Ottawa Canada Dear Frank:
A DAISY file may contain just text, or both text and recorded audio. So two people can use the same file differently, say reading the text in Braille or by listening to the recorded audio. DAISY files are typically created with a chapter, section and sub-section index or in the case of a magazine, Major section, article, item within an article and sub-item within an article. You can instantly move to say the next or previous article, or major section and text books are often created with a page index, so you can jump to a particular page at the touch of a few buttons. A .brf file is just a flat file with a translation of text into Braille. It has no recorded audio although some Braille notetakers such as the BrailleNote can successfully read it aloud with synthesized speech. Hope this explains the advantages of a DAISY file. Note that not all DAISY files contain both recorded audio and text. Some may be just recorded audio, others just text. Brian -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/597 - Release Date: 21/12/2006 6:45 PM ___ 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
