I really appreciate your help, even though I am not the Richard you are
thinking of.
Now that you mention it, I am aware of the NLS using Daisy format and that
is why I got confused seeing it listed in JAWS.
I assumed that any help topic would be read by JAWS and still don't
understand why JAWS would use Daisy format.
Unless, the help topic is an audio item?
Thanks for your patience and help.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doris and Chris" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Daisy Books?
Hi, Richard,
Are you not the Richard I know from first for-the-people and more recently
from anohter chat site?
NLS is short for "National Library Service" and it traditionally had audio
books on 4-track tapes that required special hardware players to play the
cassette tapes. more recently they have gone to digital audio books that
either come on cartridges for their hproprietary players or such players
like the Victor Stream.
you cannot play the nls books with windows media player but they are
talking books.
the jaws tutorials can be had in either daisy or mp3 format. If you are
more comfortable using Winamp or windows media player, you can get them in
mp3 format and use them that way.
And sorry if I got you mixed up with another Richard.
hth
Doris
At 10:11 PM 8/10/2012 -0400, you wrote:
Thank you so much for this info.
I am sloly beginning to understand.
Is Daisy books kind of like "media player"?
What is, NLS?
Rich
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Daisy Books?
Dear Sir Richard,
The jaws tutoirals and help files FS puts out come in daisy format.
"Daisy" is an accessible audio and/or text that provides for easy
navigation by the reader. If you get nls contnet from the BARD download
site, this is in daisy format also. While nls content requires a hardware
player, many daisy books can be read on the computer. the FS reader
program that comes budnled with jaws is such a daisy player program. Once
you get the hang of it, you'll appreciate it I am sure.
hth
Doris
At 07:25 PM 8/10/2012 -0400, you wrote:
Hi all;
I apologize if this question is too basic.
I've noticed on the "updates" list in 13.0, many topics to update
had "Daisy book" at the end.
For example, Convenient OCR daisy book.
Could someone explain what that means?
Is that update only to be used when using "daisy book"?
What is Daisy books?
Thank you for the enlightenment!
Rich
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