[bookcourier] Re: Hidden BC feature
- From: Neil McLachlan <neilhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:23:39 +0000 (GMT)
HI Ian -
I know you subscribe to TNAUK files - I suppose you are aware that the
TNAUK filter for the BC enables you to skip between articles, sub-sections
and sections, partly using the ascii-12 character - apologies if you are
already aware of this, but I still come across people who import the TNAUK
files into Word, export them to a text file, then transfer them across as
.txt files, thus losing most of the BC navigation features - of course one
transfers the files with their original file name (e.g. gd060131.doc,
etc.)
Best,
Neil.
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Ian Robinson wrote:
> Hi Debee,
>
> Many thanks for mentioning the change with the form feed character.
>
> some of the magazines I get have there articles separated by an ASCII 12.
> I've tried reading them on the BC in the past, but navigating was difficult.
> After reading your message, I've just tried a magazine that arrived this
> morning and I was able to quickly flick through the articles.
>
> Thanks to Springer for implementing the feature and to yourself for telling
> me about it! :-)
>
> Ian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debee Norling" <debee@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:03 AM
> Subject: [bookcourier] Hidden BC feature
>
>
> >I discovered a cool new feature when I updated that I think the BC folks
> > forgot to document.
> >
> > I scan books for a living so I'm pretty good at doing it 50 different
> > ways.
> > I discovered if I was careful to ensure that a text file has a formfeed
> > character, (ASCII decimal 12, CTRL-L) separating each page, that BC
> > navigates correctly to the next page.
> >
> > If you save a PDF as text, it won't have these page breaks. If you save a
> > Word document as "plain" text" it won't either. But save a word document
> > as
> > ASCII text, save a Kurzweil (100 or 300) file as text and you will have
> > proper form-feed characters. If you save an OmniPage file as text you do
> > not
> > get form-feeds and I will report when I figure out how to get OmniPage to
> > put them in to text. Probably it is an option you you supply when you
> > export
> > to text that's off by default.
> >
> > If your page numbers OCR correctly you then can tell what printed page you
> > are on with page navigation. I find this very helpful.
> >
> > --Debee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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