[bksvol-discuss] Re: text to rtf
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 07:50:19 -0600
Yes, this is good news. What concerns me, MMarissa, is that a lot of
volunteers are not on either list. Could this change be posted on the
volunteer page so all volunteers would know about it??
Thanks.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 6:58 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: text to rtf
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?
>>>>
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