[access-uk] Re: scanners computers, and jaws

  • From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:43:54 -0000

Thanks Steve for that. I had to fiddle about a bit to get my Epson to do it with an assigned button, but it works a treat and is such a useful feature. 


Jackie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: scanners computers, and jaws



Hi Jackie,
Not Graham, but yes, you can. I have one of these, and they are brilliant. 
You may need sighted help to set up the button manager in it, but you can
photocopy at the press of a button.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Jackie Cairns
Sent: 14 November 2007 21:03
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: scanners computers, and jaws
Graham, regarding the Opticbook, can you set it up to do photocopying? With my Epson 1240, I have a really nifty facility that lets me press one of the 
buttons on the front and it photocopies documents, which is really handier
than trying to get someone to copy them for you.  If I ever had to upgrade
my scanner, it would be a feature I would hate to lose.  But I like the
sound of the book edge facility on the Opticbook.

Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:46 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: scanners computers, and jaws
all will work well and the laptop should be fine I think. The Cannon LIDE 
range of scanners are perhaps a little slow but they are better than
nothing.  If you are going to be scanning books then a bookedge scanner
would be appropriate.  The only one I know of that is reasonably
affordable
is the Plustek Optibook 3600.  This has a scanner glass that extends past
the front edge of the scanner. it slopes down at an angle of 45 degrees or 
something like that, could be 30 degrees i'm really not sure what the
angle
is.  Anyway it allows text in the margin of a book to be read without
having
to break the spine in order to read it.

OpenBook has not been developed for a while  but there is a latest
version,
version 8 about to be released.  Generally, of the scanning programs
designed for visually impaired people, Kurzweil 1000 is currently the more 
advanced program I would say.

regards

Graham
Graham Page
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: [access-uk] scanners computers, and jaws


Hi  All
Any  views regarding the  following.
My  local authority  is  looking at  funding  equipment for me
and they are  recommending:


"Toshiba satellite pro laptop A200 with 1GB ram memory, with windows
XP pro included."

Is this a good choice for Jaws  and a scanner?


"Jaws update to number 8 from"

Iassume  if jaws was bought next year  it would be Jaws9

"Canoscan Lide 70 scanner by canon and  Openbook from  (latest high
specification OCR software)

Is this a good  choice for the  scanner?

Regards,  Derek
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