The few links I've seen in books I scanned (mostly recent science fiction books where the author has a web site), I converted to text, so presumably they wouldn't work in the DAISY version. Maybe I should leave them as links if PQ books have links that work, hoping that mine will also (though the conversion process for volunteer and publisher books is completely different so I don't know why the result should be the same).
Misha On 7/23/2011 5:07 PM, Judy s. wrote:
Um, hazy? grin.Actually, I'm inclined the other way--to strip out the coding, leaving the links as text. Hyperlinks are classified as fields by Word. Other things that Word classifies as fields, like page numbering, don't translate with the converter. I'm worried that the hyperlinks will end up getting turned into unreadable garbage, the way smart quotes and fraction graphics do.Judy Bob W wrote:Uh...well...since you put it that way, I don't know. I can't remember a book I've proofed with an actual link in it. I still think I'd leave it alone unless you get information on this list that suggests you should strip it out. How's that for a hazy response? Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy s."<cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To:<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 5:45 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How does the DAISY converter handle word fields like hyperlinks? Bob, is that the case for volunteer submitted books, or just publisher quality books? I think I've noticed a difference in that the PQ books do have hyperlinks that work, but the volunteer submitted books don't have hyperlinks that work. Just working on memory here, so I could well be mistaken. smile. Judy Bob W wrote:Hi Judy. Good question. I'm not sure about Braille since I don't use it much. But I suspect the Braille converter strips the html code out and leaves the text in. Daisy doesn't do anything with it. I say that because reading books with Kurzweil and in my web browser, I still get the links--and can still activate them etc. So, in short, I'd say leave them alone. Hope this helps. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy s."<cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To:<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 5:01 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] How does the DAISY converter handle word fields like hyperlinks? What happens to the hyperlink fields in Word when a book goes through DAISY and braille conversion? Do the bookshare tools strip those or leave them in? If a URL in a book has been turned into a hyperlink by Word, is it best to convert it back to ordinary text? Judy s. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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