[bookcourier] Re: question about navigation
- From: Mike Kilburn <mkilburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 21:41:11 -0300
Steve:
you mentioned ASCII 12, which is a control-l as a possible solution. I
notice in Kurzweil there are plenty of ASCII formats, but none exactly as
you have referred to it. Some are for Smart Windows, Plain for Windows, for
PC and on and on. Is there anoather generic name for ASCII 12?
Mike
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 7:02 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: question about navigation
> Hi Mike,
>
> No, that method won't work for page breaks, because of the BC's current
> method of navigating by page. But para navigation should work though.
>
> All the best
>
> At 15:58 09/05/2004, Mike Kilburn spake these words of wisdom
> >I saved my files as TXT with line breaks but it still will not navigate
by
> >page or paragraph in correspondence to the original text. So, at least
for
> >me this method does not seem to work. Any more suggestions?
> >
> >Mike
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 7:50 PM
> >Subject: [bookcourier] Re: question about navigation
> >
> >
> >> Hi Ronald,
> >>
> >> If you save them as text with line breaks, they automatically get the
> >> extension .TXT in MS Word at least.
> >>
> >> All the best
> >>
> >> At 06:20 08/05/2004, Ronald D Smith spake these words of wisdom
> >> >This is correct, provided that one renames the dot asc and dot ans
files
> >> >to dot txt.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >ronsmith@xxxxxxxx
> >> >
> >> >On Fri, 7 May 2004, Mike Kilburn wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> this is much too complicated. I'll wait til BC figures it this one
> >out.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 6:09 AM
> >> >> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: question about navigation
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi Mike,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > You mean an ASCII file? ASCII 12 refers to the character that
forms
> >a
> >> >> page
> >> >> > break.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > In Word, go to the file menu, then go to Save As. Type in the
file
> >name,
> >> >> > and tab to the file types combo box, then arrow down, until you
hear
> >> >> > something like ASCII Text with formatting, or DOS text with
> >> formatting, or
> >> >> > DOS text with line breaks, or something to that effect. These
files
> >will
> >> >> > work on the Book Courier.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > All the best
> >> >> >
> >> >> > At 22:30 05/05/2004, Mike Kilburn spake these words of wisdom
> >> >> > >thanks Steve:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >Can you advise me on how I might save a document as a ASCII 12
> >file. I
> >> >> know
> >> >> > >I can transform a kurzweil into a word document but I'm not
sure
> >on the
> >> >> > >ASCII 12 matter.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >Mike
> >> >> > >----- Original Message -----
> >> >> > >From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> > >To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 8:11 AM
> >> >> > >Subject: [bookcourier] Re: question about navigation
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >> Hi Mike,
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> I can't directly answer your question, but I can say that BC
has
> >a
> >> >> weird
> >> >> > >> way of navigating what it calls pages. I have been
pestering
> >Steve
> >> >> Gomas
> >> >> > >> for ages to fix this. They have some pre-defined way of
> >recognising
> >> >> > >pages,
> >> >> > >> that doesn't, it seems to me, work for anyone successfully.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> A very simple solution to the page problem would be to look
for
> >ASCII
> >> >> 12,
> >> >> > >> which is a control-l or page break. If you then save a word
doc
> >for
> >> >> > >> example, as Text with Line Breaks, these codes are
preserved.
> >> >> Therefore,
> >> >> > >> Steve, pretty please, would you kindly give us proper page
> >> navigation?
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> A simple way of solving para navigation would be to look for
an
> >> >> indented
> >> >> > >> line, or a blank line perhaps, although I don't generally
find
> >para
> >> >> > >> navigation a problem, but page nav is certainly whacky on
the
> >BC.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> All the best
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> At 02:11 04/05/2004, Mike Kilburn spake these words of
wisdom
> >> >> > >> >Hello:
> >> >> > >> >I need some advice on this matter. I have BC loaded with
> >latest
> >> >> > >firmware
> >> >> > >> >and it is working fine in most all respects. However,
although
> >it
> >> >> will
> >> >> > >move
> >> >> > >> >sentence by sentence when this setting is made, it does
not
> >move
> >> >> > >paragraph
> >> >> > >> >by paragraph or page by page when these settings are
specified
> >for
> >> >> > >> >navigation. I am loading in my documents by way of
Kurzweil
> >and
> >> I am
> >> >> > >> >specifying the text format rather than the kurzweil
format.
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> >Can anyone tell me why BC will not provide navigation by
> >paragraph
> >> >> or
> >> >> > >page
> >> >> > >> >even though it claims the setting will do this on my
device.
> >As I
> >> >> said
> >> >> > >it
> >> >> > >> >does respect the sentence by sentence movement, but this
one
> >only.
> >> >> Can
> >> >> > >I do
> >> >> > >> >something to get the paragraph and/or page navigation
going
> >> >> properly?
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> >Mike
> >> >> > >>
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