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RNIB Newsagent eText

The RNIB Newsagent eText media directory allows you to find and play (read) RNIB Newsagent eText publications which include newspapers, magazines and media network guides located on the RNIB Newsagent website or on your computer.

The sub-directories of the RNIB Newsagent eText media directory are:

  1. Newsagent – Directory generated automatically based on the RNIB Newsagent website;

  2. Favourites - links you create to your favourites publications

  3. Current Reading - Local directory which contains files downloaded from the RNIB Newsagent website;

  4. Archive - Archive of publications you store in sub-directories based on the publication title;

Formats supported

epub version 2 including support for page list as defined in version 3.

File Extensions supported 

'.epub'

Settings 

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

There are two groups of settings described below:

Network guide settings 

You can choose the channels or stations which are available to you for the various guides.

To configure these settings you need to use the RNIB Newsagent customization task which can be started from the RNIB Newsagent eText task Main menu;
Settings > RNIB Newsagent Guides Customization

This is explained in detail in:
Tutorial > Listening to VI services media > RNIB Newsagent eText > Settings > RNIB Newsagent guides customization

Alternatively, you can edit the relevant network file (RG.txt, DG.txt, TG.txt, SG.txt, XL_RG.txt and XL_TV.txt) located in:

\user\RNIB_Newsagent_eText\RNIB_Newsagent_eText

Open the relevant file with a text editor such as Notepad.

  1. In the opened file, insert the character '*' (an asterisk without the apostrophes) in the beginning of the line of the network you want to hide.

  2. Save the file and close Notepad.

Directories' settings 

The following settings are not required unless you want to use different directories

The relevant configuration file is located at:

\app\RNIB_Newsagent_eText\RNIB_Newsagent_eText\config\config.txt

Open the file with a text editor such as Notepad.

Change the following as required:

Change your Current Reading directory set by default to:
currentReading.directory=${user.content.dir}/RNIB_Newsagent_eText/Current
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
Change the directory path to your Current Reading directory.

Change your Archive directory set by default to:
archive.directory=${user.content.dir}/RNIB_Newsagent_eText/Archive
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
Change the directory path to your Archive directory.

Save the file and close Notepad

Important Note:  To use this facility you must be an RNIB Newsagent subscriber with a valid username and password.


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