Hi Laura Ann,
Would you be willing to elaborate on that please?
Thanks.
Jim
James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc.,
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
"it is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis." --
Margaret Bonnano
Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility:
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"Laura Ann
Grymes, LMT"
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I have used Open book and Kursweil and like the quality of Kursweil
much better hands down....there is no comparison.
Just thought I would give you feedback before you get the openbook if
you get a choice.
Laura Ann
At 05:16 PM 7/30/2008, you wrote:
>Wow, wish I'd known about finereader nine's inaccessibility before I
>bought it. Luckily I got my money back once I realized that I
>couldn't scan any of the blank pages without getting an error
>message and I needed to wait until a light I couldn't see stopped
>flashing or whatever before I could stop the scan. Do any of you
>openbook eight users find finereader nine scans better then
>finereader eight? I'm getting openbook eight for my laptop and know
>that from the demo it is set to use one of the omnipage recognition
choices.
>Its good to be back among you volunteers.
>Julia
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
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>>Hi, Jim. There is actually a very affordable way to begin scanning
>>books if you already have a scanner. In fact, you can use this tip to
>>start scanning books with a quality like Jim Baugh or Carrie Karnos.
>>FineReader 7, which is two versions back from the current one, is a
>>very accessible and affordable option. You can buy it affordably on
>>Ebay and from other online vendors that sell used or older software.
>>FineReader 7 was the primary engine used in Kurzweil 10 and is what
>>produced many of the excellent books in our collection. In fact, we
>>still have several volunteers submitting books scanned with this
>>engine.
>>
>>FineReader 8 is yet another good choice, though it is somewhat less
>>accessible until you switch it to the classic interface. That version
>>of FineReader is what we have in Kurzweil 11. You can find it on Ebay
>>too. Both versions 7 and 8 work well with Jaws. I can't speak for
>>other screenreaders.
>>
>>FineReader 9 is not accessible for speech users, so I wouldn't
>>recommend buying it. It's also kind of expensive too.
>>
>>I'd love to see you start scanning books. It feels good when you have
>>the power to grab a book you really want to read and scan it. You
>>don't have to ask anyone or wait for weeks to read the book. Please
>>email me if I can help you get going. I'm cheering for you. (smile)
>>
>>
>>--
>>Monica Willyard
>>Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com
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