[bookport] Re: Large Digital Talking Books
- From: "Scott Duck" <sduck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:53:44 -0600
Everyone,
I know that I can send the Book Share files to the BP as text and, often,
this is what I do. However, with some books, I want to retain the extra
navigation features. Thank you to Sarah, Larry, and Pam for the
suggestions. I will try them and let you all know what happens.
Thanks,
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Large Digital Talking Books
> Scott,
> Thanks, and sorry about the confusion. What I meant was that some of =
> the files won't do anything when transferred to the BookPort, since all =
> they contain is daisy navigation information. I haven't encountered =
> this problem before, since I save all my HTML files as text and send the =
> text files to the BP. It looks like you're doing everything right, so =
> Pam probably has the most helpful suggestion, that is, to check your =
> Book Wizard Reader.
>
> Sarah
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott Duck
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:36 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Large Digital Talking Books
>
>
> Sarah,
> First of all, I don't mind the questions. I am a management accountant =
> and
> so I, myself, am use to having to ask a lot of detailed questions to =
> figure
> things out. Yes, my unpack utility is set to create html files but I =
> delete
> the html file before sending to the BP so that I don't send the html =
> file in
> stead of the digital talking book. That leavs 5 files. The BP transfer
> software only shows one occurrence of the book and it doesn't show file
> extensions so I don't know which files are being sent. I figured that =
> the
> transfer software chose which ever files are needed. Also, I am =
> confused by
> one thing that you said. You said that the BP doesn't need the files =
> that
> contain information related to file navigation. Sense the BP can move =
> by
> sections, subsections, and pages, in digital talking books, wouldn't the =
> BP
> need the navigation information?
> Thanks,
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:22 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Large Digital Talking Books
>
>
> > Scott,
> > When you unpack a book, is it daisy or BRF? If it's daisy, which of =
> the =3D
> > five files are you sending to the BookPort? Some of those files only =
> =3D
> > contain information for daisy navigation instead of the contents of =
> the =3D
> > book, so those aren't the files you want to transfer. Is your =
> Bookshare =3D
> > unpack tool set to create HTML files when unpacking daisy books?
> > Sorry for all the questions; I'm trying to figure this out.
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott Duck
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:19 AM
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Large Digital Talking Books
> >
> >
> > Sarah,
> > First, I unpack the Book Share file. Then I run the BP transfer =3D
> > software
> > and navigate to the directory, on the PC, where the Book Share =
> unpacked
> > files are located. I select the title that I want to send and press =
> the
> > send button. To see if it would help, I unpacked one book into its =
> own
> > directory and I got the same result.
> > Thanks,
> > Scott
> > ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> > From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:07 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Large Digital Talking Books
> >
> >
> > > Scott,
> > > Would you mind writing down and posting the exact steps you take =
> after =3D
> > =3D3D
> > > you have downloaded a Bookshare book, what you do with it and how =
> you =3D
> > =3D3D
> > > transfer it to the BookPort? I might be able to help you, but I'm =
> not =3D
> > =3D3D
> > > entirely sure what all you are doing.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Sarah
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Scott Duck
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:03 AM
> > > To: Book Port Discuss
> > > Subject: [bookport] Large Digital Talking Books
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > > I have been working on sending some digital talking books from Book =
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> > > Share to the BP. When I send something small, like a periodical, =
> the =3D
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> > > file gets sent almost instantly. When I try to send something =
> large, =3D
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> > > like a Bible or large text book, the transfer software says "getting =
> =3D
> > =3D3D
> > > file information" and just sits there. After two or three minutes, =
> I =3D
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> > > give up and cancel the process. Because the digital talking books =
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> > > Book Share only contain text, I wouldn't think that it would take =
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> > > long to filter the file, even if the file is large. Is something =
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> > wrong =3D3D
> > > or am I just not being patient enough? By the way, when the =
> transfer =3D
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> > > software says "getting file information", the sounds that are made =
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> > don't =3D3D
> > > sound like the normal progression of tones that are usually made =3D
> > during =3D3D
> > > a file transfer. There is just a single tone over and over. It =3D
> > sounds =3D3D
> > > kind of like a slow heart monitor. Any help that anyone could give =
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> > > would be appreciated.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Scott
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