Hello Chris Sorry; I replied to your previous post before I saw this one.
This is a very interesting concept. The only problem from our perspective is that it requires Office be installed by the looks of things. Lynne On 11 Oct 2011, at 16:43, Chris Johnson wrote: Sorry, wrong link. Below is the link for the free Create and Convert system: <http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/eduapps/createconvert.php>http://eduapps.org/?page_id=10 <http://eduapps.org/?page_id=10> Chris Johnson, A T Specialist, express ABLE On 10/10/11 3:25 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi David > > Unfortunately, you're not quite talking about the same thing here. We're > talking about a "Publisher", not a "Creator". The two are very different > concepts. > > A "Publisher" is a product which allows you to manipulate different types of > material and create the layout of the DAISY content. It is possible to > create a DAISY book quite easily, but the free options you describe clearly > have restrictions and aren't the same as a full-blown publisher. > > Thanks for the suggestions but actually we ourselves are not looking for a > Windows-based solution. Nor do I use JFW, thank goodness! :) > > As for the Word option, definitely not! Again it isn't a publisher. It is a > creator. The two concepts are very different. We are simply not prepared to > go that route and buy Office or any of its components. > > Gordon > > > On 10 Oct 2011, at 06:26, David Griffith wrote: > > I have only come into the thread late and this may not be the solution sought. > > Re Daisy Book audio book production. > There are easy free and powerful free options on the windows side. The one I > use is the free daisy Book generator. This program works with any collection > of mp3 files to convert them into a daisy book. . There a few restrictions. > The files must be named sequentially in the order in which they are to be > played and the filenames must not include any spaces. I use at the excellent > free bulk rename utility if this is an issue with files I am trying to > convert into daisy book. The program works in a command window but is > accessible in Jaws. In essence all you have to do is collect your files into > a folder, hit the application key whilst the folder is highlighted and then > select daisy from the context menu in explorer. Now press enter when daisy > book generator starts up, and then press enter to exit the program. You can > review the progress of the program with insert b but it is very quick at > conversion. The folder will them be a daisy book. > > If you need a text based daisy option there is the daisy plugin for Microsoft > word. Obviously you have to pay for word but I think the plugin is free. i > never used this but did use the free daisy pipeline > option which takes more setting up. Unfortunately I do not have access to > the machine I set this up on so detailed advice on daisy pipeline will have > to come from a current user. > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- > ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
