It's not correctly implemented and I have raised the issue with Jim Fruchterman. The answer is good news--they will fix it but not until the DAISY 3 text validator is available because they don't want to fix things more than once. I agree with that strategy. Steve Holmes writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > OK, I stand corrected. I just remember earlier last year an issue > being raised about Bookshare's not implementing daisy completely or > correctly or something. I just hope the developers of daisy players > can keep up with the emerging standard. From my limitted vantage > point, it sounds like the standard is rapidly changing and wonder > about players' keeping up. > > I think it is exciting that Canada and Britain are going all the way > with daisy and yet I haven't heard word one from my regional library > as to when daisy would be wide use here in the US. RFB makes their > stuff available in daisy but they told me I had to use a special > secret proprietary player from them to use their books. They told me > supposedly that other players would not work with their materials. > Too bad, I'd say. > > On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 08:59:20AM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Wait a minute--before you start throwing stones ... > > > > BookShare's implementation is based on the DAISY 3.0 specification. Listen-Up was initially built to do DAISY 2.02. So, don't blame either one. > > > > I'm sure Kirk will get DAISY 3.0 working in Listen-Up after I can get him some content that's both audio and text to work with. Almost none of that is available yet. Even the validators aren't built yet. > > > > So, please be more cautious to get your facts right before casting wholesale aspersions > > Steve Holmes writes: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Listen-up was mentioned as a possible solution. That is indeed a > > > software solution that is free and runs on Linux. I haven't played > > > with it for quite some time now. I thought I saw some bookmarks > > > feature in there but also don't know if it actually works or not. I > > > kind of gave up on it for a while since I don't have any daisy books > > > here to read and Bookshare's implementation apparently sucks because > > > it won't work with listen-up! > > > > > > - -- > > > HolmesGrown Solutions > > > The best solutions for the best price! > > > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iD8DBQFAcVYyWSjv55S0LfERAqK/AJ9eomLn6BR4OTEUw+vFO719TyX9lwCfUw4i > > > z72Y2T7Jgyk2L1VcWLPtW8Y= > > > =1WMj > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAcxZrWSjv55S0LfERAm8wAKC3LJld76CVL/AvaCTLADk/P7ThxQCfXCiC > r49nBctuFanMFuSBx2yC9Cg= > =wxkL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
