[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fountainhead again
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:36:57 -0800 (PST)
O.K.
Cindy
--- Silvara <silvara@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Cindy:
>
> I still have the book. Gerald is going to ask
> bookshare staff what to do
> about it. If I can't email it to them, then I will
> release it and you can
> try. Perhaps third time will be the charm.*smile*
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 7:02 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fountainhead again
>
>
> > And that trick about saving in txt and then in rtf
> > helped me be able towork on Plum Bun.
> >
> > I'm anxious to try my hand at Fountainhead, but
> it's
> > no longer on the download list. Does it need
> > validating or is it just a matter of downloading
> and
> > uploading again? Actually, maybe if I get it I'll
> > validate it.Maybe int he process of carefully
> > validating it I'll accidentaly eliminate some
> > character or other that is causing the problem. It
> may
> > be something strange that I can see but that one
> can't
> > hear.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> > --- Robin Mandell <robinmandell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >> No, that's not the problem. I wqorked on the file
> in
> >> Word.
> >>
> >> Though that trick about saving the .rtf file
> again
> >> in Word was very helpful
> >> to me the other day. Good thing this list is
> here
> >> and I pay attention.
> >>
> >> I have had the download problem with large
> >> books...one that is over
> >> 2000 pages...still no luck with that.
> >>
> >> At 12:37 PM 18/03/2006, you wrote:
> >> >Grace,
> >> >
> >> >Thanks for the details. For some reason I was
> >> thinking the book was one
> >> >of those 1000 plus page books.
> >> >
> >> >I was wondering. Has anyone made sure it's not
> the
> >> problem that K-1000
> >> >has (or had) with conversion to RTF? It seems
> like
> >> someone mentioned
> >> >working on it in Word, but I don't remember for
> >> sure.
> >> >
> >> >I'm talking about the trick the list has
> mentioned
> >> in the past about using
> >> >Word to save the file by typing a space then
> >> hitting backspace to take the
> >> >space back out then saving with Word. Doing
> this
> >> apparently has been
> >> >correcting a problem that K-1000 has (or again
> had)
> >> with conversion to
> >> >RTF. From what I recall, the error that K-1000
> >> introduced during
> >> >conversion prevented the book from being
> uploaded.
> >> >
> >> >BTW, does anyone know if this bug has been fixed
> >> yet?
> >> >
> >> >Gerald
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >----------
> >> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of Silvara
> >> >Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:24 AM
> >> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fountainhead again
> >> >
> >> >Hi Gerald:
> >> >
> >> >If you would ask the staff about this I would
> >> appreciate it. The book is
> >> >615 pageslong and the file size is 1900KB,
> >> unzipped. But as I said I can't
> >> >upload it zipped either.
> >> >
> >> >Grace
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: <mailto:GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>Gerald
> Hovas
> >> >To:
> >>
> >
>
<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:03 AM
> >> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fountainhead again
> >> >
> >> >I need to call Bookshare to check on a few
> things
> >> for the list anyway, so
> >> >I'll bring this issue up again.
> >> >
> >> >Cindy, I doubt it has anything to do with the
> >> upgrade that took place this
> >> >week because this is a problem that has been
> going
> >> on for some time. It's
> >> >likely that this problem has existed since the
> >> beginning and that we don't
> >> >see it very often because there are not that
> many
> >> 1000 plus page books.
> >> >
> >> >Gerald
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >----------
> >> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of Silvara
> >> >Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:20 PM
> >> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fountainhead again
> >> >
> >> >Hi folks:
> >> >I also have tried to upload this book without
> >> success. In the 4 years of
> >> >validating I have never been unable to upload a
> >> book.
> >> >There's no punctuation in the file name, and
> I've
> >> even shortened the file
> >> >name.
> >> >As Ernie said, it gets up to 99 percent and
> hangs.
> >> When I zip the file it
> >> >gets up to 38 percent and it hangs. I saved the
> >> file as txt and then back
> >> >to rtf hoping it would get rid of any strange
> >> formatting, but no luck.
> >> >I've tried to upload it on 3 separate occasions.
> >> >I have broad bend connection.
> >> >I am stumped. Any suggestions, comments would be
> >> appreciated.
> >> >
> >> >***
> >> >Grace
> >> >
> >> >For scanning and validating tips
> >> >check out
> >>
>
>><http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp>http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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