bookshare.org unpack

[Janina Sajka]

Let me answer the question about better access in Linux to BookShare
DAISY markup.

There are two points that are important:

1.)	We need a decent user agent. Perhaps Listen-Up will eventually
handle DAISY 3. I hope so. Meanwhile, we all know Kirk is overloaded, so
rolled up sleeves from competent programmers are the best way to get
from point A to point B on this one.

2.)	The DAISY markup BookShare uses is broken. They know that. They
know they need to fix it. But, they're reluctant to start on that until
we cann all agree on exactly how the markup should be done. I don't
blame them. They don't want to put in a fix only to find out they need
to put in another fix yet again. On this point everyone is hedging their
bets waiting for players and for the markup to settle down more
permanently.

Steve Holmes writes:
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> Well, I just now tried the unpack tool and it surprisingly worked here.
> I'm running Slackware 10.1 on this box.  I thought I had heard something
> about a miss matched library or some such a long time ago but never
> persued it much.  Anyway, it does work here.  
> 
> Oh, on another subject, has any progress been made on getting the
> O'reily books to work better with Daisy? The only answers or suggestions
> in the past was to extract the HTML and use that in a browser.  I really
> wanted to take advantage of the daisy navigation features.  They even
> had a disclaimer that the o"Reily books couldn't be used in the windows
> Daisy reader.  I didn't think it worked with Listen-up but can't say any
> further on that one yet.
> 
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 11:07:38AM -0400, Ann K. Parsons wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Janina, got sidetracked this morn' and haven't had a chance to run the
> > program.  I tried unpacking something last night, and got an error
> > said something about needing library xxx or whatever.  You're probably
> > right that it is library related and needs updating.  If you can light
> > a fire under them, good!  You might also ask them to please pay
> > attention when people write asking questions.  Allowing somebody to
> > sit for six months, whether or not that person persisted in his
> > efforts to contact Benetech is immaterial.  It's faulty business
> > practice to ignore or refuse to attend to, questions that come from
> > patrons.  Doesn't matter if you can't fulfill the need, if you can
> > fulfill the need.  It's the human contact that matters.  This poor guy
> > should never, ever have been allowed to stagnate for six months!
> > People pay good money for Bookshare.  <smile>  I just renewed my
> > subscription this morning.  
> > 
> > <smile>  I must say, though that Bookshare has been known to hang fire
> > sometimes, even at its beginning.  I remember one gal who wrote in,
> > thoroughly insensed because she hadn't had her proof of blindness
> > confirmed.  
> > 
> > "I don't know what's wrong with you people," she wrote.  "I think your
> > whole organization is on auto-Pilate!"
> > 
> > I've been laughing about that post for years!  Every time I think
> > about it I roar!  Anyway, I trust you'll make waves in Benetech.  You
> > go Janina!  
> > 
> > Ann P.
> > 
> > -- 
> > 			Ann K. Parsons  
> > email:  akp at eznet.net 			
> > WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
> > "All that is gold does not glitter.  
> > Not all those who wander are lost."  JRRT
> > 
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