[bksvol-discuss] Re: Amber, punctuation in k1000
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:04:14 -0700
Jill:
Well, yes & no. & some of this may depend on the voice engine you're
using. I myself use the VoiceWorks NeoSpeech Kate & Paul.
It will read the asterisks, but only the 1st 4. So, even if there are
20 stars, 4 is all u get read. That should, however, be enough to
alert u that all is not right in Denmark.
On 8/8/08, Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jackie Hopefully you can answer this question for me. When I am scanning I
> have punctuation set to all. Yesterday I noticed a line of stars on the
> bottom of the page; however, Kurzweil didn't mention these at all. Up to now
> I have assumed that if Kurzweil doesn't read it, nothing shows up on the
> screen. Am I right or not? Jill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 7:06 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Amber, punctuation in k1000
>
>
>> Amber:
>>
>> If u use kurzweil, go to settings, then reading, & tab to where it
>> says punctuation marks will be spoken. The default is some. Change it
>> to all using your arrow keys. You can either do it on the fly when u
>> start a validating session or make it the default by saving your
>> settings as default. Then u could make another settings file, called
>> reading, for example, in which punctuation is set to some or none when
>> you're using k1000 for pleasure reading. Or u could save the settings
>> file & call it validate & just load it at the start of a validating
>> session. Kind a depends on how u use your k1000 most often.
>>
>> Hth.
>>
>> On 8/7/08, Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Sorry Amber, I did not validate Pearl. However, I recently validated a
>>> book
>>> that got a good rating and I knew it deserved an excellent rating. There
>>> was
>>> a lot of slang in this book also.
>>>
>>> A relatively new validator might be shy about arguing with the automated
>>> tools, but they aren't perfect.
>>>
>>> It's up to those of us who validate to correct the validator when it
>>> tries
>>> to give a good rating to a book that is, in actuality, excellent.
>>>
>>> Just guessing about this though.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Amber Wallenstein
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:03 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Pearl by Tabitha King
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all:
>>> Did anyone on this list validate Pearl by Tabitha King? I worked
>>> really
>>> hard on it, and I noticed it had a "good" rating, instead of an
>>> "excellent"
>>> rating. Does anyone know why? I always want to improve my scans and I'm
>>> baffled why this gets a "good" rating. It has a lot of dialogue but
>>> that's
>>> all I can think of.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Amber
>>> Book blog:
>>> http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/
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>>> have
>>> consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children.
>>> I
>>> give
>>> you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
>>> John Adams
>>> E-Mail: amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
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