[bksvol-discuss] Re: Clarifying the stripper and page number issue for Monday Meeting
- From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:54:09 -0600
Hi, Mary,
Given the variety of user preferences, and your point that not everyone
owns software with a stripper, it makes sense that the best solution would
be for Bookshare to offer the stripper as a separate option. As has already
been suggested, the stripper could be made available, either as part of the
Unpack tool, or somewhere on the website.
If that isn't possible, I definitely vote for keeping page numbers. If I
download a book which is already in the collection, but has some errors, I
try to clean it up, for possible re-submission later. If I can find a print
copy, the clean-up is easier, if I know the page number I need someone to
check.
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Otten" <maryotten@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:35 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Clarifying the stripper and page number issue
for Monday Meeting
> Its worth pointing out that the page numbers are still present in the
daisy format, at least; those numbers that some folks so carefully preserve
are used in that format, so all you need do is read with something that
> recognizes the tags. Is that any less reasonable a request than asking
people to go strip headers by hand? That is an extremely tedious process;
the longer the book, the more tedious. And since many don't own
> something like K1000 that will do a decent job in many instances, those
who don't would then be left to strip each page or live with what the
validator submits, headers, numbers and all. You're right. There are
> different views, and one size will never fit all. But I do think the daisy
books with the numbers on demand are a good compromise.
> Mary
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