This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --8323328-1116527499-1006186479=:2815 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII What about freeamp? Also, there's a set of perl modules for smil (see attached message). On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Peter Toneby wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:17:48PM -0000, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > > While only an idea, > > > > I have considered writing a digital talking book player for my final year > > project. I'm not sure how hard this will be, but if it is within my > > technical grasp to do an initial version I will do it! > > It shouldn't be to hard for you as a CS-student, I've got a start for > one, but I'm missing a (free) mp3-library with good support for > searching on timecodes in the mp3-file, this is needed to support DTBs > in a good way. I've only found a non-free lib :(. > > In general since everyhting is XML-based it's fairly easy to implement a > simple reader that presents a lynxlike UI and that plays the music, but > since you might want to add more UI-types, such as speech, linebased > (like ed), and even a full graphical GUI (hey, we seeing people does > enjoy DTB as much as you blind guys do, and we like our GUIs (most of us > at least) :), and there is much more that can be added, the project can > grow quite a bit out of hand... > > /Peter, who has to little time, and to many projects... > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? 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