Hello, The Daisy format is designed to make books and other reading material more easily accessed by the blind reader. There are three basic types of Daisy items, 1. Speech only, 2. Text only, and 3 Speech and text combined. Regardless of which one of these types you use you have the ability to navigate the file more easily than a standard TXT or BRF file. For example I get newspapers from the NFB NewsLine service delivered in my e-mail box each morning. They are in Daisy text format. When I open one of these up on my BN I can jump from section to section, article to article, go to a specific page etc. by using simple commands. I can then either read the article in Braille or listen to the synthesizer on the BN read it. If the file were a Daisy speech file I could use the same navigation commands and move quickly through the recording. If the file were a Daisy speech and text file I could listen to the recorded speech and read along with the text in Braille.
Daisy really has nothing to do with the type of information contained in the file but rather it provides the ability to navigate quickly and efficiently through the information. The other thing is that some Daisy books have different levels of navigation in them depending on how they were created. Some will let you navigate by sentence, word, paragraph, page, section, chapter, etc. This will continue to get better as new materials are produced. HTH. Karl ____________________ Karl Smith Access Technology Specialist Axis 4304 South El Camino St. Taylorsville, Utah 84119 Phone: 866-824-7885 Fax: 866-824-7885 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No one will ever go broke underestimating the intelligence of the human race. - H. L. Menkin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kandi Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:53 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Why do we need DAISY? I hate looking through tapes too. What I don't understand though is that the DAISY books that are supported on the BN from Bookshare are text-only, so it's pretty much the same as reading a text or BRF file, except that it takes up much more space. If the DAISY books had recorded narration, then that would be different. Kandi (spelled with a K and an i) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I used to have a handle on life, then it broke. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] Date sent: >Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:35:47 -0400 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Why do we need DAISY? >Kandie >I have been using Daisy books for several years now and considering the >hundreds of hours spent looking though cassettes I wouldn't go back for >anything. As a blind person the ability to go to any page or paragraph I >want is a step in to the modern world. To be able to get my monthly >magazines on one disc with 10 titles be able to play it while I am traveling >to work have no tape hiss no muffled readers just good clear audio all the >time. I can understand how in the beginning it can be a little intimidating >especially when your not sure of all you choices. However once you figure it >out most won't ever want anything less. On top of all that manufacturers >have announced the cassettes are stopping production this year. >Terry Bray >Adaptive Technology Analyst >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kandi >Sent: September 24, 2006 10:27 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: [Braillenote] Why do we need DAISY? >I don't understand it either. People say that DAISY books are easier to >navigate through, but I don't think that's true. I think they're a pain. >Kandi (spelled with a K and an i) >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I used to have a handle on life, then it broke. >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: kathleen spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] Date sent: Sun, 24 >>Sep 2006 18:41:09 -0700 >>Subject: re: [Braillenote] Attention list Moderator >>Can someone make sense of this discussion? >>I ws told that a "daisy book" meant it was a speech document. Wit >>the BN, you can actualy listen to BRF books. >>So, why do you need daisy at all on the BN? >>___ >>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 >___ >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 __________ NOD32 1.1772 (20060924) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ 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
