I have already forwarded a number of lost things directly to Sue, but if anyone else wants something sent again, feel free to email me at tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and I'll look through my sent folder. Additionally, if someone liked something I wrote you're welcome to forward and/or use it on any of the tips websites. ----- Original Message ----- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 6:03 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page breaks in K1000 > > Grace, > > This is a great idea! I had a folder entitled Tech Tips but unfortunately, > when I deleted some unwanted folders that one was deleted. It was tips I > was collec ting that people put on this list.. Tiffany Jessen is a good > source for tips as well. Maybe she would resubmit some of her tips on JAWS > and Word. <smile> > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 7:00 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page breaks in K1000 > > > > HI Sarah: > > > > I have a suggestion, why don't we create a list of tips for best scanning > > results as well as validating. I will ask Rui to post it on his > > booksharescans page and perhaps Jake won't mind posting it on his page as > > well. So if you want to write something you can. If you'd like we can work > > together on it also. > > > > If anyone wants to write tips you can send it to me and I will make sure > > that posted on Rui's page. I think I still have Donna's post on scanning > > with fine reader. I will include that too. > > > > So what does everyone think? Comments? Suggestions? > > > > Grace > > > > silvara@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 3:23 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page breaks in K1000 > > > > > > > Different software is not needed. It is only necessary for people to > > > leave in the page numbers when submitting a book, so a validator is able > > > to confirm that page breaks and page numbers occur as matched pairs. > > > Submitters also need to set their software for two page scanning when > they > > > are scanning books by laying the whole book flat on the scanner. > Scanning > > > software does not ordinarily leave out page breaks, and it has already > > > been determined that the bookshare tools recognize section breaks, like > > > those used by Fine Engine, as page breaks. They can be changed for a > > > validators convenience to page breaks, but leaving them would be fine as > > > far as bookshare is concerned. As Gerald pointed out, they are not the > > > same as soft page breaks, which don't exist at all in the saved file. > They > > > are only a product of your Word processor's imagination, or it's printer > > > margin settings if you prefer the technical explanation. :-) > > > Page break loss is usually caused by someone saving the scanned book in > > > TXT format, but it does seem to occasionally happen for some other > reason > > > that no one has been able to explain. :-) > > > > > > More than anything else bookshare seems to need to provide a section of > > > website for their volunteers. They need to collect resources explaining > > > how to supply bookshare with high quality scans, and how validators can > > > insure what they review is acceptable. Currently bookshare only > provides > > > a very short document explaining what is acceptable, but giving no hint > > > about how to go about checking those things. > > > > > > I'd be happy to help with that project, but I don't think I am willing > to > > > take the responsibility for explaining standards and techniques on my > own. > > > I could write up some tips and put them on my webpage, but there may be > > > those that would disagree with what I said. I also don't know how > people > > > would ever know to look there when my page has nothing to do with > > > bookshare. > > > > > > I know bookshare doesn't have the time to provide these resources, but > > > they might at least consider accepting tip pages written by volunteers > and > > > be willing to post them if they find the content of those pages > > > acceptable. Again, I don't know who to suggest this too, and I am far > from > > > the first person to express these thoughts. > > > > > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck > > > Assistive Technology Trainer > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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