[bksvol-discuss] Re: BRF
- From: "Julie Morales" <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:51:09 -0800
Hi, Charlie. I'm just curious. I personally always use the .brf files, so I
think they're great, but why would you submit both formats? Was it to eliminate
the possibility of translation errors? At least in the books I've read, there
are minor errors, like maybe some words that are separated by spaces when
standard braille would have them connected, but other than that, I haven't seen
any major errors, and at least for me, the spacing isn't really a problem. Take
care.
Julie Morales
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----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Wadman
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:31 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BRF
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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