[bksvol-discuss] Fwd: Thoughts on Validation

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 00:29:20 -0800 (PST)

I'm forwarding this for mswanson (I don't know her/his
first name). I've already told him/her that he/she has
earned 2.50 and not just 50 cents. Any responses I'll
forward to him/her.

G.Cindy

> Every time I do an upload, I swear it'll be the
> last.  This time I did get
> a valid RTF file out of the deal, thanks to that
> lovely trick wiht the
> space bar.  Finally got through the first "Accept"
> hurdle, after wondering
> if the upload was happening.  Then, vanity of
> vanities, decided to write a
> comment.
> 
> Somehow the comment ended up as the new file name,
> so it didn't fly on the
> second "Accept" step, the one that should end in a
> Thank You message.  At
> least with IE7, the edit boxes don't line up to
> well, especially with
> Wineyes' Browse Mode (MSAA Mode) off, as it must be
> when writing.  So, not
> knowing this, switch had occurred, waited for the
> next page.
> 
> Finally realized what happened and got the file
> opened again; and, without
> my commentary, it was accepted.
> 
> There's always that possibility I forgot to open the
> file after browsing
> to it; and if so, My Bad!
> 
> Either way, something's got to happen to make
> uploading a bit friendlier. 
> Even having a tone play during uploadinguld help a
> lt!  Is that possible? 
> Maybe with the three major screen readers now having
> script capability,
> some of these magic formulae could be written around
> Bookshare's most
> common operations.
> 
> After all, those who can, scan.  Those who can't,
> validate!
> 
>       Just kidding, but it's the toughest fitty cent
> I"ll ever earn.
> 
> 
> 
> 


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