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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