[bksvol-discuss] Re: Contemplating scanning a book.
- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:46:40 -0500
I tried your suggestion and it didn't seem to have any effect at all,
but while I was trying it -- actually, right after I tried it -- I
noticed a save settings tab that I had previously not noticed. I
clicked it and I think I saved them. I will know for certain only when
I close the program and open it up again.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Georgina <culmer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> I downloaded a copy of openbook when I thought I was going to get it. I
> ended up with Kurzweil instead. Anyway, hit your alt key and right arrow
> until you hear save settings. Down arrow and hit enter on the option you
> want. I don't know if it is the same in openbook 6.0 since I had the latest
> demo version.
> hth
> Georgina
> I'm not a pessimist just an optimist for the worst
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey"
> <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:51 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Contemplating scanning a book.
>
>
>> Okay, here I am rested and getting ready to exhaust myself in Open
>> Book again which I will start when I get through with the overnight
>> email, and this list certainly generates a lot of email to get
>> through. While I am waiting for you to repost that email again I have
>> come across another question. When I opened the Open Book software the
>> default voice sounded like a very sick man on his deathbed. The worst
>> part was that it is extremely slow, so the first settings I
>> investigated were the voice settings. It was fairly easy to get the
>> voices working to my satisfaction, but every time I close the software
>> and open it up again it has reverted to those default settings. I
>> notice that after adjusting the voice settings the way I want them
>> there are three buttons, okay, cancel and apply. Presumably I want to
>> click either okay or apply, but no matter which one I click when I
>> open the program again it has reverted to the dying centenarian. How
>> do I save my settings?
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Way to go, Roger! (big smile) You've taken a big first step into
>>> scanning,
>>> and you've learned the most important skill quickly. I'm not just being
>>> silly. I mean it. Being willing to experiment with settings and features
>>> is
>>> good because the print in each book will be slightly different. You'll
>>> find
>>> some settings that work most of the time, and then you'll come across a
>>> book
>>> with unusual print that you'll have to adjust to. Scanning a few pages
>>> from
>>> the middle of a book is a really good way to see if you're using the
>>> right
>>> settings. So you're already doing what the pros do. (grin)
>>>
>>> There are some things that will help you get Openbook working better. I
>>> think I'm the one who wrote the post you were asking about. I'll retrieve
>>> it
>>> from my archives tomorrow. I'll use it as a shell and will customize it a
>>> bit more for Openbook 6 so you can use it more easily. Tonight I'm on
>>> some
>>> heavy narcotics for Pneumonia, and you don't want me to give you
>>> directions
>>> on eating a candy bar, much less scanning a book. (smile)
>>>
>>> Scanning will open up a whole new avenue for you. I think you have what
>>> it
>>> takes to do it and that you can overcome your shyness with technology.
>>> You've mastered the internet, and I think that's harder than scanning.
>>> Getting around new web pages takes more attention and spunk than scanning
>>> pages once you know your software a bit better. Openbook's help system
>>> hasn't been very good since Freedom Scientific bought the product. So if
>>> it
>>> confuses you, it's their poor help system, not you that's the problem.
>>> We've
>>> got several long-time Openbook users on this list, and I'll bet someone
>>> has
>>> an answer if you have a question.
>>>
>>> Monica Willyard
>>> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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