Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

If you can, find the experimental Bookshare options, and turn on EPUB downloading. Then, if you use Emacspeak, you can put it in your EBooks folder and read it with that. If not, I'm sure Firefox can read them with an addon. If not, use Pandoc to convert them to whatever format you can open, and read it like that.

Devin Prater

Assistive Technology Instructor in training at World Services for the BLIND, JAWS certified

On Jun 29, 2017 1:25 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read 
> it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but not for me. 
> The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf is 
> obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it saved as html. 
> I think I've covered it.  What's missing here? 
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Peveto 
> Registered Linux user number 600552 
> Everything happens after coffee! 
>
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Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

With Bookshare books, when you unzip them, you have a pile of
files.  One is the xml file, the content of the book.  There's another
one, named daisyTransform.xsl.
You can use that xsl file to turn the xml into html, with xsltproc:

xsltproc daisyTransform.xsl Book.xml > Book.html

The xsltproc command is probably in a package named libxslt or something
similar.

I wrote a little script to convert html to text with elinks, using all
the options and settings I prefer.  It also produces output in UTF-8, so
Unicode characters are faithfully preserved.
http://the-brannons.com/useful-scripts/cmb-html2txt
By default, elinks indents everything by 3 spaces, which is kind of
annoying.  So you'll want the line

    set document.browse.margin_width = 0

in your config file, either /etc/elinks/elinks.conf or
$HOME/.elinks/elinks.conf.
If there's an existing document.browse.margin_width line, just modify
that one.

Good luck,
-- Chris

Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

How do you save it as text using Lynx?  I read Bookshare books in brf 
format, but sometimes it's better to have, say, a technical book as 
straight text.

Al

On 6/29/2017 7:53 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Speaking only for myself, I have a suggestion.
> unzip the file and see if loading the XML in Firefox works for you.
> this is not how i read them personally. but if you want to use Firefox
> that might do the trick.
> I personally load the XML into lynx, save it as text, and read it in
> wordperfect, but that is me.
> Kare
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>
>> I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi
>> text options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I
>> cannot read
>> it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will,
>> but not for me.
>> The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands
>> as abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting
>> to brf is
>> obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to
>> have it saved as html.
>> I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Peveto
>> Registered Linux user number 600552
>> Everything happens after coffee!
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Blinux-list mailing list
>> Blinux-list@redhat.com
>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>>
>>
>
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Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Speaking only for myself, I have a suggestion.
unzip the file and see if loading the XML in Firefox works for you.
this is not how i read them personally. but if you want to use Firefox that 
might do the trick.
I personally load the XML into lynx, save it as text, and read it in 
wordperfect, but that is me.
Kare


On Thu, 29 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read
> it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but not for me.
> The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf is
> obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it saved as html.
> I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Peveto
> Registered Linux user number 600552
> Everything happens after coffee!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>
>

Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Bookshare uses .xml files for its daisy markup, but, yeah--u should be
able to use any browser that supports reading xml to do so. Some
browsers seem to parse it better than others.

On 6/29/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote:
> Once you have unzipped a Daisy text book, look for any XHTML files it
> contains. These should contain the text, and web browsers should be able to
> allow you to read and navigate these files.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library
> of Congress
> Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls/
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of
> the Library of Congress, NLS.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 2:25 PM
> To: blinux
> Subject: returning to bookshare.org topic
>
> I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text
> options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read
> it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but
> not for me.
> The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as
> abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf
> is
> obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it
> saved as html.
> I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Peveto
> Registered Linux user number 600552
> Everything happens after coffee!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>
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RE: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

I found a .xml file that it seems to be able to read.  I'm gonna try that one.


Mark Peveto
Registered Linux user number 600552
Everything happens after coffee!

On Thu, 29 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Once you have unzipped a Daisy text book, look for any XHTML files it contains. These should contain the text, and web browsers should be able to allow you to read and navigate these files.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
> Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls/
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 2:25 PM
> To: blinux
> Subject: returning to bookshare.org topic
>
> I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read
> it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but not for me.
> The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf is
> obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it saved as html.
> I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Peveto
> Registered Linux user number 600552
> Everything happens after coffee!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>
> _______________________________________________
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>

RE: returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Once you have unzipped a Daisy text book, look for any XHTML files it contains. These should contain the text, and web browsers should be able to allow you to read and navigate these files. 

Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.

-----Original Message-----
From: blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 2:25 PM
To: blinux
Subject: returning to bookshare.org topic

I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read
it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but not for me.
The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf is
obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it saved as html.
I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?






Mark Peveto
Registered Linux user number 600552
Everything happens after coffee!

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Re: returning to bookshare.org topic

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Daisy files are zipped in bookshare, so you'll need something like
7zip to open them. Additionally, you'll need something that can read
them on your Linux box. 7zip & a daisy player available at:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dbr/files/latest/download
may prove helpful.

On 6/29/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote:
> I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text
> options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read
> it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but
> not for me.
> The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as
> abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf
> is
> obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it
> saved as html.
> I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark Peveto
> Registered Linux user number 600552
> Everything happens after coffee!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list@redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>


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Remember! Friends Help Friends Be Cybersafe
Jackie McBride
Helping Cybercrime Victims 1 Person at a Time
https://brighter-vision.com

returning to bookshare.org topic

[Linux for blind general discussion]

I downloaded a bookshare book, and the opnly options i had were dazi text options or mp3.  I downloaded the dazi text only version, but I cannot read
it.  How are folks doing this.  It's been suggested that firefox will, but not for me.
The mp3 option won't work, because it's reading various linux commands as abbreviations for other things, and that's not helpful.  Converting to brf is
obviously not the answer either.  I have no html files or options to have it saved as html.
I think I've covered it.  What's missing here?






Mark Peveto
Registered Linux user number 600552
Everything happens after coffee!