Hi Carol and List: You can use the unzip feature. Even part of Humanware requires that you do, when files are zipped. You can't use it with Book Share, unless you download a public domain book, but yes, it is a utility that you can definitely use.
Kind Regards, Rhonda > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carol Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:50:17 +0100 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >Rhonda, >Can I just get this straight, please? >I was asking for a zip/unzip utility because I understood that the >Bookshare Unpack utility came with membership to Bookshare. If this is >so then I presume those without membership to Bookshare don't in fact >have this unzip utility and therefore can't unzip books. If the unzip >utility is in fact supplied as part of the Book Reader software within >BrailleNote then this could be OK for anyone to use. Confirmation >either way would be useful. Thanks. >-- >Carol >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rhonda >Clark >Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:52 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: re: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >Mike, when you get the books, go in to the File Manager. Change the >name, by press R to rename. Go to the file you want to rename. At the >end of the title, give it a .bks extension. Then, go to Main Menu. >Press B to go into the Book reader. Go to the folder and file where >your packed or zipped book is located. It will ask you where you want >your unpacked book to be stored. Go into the folder and file where >you'd do that. You'll be asked for a password. If you don't have Book >Share, just press Enter. You'll be asked if you want to delete the >"packed" book. I never do that until I make sure it unzipped all right. >Kind Regards, >Rhonda Clark >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [email protected] >>Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:07:18 EDT >>Subject: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >>I've noticed, that all the books on www.braille.org, are in .zip >>format. Once downloaded, and coppied to the braillenote, being that >>the bn doesn't support ..zip, atleast not yet, how do I open them? Mike >>Rochester, Ny. >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: >15/08/2005 >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: >15/08/2005 >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
