Try www.loc.gov/nls/braille/ Peter At 01:50 PM 4/27/2003 -0400, you wrote: >the url? > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Altschul" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 11:56 AM >Subject: WB-View, NLS's New Braille E-Book Reading Program (fwd) > > >NLS's new Web-Braille viewer for the PC. The text below is taken directly >from their >press release. If you have any questions or would like to place >an order, please e-mail us at >mailto:[log in to unmask] >=2E You may also call us at (772)546-8950 or (772)546-2473. Our hours are >Monday through >Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Eastern time. > >Announcing Version 1.0 of WB-View: >The First-ever Braille E-book Reading Program >WB-View, a software program designed specifically to read electronic braill= >e >books >is now available. For several years, people have enjoyed electronic books >using software >that simulates reading traditional books. Until now, however, readers of >electronic >braille books have had to use ASCII text programs, such as notepad, that ar= >e >not >suitable for braille formatting. WB-View, designed specifically for use wit= >h >braille, >will increase the facility and flexibility of reading electronic braille >books. >The program affords many benefits to readers. It allows the user to flip >through >the pages of a book by braille page, which is oftentimes shorter than a >print page. >Additional features of the WB-View program include: >=B7 automatic return to the last line read when a volume is reopened >=B7 support for up to ten bookmarks to be saved when a volume is closed >=B7 the ability to open all volumes of a book by opening any one of its >volumes >=B7 a unique auto-read function that allows the user to set the speed at wh= >ich >the >braille display will advance, depending on the length of the line >=B7 automatic launch of WB-View in association with .brf and .brl Windows >files >=B7 support for find and find again commands, which will leave the braille >display >ready for reading at the found position >Not restricted only to braille files, WB-View also provides a similar >reading experience >with plain text files. >WB-View's development was funded by the National Library Service for the >Blind and >Physically Handicapped to facilitate access to its own electronic braille >book collection, >known as Web-Braille. WB-View is designed to work with all popular screen >readers >and refreshable braille displays. WB-View sells for $69.00. > > >VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. >To join or leave the list, send a message to >[log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type >"subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations. > VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. To join or leave the list, send a message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type "subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations. VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. To join or leave the list, send a message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type "subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations. VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html