[bksvol-discuss] Re: BRF
- From: talmage@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:09:10 -0500
Hi Charlie,
Yes, I remember, as I probably validated all the Bernard Cornwell books you
submitted. I wouldn't have remembered it was you, but I should thank you
as they got me going on the Sharpe series. As for the BRF / RTF issue, I
would endorse the policy to continue accepting the BRF submissions, but
only as in the cases as you did, where both RTF and BRF were submitted for
the same book. I would also hope that Bookshare could manage to come up
with an algorithm to check if a BRF copy existed so as to not translate an
existing RTF file to BRF if a BRF file already existed, and to not list the
title twice.
Dave
At 10:31 AM 12/15/2004, you wrote:
Dave,
I have submitted some Bernard Cornwell books - very probably the ones you
are referring to. I scanned them into a RTF file, then used software
called EDIT-PC to translate the RTF into braille. I then corrected and
formatted the braille (I'm a certified braille transcriber) and submitted
the book in RTF and BRF formats. I included a note in the uploads to
indicate that the book was being submitted in both formats.
I can't contribute to this discussion on the utility of these formats, but
maybe this will add a little clarity to how they got there.
Regards,
Charlie
At 08:41 AM 12/15/2004 -0500, you wrote:
Regarding the BRF files, I was explaining the rational, or thought behind
why the format was included initially as an option, not on its
implementation or use since startup. It seems that when you provide
people with options, no matter how you perceive they're uses, they will
always surprise you and use them differently. While on the subject of
surprise, I went back and checked the Bernard Cornwell books that I
remembered validating that came in as 2 formats (RTF & BRF), and found
you're right, the BRF copies are only downloadable as BRF files. Perhaps
I got into some of Guido's 'shrooms' or maybe I'm just hallucinating from
some other stimulant or depressant, but I would have sworn that the last
time I checked it out there were Daisy files available from the BRF books
as well.
Dave
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