The Text Publications media directory enables you to listen to plain text and epub format publications stored on your hard drive.
Plain text
epub support - this is not a complete implementation of the epub standard but rather a practical implementation of the epub version 3 format which includes those elements that can be represented by speech. Elements supported are headings, links, unordered and ordered numerical and alphabetical lists. Tables are marked but not shown.
A browser view of a current publication segment is available so that a user can follow any external links, tables and examine text if required using a screen reader or magnifier.
Some epub books are protected by DRM; DRM is not supported by SpeakOn.
The following file extensions are supported:
'.txt','epub'
First navigate to the user settings folder:
Windows Vista Seven and Eight
C:\users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\SpeakOn\MediaSuite
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application Data\SpeakOn\MediaSuite
Then using a text editor, open the Text Publications settings file:
\app\Text_Publications\Text_Publications\config\config.txt
By default the main directory of your Text Publications files is set to:
directory=${user.content.dir}/Text_Publications
Where the ${user.content.dir} is set by default to
Windows Vista Seven and Eight
C:\users\yourusername\My_SpeakOn_Media
Windows XP
C:\yourusername\My_SpeakOn_Media
Do not modify this setting.
You can include your publications folders in the Library by using the procedure described in:
Tutorial > Listening to mainstream media > Text Publications > Including your publications in the Library
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