[guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
- From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:35:46 -0500
Can you set bookmarks?
Can you get a global navigation view of the book, as is possible with
VictorReader software?
Just curious.
Take care.
--le
----- Original Message -----
From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:16 PM
Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
> on the third point, you are not correct. You can move through the book by
> chapter, page and some other nav chunks.
>
> Johnnie Apple Seed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:13 PM
> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>
>
> Hi Will,
>
> As I understand it, TTS is extremely limited in at least the following
> ways:
> 1.
> Some books don't work with it.
> 2.
> Speech quality is sufficiently poor as to bring its practicality in to
> question.
> 3.
> It is just a straight read, with no capability to navigate through a book.
>
> Am I correct on these three points?
>
> Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
> Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator!
> A+, CCNA, Network+!
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> All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 1:06 PM
> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>
>
>> Darrell;
>>
>> At the end of the day I'm an advocate for accessibility too, the number
>> of
>> bugs I've reported to Microsoft regarding accessibility of their
>> products,
>> especially Visual Studio, stands testament to that. However, I believe
>> breaking the law is one step too far, especially where there already
>> exists
>> a legal method of making something accessible, in this case the TTS
>> plug-in
>> for Reader. Whilst it may not be my method of choice, it is legal and
>> does
>> afford accessibility to the .lit format.
>>
>> Will
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 7:45 PM
>> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>
>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> OK. Possibly true. When it comes to accessibility, I'm not afraid to
>> take
>>> liberties with that definition. If I got in to trouble over it, I would
>> not
>>> hesitate to use my blindness as a media/public relations tool.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
>>> Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator!
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "david poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:42 PM
>>> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>>
>>>
>>> > You need to read the drm documentation carefully. You cannot do
>> anything
>>> > you want with a copy of a book that you purchase that is in electronic
>>> > form
>>> > such as reverse engineer it. The book in this instance is a piece of
>>> > software and in order to accomplish what you want, you'd have to
>>> > reverse
>>> > engineer it.
>>> >
>>> > Johnnie Apple Seed
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 2:07 PM
>>> > Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hi Will,
>>> >
>>> > Hmmm, well, legally, if I purchase a Microsoft E-book file, I can do
>>> > whatever it is I need to do in order to gain access, for my own
>>> > personal
>>> > use. What probably is not legal is for me to proceed to distribute
>>> > that
>>> > file to others. I find it amazing that MS Reader does not permit
>>> > printing.
>>> > Sighted people love to take on-screen info and send it to our printers
>> at
>>> > work right away. My employer spends lots of money on consumables for
>>> > printers!
>>> >
>>> > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
>>> > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator!
>>> > A+, CCNA, Network+!
>>> > Check out high quality telecommunications services at
>> http://ld.net/?nu7i
>>> > All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom!
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:51 AM
>>> > Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Hi;
>>> >>
>>> >> AFAIK, it doesn't allow printing. As an aside, I doubt the
>>> >> legitimacy
>> of
>>> >> using OCR seeing as the TTS plug-in is provided to make Reader
>>> >> accessible.
>>> >> I'm not a legal expert, but would imagine that this would only be
>>> >> permissible in situations where the TTS plug-in offered no output,
>>> >> such
>>> >> as
>>> >> .lit files composed of scanned images. I think this is slightly
>>> >> different
>>> >> in the UK, where there is no law governing accessibility of eBooks,
>>> >> and
>>> >> instead it's left up to the old laws governing photocopying of books,
>> in
>>> >> which OCR, or at least scanning, of a limited portion of a book is
>>> >> allowed.
>>> >>
>>> >> I am looking into the possibility of getting reader to work with at
>> least
>>> >> one of the popular screen readers with a friend from Microsoft.
>>> >> Hopefully
>>> >> something will come out of this.
>>> >>
>>> >> Will
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:12 PM
>>> >> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> Hi Will and all,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Does MS Reader permit you to print pages from books? If so, has
>> anyone
>>> >>> tried this with the virtual printer facilities of K1000 or OpenBook?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
>>> >>> Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator!
>>> >>> A+, CCNA, Network+!
>>> >>> Check out high quality telecommunications services at
>>> >>> http://ld.net/?nu7i
>>> >>> All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi
>>> >>> Freedom!
>>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:03 AM
>>> >>> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> > Hi;
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > I wouldn't like to say at the moment. The legality of this is
>> unsure.
>>> >> In
>>> >>> > the U.S. legislation exists that states it's legal to convert
>>> >>> > ebooks
>>> >>> > to
>>> >>> > another format if they are inaccessible, but the big question is,
>>> >>> > by
>>> >>> > providing a TTS plug-in for Reader, is the format considered
>>> >>> > accessible?
>>> >>> > I
>>> >>> > know in the UK, you can use OCR to store only a part of a book on
>> your
>>> >>> > computer, and this prohibits distribution or alteration of the
>>> >>> > content.
>>> >>> > Outside of the UK and US I don't know anything about the legality
>>> >>> > of
>>> >> this
>>> >>> > sort of situation, and I wouldn't like to offer advice that may
>>> >>> > mean
>>> >>> > you
>>> >>> > break the law and are subsequently open to prosicution.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > I'm currently discussing the point with some folk from MS UK, who
>>> >>> > I
>>> >>> > suspect,
>>> >>> > being the format vendor, are in a position to make a judgement on
>>> >>> > th
>> e
>>> >>> > legality. I'll post more when I hear something from MS.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Thanks,
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Will
>>> >>> > Microsoft MVP (Visual Studio/VC++)
>>> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> > From: "Nektarios Mallas" <nmallas@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> > To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:47 PM
>>> >>> > Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit
>>> >>> > format.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >> Thanks for this.
>>> >>> >> Do you know if there is any other way to extract the text from
>>> >>> >> the
>>> >> *.lit
>>> >>> >> file and read it in other standard programs?
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Nektarios.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>> >> From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> >>> >> Behalf
>>> >>> >> Of Will Pearson
>>> >>> >> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:55 PM
>>> >>> >> To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>> >> Subject: [guispeak] Re: Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit
>> format.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Hi;
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Whilst MS Reader isn't supported by any of the screen readers,
>> there
>>> >>> >> is
>>> >>> >> a plug in. Microsoft have provided a text to speech plug in for
>>> >>> >> Reader
>>> >>> >> that will read aloud the document. It's based on MS SAPI, and
>>> >>> >> uses
>>> >>> >> the
>>> >>> >> standard SAPI synth that ships with Windows. You can find a
>> download
>>> >>> >> for this from the Reader downloads page.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Will
>>> >>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> >> From: "Nektarios Mallas" <nmallas@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> >> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> >> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:39 AM
>>> >>> >> Subject: [guispeak] Microsoft ebook reader and the *.lit format.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> > Hello list.
>>> >>> >> > Is Microsoft ebook reader accessible by screen readers? Is
>>> >>> >> > there
>>> >>> >> > any
>>> >>> >> > other way to access a *.lit file and extract the text from it
>>> >>> >> > so
>>> >>> >> > you
>>> >>> >> > can read it with standard applications such as wordpad? Thanks.
>>> >>> >> > Nektarios.
>>> >>> >> >
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