Hello, Below is a message that I received from my local LUG about Linux tools for Daisy. i also know from another source that Emacspeak implements Daisy 3.0. www.bookshare.org now has an unpack tool that works in Linux. It would be interesting to know if it is possible to load a bookshare Daisy book into Emacspeak and then read the screen with Brltty. There should be no difficulty. I assume that Emacspeak doesn't HAVE to speak, since I don't have a speech synthesizer or a sound card. i am deaf as well as blind. Thanks to anyone who tries this. John -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 13:24:46 -0600 From: snowfall <snowfall@mailbag.com> To: madlug@madisonlinux.org Subject: [Madlug] Fw: RE: linux format tools / Daisy project I am forwarding to the list the reply I received to my query about the Daisy project which is to implement access for those who are blind or cannot read printed matter easily. Hope this reaches the original questioner from Computers to Help People -- I have misplaced his personal email address. MP - - - - - - - - Begin forwarded message: Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 16:50:04 +0100 From: "Markus Gylling" <markus.gylling@tpb.se> To: <snowfall@mailbag.com> Subject: RE: linux format tools Regarding playback tools: One of the most interesting Daisy cross-platform projects right now is AMIS (Adaptive Multimedia Information System). This player is being written in Java. Right now, it exists as a Windows-only prototype, but the first Java version is scheduled to be released in the december timeframe. You can find more information at http://www.amisproject.org/. Also, there is a player development project going on at the technology institute at New Delhi (ITT Delhi). Their player is written directly on the Linux kernel. The project website adress I have is currently not available, but the institutes adress is http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/ Regarding authoring tools: Currently, there are no authoring tools available for other platforms than Windows. However, devleopment projects are being discussed that might change this situation quite soon. Hope this helps. Regards, > -----Original Message----- > From: snowfall [mailto:snowfall@mailbag.com] > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:35 AM > To: info@mail.daisy.org > Subject: linux format tools > > > Hello, > > We would like to know if Daisy has applications > and tools available for use with Linux. > > Thank you, > Mary Pulliam > Madison Linux Users Group > Madison WI USA > > > Markus Gylling International Technical Development Coordinator the DAISY Consortium www.daisy.org TPB - The Swedish Library of Talking books and Braille Sandsborgsvägen 52 12288 Enskede Telephone: 08-399350 Fax: 08-6599467 www.tpb.se _______________________________________________ Madlug mailing list - Madlug@madisonlinux.org http://www.madisonlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/madlug _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list