[Trainer-talk] Bookshare?

[Dan Burke]

Jim,

You know, I haven't used a Braille display with a computer, so I may
be wrong - but isn't it possible to display in contracted Braille
even those things which aren't actually contracted Braille?  If that
is true, I would be very simple to download the Daisy version of a
Bookshare book and to read it in FS Reader with the Braille display
set to show contracted Braille.

I suggest this because the qualithy of the contracted Braille is not
always that great from Bookshare, and I used this practice even when
downloading to a Pac Mate or Apex.

HTH,
Dan


On 3/26/13, Angela Griffith <agrffth at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I haven't tested this functionality in a while, but if I recall, Duxbury is
> JAWS scripted to read BRF files in their translated form instead of
> gibberish. This would allow one to read the Braille, as well  as have it
> read with JAWS.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim
> Portillo
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:28 PM
> To: Jim Portillo
> Subject: [Trainer-talk] Bookshare?
>
> Hi there,
>
>
>
> Question regarding Bookshare.  I need to help someone access and download
> books on Bookshare, but he is very hard of hearing and will probably be
> best
> off using a computer with his Braille Display and JAWS as a very secondary
> thing.  I use Bookshare but with my Streamer, so I just download the Daisy
> books.
>
> I know that for this person, we'll have to download the BRF version of the
> book, but then when unzipping it, what's the best way for him to be able to
> read it and/or listen along to it?  Does this question make sense?
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Trainer-talk mailing list
> Trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/trainer-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Trainer-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/trainer-talk_nfbnet.org/agrffth%40sbcgloba
> l.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Trainer-talk mailing list
> Trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/trainer-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Trainer-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/trainer-talk_nfbnet.org/burke.dall%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Dan Burke, President
The National Federation of the Blind of Montana
www.nfbmontana.org
Visit us on Face Book at http://bit.ly/nfbmtfb
My Cell:  406.546.8546