[bksvol-discuss] Re: changing file types on Braillenote

  • From: juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:39:34 -0500 (EST)

Hey Reggie

I got around this challenge by saving in the KWT format, b while editing.

When I am done, with the file.

I go to File, Translation Export document and vonvert it back to .rtf.

I haven't had any truncated files in a long time.

I will say I am using a QT braillenote with 6.11  keysoft.

Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
www.guidedogs.com

Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
 Puppies are the joy at one end.
 Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
Carolyn Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reggie & Lonnie" <regandlon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] changing file types on Braillenote


Hello all:
Don't post too much, but this is a need help immediately post.  Must say
here that I have been emailing with HW in New Zealand on this.

I am a Bookshare validator.  I would prefer to use the BrailleNote.  I am
running a BT-16 MPower running 7.0.  Since I upgraded to 7.0, and possibly
before running 6.2 but I don't think so, I will get truncated books.  HW
fixed a large file problem a long, long time ago, and until now it has not
surfaced.  So far, the books I have lost are all RTF files.  I will read,
close the file, open the file and read, close the file, and after doing this
a time I will open the file and the file will be truncated.  I will say here
that I use a CF or SD card to read, and it does not matter if CF is in the
back or in an adapter on the side.  Also, I place the book on the cards with
a book reader on my computer.  When I go to open I enter bringing up review
the options prompt, enter, and when the file opens it says "This is a text
document." My first question is what is the file type at this point.  When I
sent one of my truncated files to Humanware and they had the techs look at
it, it was the techs' opinion that it was not a 7.0 problem.  They felt
somehow I was removing a format marker, though I do not know how I am doing
this, and because of the format markers being in pairs the file is
truncating.  Suggestion was to open the file as not .RTF but .TXT and after
validating it change it back to .RTF.  Query here, would the page breaks
placed in by the scanner (person who scans the book) stay in the text once
the .txt file was changed back to .rtf and would other formatting remain?
Second question is, if this changing and changing back will preserve
formatting, can someone explain step-by-step how I do this.  I have been in
the User Guide and all it tells me is that it is possible to do.  As this is
what I maihnly use my BN for, I am desperate for some kind of answer here
that will save my files.  I thank anyone in advance for any help they can
give.
Reggie


 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.

Other related posts: