Hello, Ed, Gary, and other Kindle for PC users.
Like you, Ed, I have spent quite a bit of time tinkering with this very
useful program, yet I can't help you with answers. I would gladly do
without the built-in Nuance RealSpeak speech engine if it meant gaining
highly granular access to the text through precise cursor movement. As
I understand the software, one cannot, for instance, have difficult or
arcane proper names spelled. If the book is not rendered in
print-replica format, there is no easy way to locate a particular
portion of the book unless one has a text string to search for that is
unlikely to occur in other parts of the book. Perhaps other users will
bring happier news.
Craig
On 4/6/2012 2:13 PM, Gary King wrote:
Ed,
Currently, I don't think there is a way to do any of the things with
Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plug-In that you want to do because of
limitations in the program. I may have missed something, and if so, I
would like to be corrected. I think the program could definitely be
improved to allow blind users to access the same features that sighted
users can. Folks who feel the same way should go to the Kindle for PC
support page and suggest needed improvements.
Gary King
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----- Original Message -----
*From:* Ed Culpepper <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* GWMicro Users' List <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, April 06, 2012 12:03 PM
*Subject:* Kindle for PC with WE 7.5.4
Hi –
I am looking for other WE users of Kindle for PC who may have
discovered how to maximize Kindle performance. I can execute all of
the basic controls to download, synch, read, and manage books, and
to toggle voices, change rates, and continuous/page-by-page reading.
I am interested in whether anyone knows how to read word-by-word or
by character (to check word spelling). I also would like to know how
to find page numbers corresponding to print editions (not positions
within the book file). Finally, is it possible to cut and paste or
to copy text from the Kindle book for making notes or saving quotations?
Kindle for PC certainly could be improved – such as expanding
available voices or improving their quality – but being able to read
e-books on my notebook is wonderful. I hope some more adept users
have figured out and will share methods to maximize the use of
Kindle for PC with WE.
Thanks –
Ed Culpepper
J. Edward Culpepper, Ph.D.
Huntsville, Alabama
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