[bksvol-discuss] Re: book upload
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
Sorry. smile--is "I agree" better? Happy to oblige. I
remember that to some people it had a different and
unpleasant meaning but I didn't remember what.
G.Cindy
--- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Oh, I hate that expression!! <lol>
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 4:01 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book upload
>
>
> Ditto.
>
> G.Cindy
>
> --- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Thanks Jake,
> >
> > I wasn't aware that issue had been dealt with.
> Good
> > to know. I
> > guess that explains why we've gone a while without
> > that problem
> > coming up. It seems like before it used to raise
> > its ugly head every
> > month or so.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 01:47 PM 3/29/2008, you wrote:
> > >Hi Dave,
> > >
> > >Yes the apostrophy was the most prevalent
> character
> > that caused
> > >problems in the past. We fixed that bug sometime
> > last fall, along
> > >with other potential character problems. If you
> run
> > across a
> > >filename that the system doesn't like, please
> drop
> > us a note.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Jake
> > >
> > >Jake Brownell
> > >QA Engineer, Bookshare.org
> > >jake.b@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >----- Original Message ----- From:
> > <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:40 AM
> > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book upload
> > >
> > >
> > >>Evan,
> > >>
> > >>That's it, I think that the ' was the character
> > that was causing
> > >>difficulties in the past.
> > >>Unix, Linux, and other Unix like operating
> systems
> > don't care for
> > >>spaces, they don't usually cause problems, but
> > they have to use an
> > >>escape character to display them, so "my
> > Documents" would appear as
> > >>"My\ Documents". I don't know what Macs do with
> > them, since their
> > >>OS is a significantly changed derivative of
> Linux,
> > but G. Cindy
> > >>could tell us. I don't run into file name
> issues
> > on my uploads, as
> > >>you could say I'm fixated in my MS-DOS stage,
> and
> > I always move my
> > >>working file to my root level and change its
> name
> > to a short DOS
> > >>style before upload, but I do remember a number
> of
> > people having to
> > >>deal with this in the past, which now that
> you've
> > mentioned it,
> > >>were probably associated with the apostrophe.
> > >>As for that red flag of other operating systems
> > catching up with
> > >>Windows, I'm not even going to rise to that
> bait!
> > >>
> > >>Dave
> > >>
> > >>At 11:49 AM 3/29/2008, you wrote:
> > >>>I routinely upload books with spaces in the
> > filenames to Bookshare
> > >>>with no problems. No apostrophes, of course. I
> > always replace the
> > >>>underscores with spaces in the filenames of the
> > books I download
> > >>>from Bookshare. They just look more natural
> that
> > way on my Pac
> > >>>Mate. I was not aware that other operating
> > systems have problems
> > >>>with spaces in their filenames. I suppose I
> could
> > get used to
> > >>>looking at, and putting in, underscores or
> dashes
> > in my filenames;
> > >>>just like I got used to the cramped style of
> > eight characters for
> > >>>filenames back in the DOS days; but I'm not
> going
> > to bother unless
> > >>>I have to. Hopefully, someday, other operating
> > systems will catch
> > >>>up to Windows with respect to being able to
> > create more natural
> > >>>looking filenames. <grin>
> > >>>
> > >>>Evan
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann
> Parsons"
> > <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:21 AM
> > >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book upload
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi Dave,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>No, this is *not* the issue. <smiling> Now
> I'm
> > beginning to
> > >>>>sound like E., God bless her. The issue, for
> > the hundredth time,
> > >>>>is that the control which comprises the edit
> > field and the browse
> > >>>>button, is only truly visible to users of
> Jaws.
> > If you use WE,
> > >>>>you see this control as a double edit box. It
> > does not show up
> > >>>>at all in System Access. I realize that a
> good
> > eighty percent of
> > >>>>you use Jaws so the issue doesn't apply to
> you,
> > but it is most
> > >>>>definitely one that needs to be addressed. It
> is
> > not, as I said
> > >>>>in my former post, a bookshare issue. It is
> an
> > issue with all
> > >>>>sites of this kind that have this control. It
> > is a general,
> > >>>>pervasive, important issue concerning web
> > accessibility!
> > >>>>
> > >>>>As for file-names, I couldn't agree more! In
> > fact, one of the
> > >>>>things in the proposed Wiki should be a note
> > about file naming
> > >>>>conventions. Dave is right. A file name
> > should contain no
> > >>>>spaces, and no additional punctuation like
> > apostrophes or
> > >>>>whatever. One should use either dashes or
> > underscores between
> > >>>>the words of the file-name. Computers running
> > operating systems
> > >>>>other than Windows have a hard time with
> > file-names that have
> > >>>>spaces in them. Why aggravate yourselves?
> Get
> > used to writing
> > >>>>file-names properly all over your computer,
> and
> > you won't have
> > >>>>any more trouble.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Ann P.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>--
> > >>>>Ann K. Parsons
> > >>>>Portal Tutoring
> > >>>>EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>>>http://www.portaltutoring.info
> > >>>>"All that is gold does not glitter,
> > >>>>Not all those who wander are lost."
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