[bookport] Re: Daisy Vs BRF with Bookshare

  • From: "optus rod" <rodsalzman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:09:21 +1000

Using the Book Port transfer program to send a Daisy book is the most tricky thing I have seen of late. I don't know if anyone out there can comment.

A daisy book has a number of files: *.MP3, ncc.html *.smil. The Book Port seems to combine all of these and make one file out of them all. An example is below:
nz-rnzfb-36550._DD .

I think it is really neat - but I don't know what is happening. The transfer program I have lets me utline the range of chapters (pages) in the Daisy book I want to send. That information came from the ncc.html file.

I  do not know what the Kurzweil
1000  sends to book port.

It would be nice if the Book Port could use grade two Braille - as writing everything in full if a bit cumbersome. But boy - what a brilliant tool it is now.



----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 10:29 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Daisy Vs BRF with Bookshare


I always get the daisy version. However, I open all of the files in , and use that product to load the files in to the book port. If you are
using the book port transfer software, the best choice may be different.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:33 PM
Subject: [bookport] Daisy Vs BRF with Bookshare


Hi list!

Trying to assist someone with a decision to buy a bookport. They are
members
of Bookshare. I recall seeing some discussion on this list about using brf
was better than Daisy format, but since regulations prevent my membership
in
bookshare considerably, I didn't pay much attention when it came up.
Looked
in the Bookport manual but don't see any discussion of this in the
bookshare 
section. Can someone point me to an explanation of this issue?

Cheers,
Dave

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