Lisa, when it asks for a file name, just press Enter. It is already named, so just press Enter, and it will automatically transfer into a .brf. A friend is someone you call upon during good and bad times. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Lisa Ehlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 14:40:36 +1000 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] book share
>Okay tiny bit of confusion. Does this automatic thing with the bks extension >apply to the books in the public domain and the ones in the copyright domain >like the membership only ones? When it asked me to name the file I just >figured that I had to put an extension with it otherwise it would have been an >htm extension. I guess I thought this since that's what happens with Web >Braille if I don't put a brf extension on Web Braille files then they can >come out htm but are okay when I review the options and tell it it is a >Braille file. >Thanks! >Lisa >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: rhonda clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:52:46 -0600 (CST) >>Subject: re: [Braillenote] book share >>Lisa, it will automatically have the .bks extension. You will download it >>into the folder you want it, then press B. from the Main Menu. It will give >>it a .brf extension when you unpack it. At the password prompt, you can >>either type in your password, or press Enter. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Lisa Ehlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>>Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 13:45:00 +1000 >>>Subject: re: [Braillenote] book share >>>Hi Rhoda, and List, >>>Okay so if I download a book from the public domain do I have to give the >>>file name two extensions the bks and the zip extension? I would guess so but >>>just wanted to double check. >>>Lisa >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: rhonda clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>>>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:32:33 -0600 (CST) >>>>Subject: [Braillenote] book share >>>>Lisa and list: >>>>When first downloaded from the site, bookshare.org books are "packed" in >>>>to a special compressed format that has a .bks file extension, regardless >>>>of what book format you have chosen. Public domain books have a .zip >>>>extension after the .bks extension. Once the book is downloaded, it is >>>>then possible to "unpack" it from .bks file in to its normal format such as >>>>.brf or .txt. Once this is done, you can then delete the .bks file. >>>>All bookshare.org books are password protected. You need to enter your >>>>password to unpack the books. Books that are in the public domain, (out of >>>>copyright), don't require a password even though the prompt will still come >>>>up. You can just press ENTER, or enter your password. >>>>Books can only be "unpacked" in KeyBook. >>>>1. Go to KeyWeb by either pressing I. in the Main Menu or, BACKSPACE with >>>>ENTER with I. anywhere. KeyWeb will prompt you for a URL. >>>>2. Select Bookshare from your favorites. Navigate to the Login page and >>>>log in using your member details. You will end up in a personalized >>>>welcome page. >>>>3. Locate the book you want, ensuring it is in a supported format, and >>>>download it to the folder and drive of your choice. >>>>TO UNPACK: >>>>1. Go to KeyBook by pressing BACKSPACE with ENTER with B. >>>>2. KeyBook will offer you the folder in to which you downloaded the book >>>>as default. Press ENTER, and you will be offered the book as the default >>>>file. If you've downloaded several books, the last one is the offered >>>>book. To select the book, press ENTER. >>>>3. KeyBook prompts: "Folder for unpacked Bookshare book? Press ENTER for >>>>"My Books." Either press ENTER or select another file location. >>>>4. You will be prompted for your bookshare.org password. Type it in, and >>>>press ENTER. >>>>5. The book will unpack. There will be some progress beeps. When >>>>complete, KeyBook prompts: "Delete original packed Bookshare book?" Press Y. >>>>(NOTE: If the book format is not supported, KeyBook will tell you at this >>>>point and return to the main menu.) >>>>(NOTE: If there is not enough memory available to unpack the book, KeyBook >>>>will prompt "could not save unpacked Bookshare book. Disk is full.") >>>>6. KeyBook displays the name of the file, including the file extension. >>>>7. KeyBook will ask "Review the options?" as it does for every book in a >>>>non-native KeySoft format the first time. >>>>8. The book is now ready to read. If you exit the book before reading it, >>>>KeyBook will bookmark for you, and the next time you open it, it will open >>>>to the same place. >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
