about what's going on and what to do about it?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Kathy
Kathy Szinnyey
joyfulrenegade@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
or
fredkate@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:44 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookshare seems to be interested in quantity
I believe that you are correct. And perhaps it is the proper strategy atTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to
this point, though I'm not certain of it. One thought process might be
that
it's important in the first few years of Bookshare's life to build
numbers,
to show that the collection can grow when driven by the needs and wants of
the blind membership.
On the other hand, many people, myself included, won't touch a fair book, and would argue that they don't really count as a part of the collection as they are of such inferior quality.
Why do I envision myself like Tevia ... He's right ... No, he's right.
Ah, just rambling.
Lora
-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E. Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:32 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] bookshare seems to be interested in quantity
I suspect that bookshare still wants to give most of the monetary reward
to
the person submitting the book rather than the person validating it and so
is not likely to make the difference more "equitable" as you want. I base
this suspicion on the fact that bookshare still permits submits of poor
quality books rather than raising the bar, thereby making less work for
validators and improving the quality of bookshare's collection. Bookshare
for now seems to want to keep the bar low and strive for quantity.
E. At 07:15 AM 9/26/2006, you wrote:
memberships through their volunteer efforts?Hi Monica,
I do understand that some people validate for credits, and there's nothing at all wrong with that. On the other hand, many of the people on this list, yourself included, strike me as dedicated, and willing to do a good job for Bookshare at the same time. Originally, Evan I think it was, said that by offering more money, people would just rush through their validations to get the credits. Although this may be true for some, I still find it hard to believe that most volunteers would do that. Didn't someone say that only seven people paid for theirlong run.
On the other hand, I'd rather see the pay scale changed entirely. Perhaps $2 for submissions, and $1 for validation, would balance the scales more equably.
This would balance so that 25 submissions, or 50 validations, would pay for a renewal of membership.
And if offering more for validations would cause people to race through a validation, offering less would seem to encourage people to race even faster. After all, if I'll only make fifty cents per validation, that means I'll have to validate 100 books to get through the renewal process. Better validate real fast!
-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:50 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators
Hi, Cindy. I have a scanner and use Openbook to scan. What I was trying to say is that without credits, I wouldn't do much on the validating side of things. As it is, I do validation both for the credit and because we have a pretty hefty step 1 page right now. Lora was talking about not validating for credits, and that is what I was responding to. (smile)
Monica Willyard
On Monday 9/25/2006 11:34 PM, you wrote: >Monica, > >One gets so much more monetary credit for scanning, and all you'd >really have to do after a scan is to check the copyright page and put >the right info in the submission form; go through the book and be >sure no pages have been omitted (we've all done that, and >double-scanned a page, too); and delete junk characters; and run a >spell-check. So you validate because you don't have a scanner? I >think some can be had relatively inexpensively and it might pay you n >theline.> >I don't blame you at all for validating for the credits. I probably >would work for the credits, too. I admit that in my lifetime I have >volunteered my time and efforts rather than donated money, not only >because I feel I'm being useful but because I don't have that much >money to donate. smile > >Cindy
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