Hooray!!!!! Dancing in the streets, or at least my room! Tracy At 12:38 PM 3/31/05 -0800, you wrote: >Funny that you should mention text files today. You now have the >capability to upload txt files as rtf on step two. This should help to >cut down on page breaks being lost during the editing process. > >Marissa > >-----Original Message----- >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of robert tweedy >Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:17 PM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest > >This is on the ssame lines of this thread so it is March 31 and what >about >the policy of text submissions, was there supose to be a decission made >at >the end of this month or did I miss it somewhere on the way. ----- >Original >Message ----- >From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:39 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest > > >> Joanie et al, >> I too am becoming very frustrated with Benetech's unresponsiveness. >I've >> been a member of Bookshare for 2 and a half years, and I can't recall >any >> major improvement to the usability of the website, despite our good >> suggestions. No moving the language indicator to a better place, or >> reorganizing the step1 download page, or the admittedly complex >addition >> of >> more and better categories. >> The only improvement I've seen is in quality, for which I think we >> volunteers can give ourselves a pat on the back. >> >> I think the suggestion of having the stripper be part of the unpack >tool >> is >> a great one, and would satisfy everyone. But will Benetech actually >look >> into it??? A good business listens to its customers, but, too often, >> Benetech's attitude seems to be "My way or the highway." >> Tracy >> >> At 07:02 PM 3/30/05 -0800, you wrote: >>>I also want page numbers in tact, even if that means having titles >>>repeated >>>too. These files ARE supposed to reflect the print copy of the book, >and >>>it >>>certainly isn't, since vital information is removed. It does seem that > >>>most >>>of us--the ones who are using and helping to support Bookshare--do >want >>>page >>>numbers, but we aren't being listened to, and I'd like to know why >this >>>is. >>>People here have been suggesting changes of various kinds for a long >time, >>>yet nothing is ever done. >>> >>>Of course I am grateful that the site exists, and that many people are >>>generous enough to keep it operating, but that doesn't change the fact > >>>that >>>so many requests are ignored. How patient and tolerant are we expected >to >>>be? >>> >>>Joanie >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:15 PM >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest >>> >>> >>>> I haven't been following this thread too closely but do we even know >why >>>the >>>> print page numbers that we work so hard to preserve when scanning >are >>>later >>>> eliminated? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > >