[bksvol-discuss] Re: a new MS Word plug in to allow saving in Daisy format coming in 2008
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:50:37 -0500
Two points here.
Microsoft is working with those of us who actually know DAISY instead of
doing this on their own. So, it's more likely that it will be an OK
product. While I share Anne's holehearted enthusiasm for Microsoft, its
products, and its past blunders, I'm waiting to see what develops.
Kurzweil can Save to DAISY if you wish it to.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Director, IT Access. Director, PeopleTech.
The City University of New York
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a new MS Word plug in to allow saving in Daisy
format coming in 2008
Hi, Ann. While I tend to share your view of Microsoft, I like this idea and
hope it will work because it will allow us to make, not just read, Daisy
files. It is also supposed to allow us to convert pdf files to Daisy format,
and I think that could be helpful to a lot of people who don't have programs
like Kurzweil or devices like a BrailleNote. I guess I'm hoping for the best
while being prepared for the worst. Do you know of a tool that is currently
available now that lets individuals make Daisy formatted files? I know that
Kurzweil cannot make its own Daisy files. It would be cool to have the
ability to make our own.
Monica Willyard
Ann Parsons wrote:
Hi all,
Hmm, I hate to burst your bubble folks, but if Microsoft is going into the
DAISY book business, I'll eat my hat! MSWord is known far and wide for
generating the sloppiest, the most tag heavy, the most inefficient HTML on
God's green earth. I don't hold out any hope that this so-called DAISY
generator will do anything but cause monumental frustration and headaches
for those who attempt to use it. Friends, stick with the programs that you
*know* do DAISY the best. Just because it's Microsoft does not at all mean
that it is superior to anything, and it probably isn't!
The Cynic
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