[bksvol-discuss] Re: Proofreading Software
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:16:50 -0700
Yes they do, but in the case of Jaws, you have to tell it to do so. Lynn
Iverson told me how to go about it, but I can't recall if I wrote down the
procedure. Regards, Kim Friedman. P.S.: I think other screen readers can be
instructed to do this, but don't know about how this would be done. K.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:15 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Proofreading Software
Great! I was going to suggest Microsoft Works--cheaper than Word, works
with rtf, including displaying page breaks (visually, I am not sure if
screen readers announce them).
Misha
Chela Robles wrote:
> Congratulations, I think it also works with JAWS too. Haven't tried it
> myself but have had friends who recommend it.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andromache" <andromakhe@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 7:46 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Proofreading Software
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>
>> I just wanted to report that Jarte is accessible to screen readers,
>> allows for page break insertion, and is free. :) It's basically a
>> diluxe version of WordPad, without all the bloat of MS Word. Page
>> breaks are also announced, at least by NVDA.
>>
>> So I'm very happy. I found a solution that won't cost me anything.
>> Just thought others might be interested. I should also mention that
>> Jarte does all the essentials, like text formatting, attribute
>> changing, insertion of tables, customized tab stops, etc. One feature
>> that really stood out is Hot Connect, where you can have your browser
>> open to fill out forms, edit text in Jarte, save changes, and have
>> the text automatically copied to the other program's window.
>>
>> In other news, my new scanner has just arrived. So I'm all set. Off
>> to start proofing.
>>
>> Andromache
>>
>> On 3/22/2010 8:46 PM, Mayrie ReNae wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, you do need software that will recognize, preserve,
>>> and announce page breaks. From what I know, and I don't use NVDA
>>> but JAWS, the two pieces of software best able to do what you need
>>> to do when proofreading are either Word, or Kurzweil 1000.
>>>
>>> Sorry to tell you what may be inconvenient news.
>>>
>>> But happy proofreading!
>>>
>>> Mayrie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andromache
>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:29 PM
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Proofreading Software
>>>
>>> I've just been approved for volunteering for a second time. I used
>>> to be on this list a long time ago but had a different e-mail
>>> address. I remember some of the names here.
>>>
>>> But my question is about screen readers and pagination, and what
>>> software works best to edit books. I tried opening the book in both
>>> WordPad and OpenOffice, but I don't get any feedback on page breaks.
>>> If it helps, I'm using the NVDA screen reader. Do I need to purchase
>>> MS Word for the sake of pagination? Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>
>>> Andromache
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