I recently upgraded to OpenBook 7. It seems to read scanned documents fine, but if I open WordPerfect files, plain text files, copy and paste from web pages...
I could be all wet but I would suspect that you are using viavoice as your syn. I have had nothing but trouble with this supplied syn and the first thing I do...
arliedog
ddlmh50@...
Sep 1, 2004 8:47 pm
7446
I agree. Running OB 7 on XP home and have never had a problem. Gene ... From: arliedog To: openbook-users@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004...
Hi folks. While installing JFW I noticed that I can install multiple langues of the Eloquence synth. Can this be used to switch languages on the fly while ...
Chris Smart
chris_s@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:06 pm
7448
I was trying to install 7.01, but it would not go where I wanted it, so what I did finally was to install version 7 that came on the cd, and installed the...
Walter Siren
Wsiren@...
Sep 1, 2004 11:00 pm
7449
I do not think it will work for openbook documents. My understanding is that jaws will only switch languages on the fly if there is a code to indicate that...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:35 am
7450
Did you get the open book update that came out a few months ago? It is a fix in word. ... From: "Don A. Elbourne Jr." <delbourne@...> To:...
robert tweedy
rtweedy2@...
Sep 2, 2004 10:24 am
7451
I've always used the ViaVoice synthesizer. I use Reed and have used it for years. That's what I'm using with OpenBook 6 as well. Did something change in...
Just a thought for what it's worth. I finally got OB7 to do what I want when I want, but I had to uninstall it and anything relating to viavoice as well as ...
I regularly import files into Openbook to read and have no problems at all. There are some characters that will crash ViaVoice, for example a series of ...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 2, 2004 4:16 pm
7454
It seems like that I read somewhere, about a program to remove all traces of viavoice from your computer. I don't remember where I saw it. Walter Siren ... ...
Walter Siren
Wsiren@...
Sep 2, 2004 4:17 pm
7455
It is called "TTSCLEAN" and it can be found in the "VVLANGS" folder on the OpenBook CD. Andy ... From: Walter Siren [mailto:Wsiren@...] Sent: Thursday,...
Andrew.Baracco@...
Sep 2, 2004 5:30 pm
7456
Hi Everyone, This concerns some problems I am having when scanning pages with columns such as a magazine. This is actually a Sunday school book and there are...
barbara
eghansen@...
Sep 2, 2004 6:41 pm
7457
Barbara, As strange as this may sound, you need to uncheck that option. The recognize columns option is enabled when you want OB to simply read the page...
Larry Higgins
lhiggins@...
Sep 2, 2004 8:30 pm
7458
I have OpenBook 7.0.156 I think that is the latest....
That program is on the Openbook CD. Cannot remember exactly where but it starts with tts*.* Robert McCoy (506) 459-6636 ... From: Walter Siren...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 3, 2004 12:03 am
7460
What contrast settings are you using, if autocontrast, you probably will get much better results if you select a contrast of your own. You will most likely...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 3, 2004 12:03 am
7461
I have uninstalled OpenBook, Uninstalled Jaws, uninstalled ZoomText, uninstalled Viavoice. I ran the ttsclean.exe from the OpenBook CD. I reinstalled OpenBook...
I assume you do not have problems in other programs. Please refresh my memory, as to when the crashes take place, for example, is it when reading, scanning,...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 4, 2004 7:34 am
7463
I am partially sighted, and so I do not normally use JAWS. I have uninstalled both JAWS and ZoomText now and OpenBook still crashes. OpenBook crashes when...
I saved the file to my harddrive and opened it in OpenBook, it read fine. It is possible that a code exists and was changed when you put it on the webpage or...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 4, 2004 2:16 pm
7465
I notice if I scan books over, say, four hundred pages, using 2-page mode (so before processing that would be over 200 pages), I almost always get an error...
I had this problem several times. I found that if scanning in express batch and if I had to stop scanning, the first scanned page after I started to scan...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 8, 2004 7:45 am
7467
Still no luck. I uninstalled OpenBook, ViaVoice, and Connect Outloud. I removed all references to OpenBook, ViaVoice, or Arkenstone in the registry. I did a...
Not sure what to suggest. I am sure you said before, but I forget. Have you tried reading imported files with OB and viaVoice turned off? For example, allow...
Robert McCoy
rmccoy@...
Sep 8, 2004 3:01 pm
7469
Have you considered the possibility that the problem may be that you have a corrupted copy of OB? Gene ... From: Robert McCoy To:...
Boomerdad, I'm gonna make a suggestion I know you wont like, but it works. Suggestion? Scan only one page at a time, and don't ever use either method of batch...
Larry Higgins
lhiggins@...
Sep 8, 2004 4:04 pm
7471
Grrrrrr ... you're right, I don't like it ... but I can see where you're coming from and am in no position to argue, having just had to rescan over a hundred...
I tried setting the synthesizer to another synthesizer or "No voice" and OpenBook still crashed at the same point. However, when I turn the speech off...