I found a daisy reader for the mac called Emerson. I have it installed on here now, but don’t have any content to try it out with. It’s open source, just google emerson daisy reader.
hth, Caitlyn ps-It was free. On May 20, 2014, at 3:42 PM, David Griffith <d.griff...@btinternet.com> wrote: > If it is the one I think it is it used to be pretty pricey. Over 100 in > the UK. > Products which do not put their price up front do not normally compete on > price and the product I referred to you to is the only free Mac option I am > aware of. It might genuinely be worth contacting the developers as there may > be a simple workaround for the issue you are getting. > > > There are of course free high quality options in the other OS which you > might consider if you have a Fusion install on your Mac. , This would allow > you to have a Fusion Window simply playing the Daisy content whilst you > continue to work on the Mac side. > > > > David Griffith > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net > [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Andy Collins > Sent: 20 May 2014 20:04 > To: OS X & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Re: Daisy files on the Mac > > Hi - I just searched for read hear, and got to the sellers website, but > couldn't find a price for the software; can anybody advise me of how much it > is? - > > Andy > On 20 May 2014, at 19:47, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > >> I think it's the old adage here, you gets what you pays for, you takes > your choice. >> >> Personally speaking, if I want to use DAISY on the Mac, I use ReadHear. > it was updated quite recently with a lot of the quirky bugs ironed out. For > instance you can now return to your library without having to go through the > Window menu. >> >> The price is a little steep, I totally agree there. >> Kindest regards >> >> <--- Gordon Smith ---> >> >> <gor...@mac-access.net> >> >> Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; >> Proudly Providing Braille And Alternative Format Transcription Services, > Plus Help & Support To The Staff And Students Of the Visually Impaired > Department at Sunnyside Academy, Colby Newham, Middlesbrough! >> >> Telephone: >> >> United Kingdom: Free Phone: >> 0800 8620538 >> >> United Kingdom Geographic: >> 01133 280547 >> Mobile: >> +44 7907 823971 >> >> Europe and other non-specified: >> +44 1642 688095 >> >> United States Of America And Canada: >> +1 646 9151493 >> Or: >> +1 209 436 9443 >> >> Australasia: >> +61 38 8205930 >> Or: >> +61 39 0284505 >> >> Fax: >> +44 1642 365123 >> >> Follow Us On Twitter: >> <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> >> >> Skype: >> <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> On 19 May 2014, at 18:41, David Griffith <d.griff...@btinternet.com> > wrote: >> >> You will get basic Daisy functionality with the freeware Olearia program > but >> I have not used it since Lion so I am not sure of how well it works with >> Mavericks. >> >> David Griffith >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net >> [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Andy Collins >> Sent: 19 May 2014 18:06 >> To: OS X & iOS Accessibility >> Subject: Daisy files on the Mac >> >> Hi all - >> >> I want to develop Spanish conversation, and have been considering a course >> with the Hadley school for the blind. It seems they use DTB file formats > for >> the audio material. There was a link on their website, to test if the > files >> would play on my computer, and as they were in mp3 format, the download >> unzipped and played just fine. However, they opened in iTunes, which isn't >> ideal when it comes to needing to be able to jump to headings etc, within >> the recording. 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