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STREAM User Guide
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7.4.2
Podcasts Characteristics
Bookshelf Browse: Move between folder levels of the Podcast structure using keys 2 and 8. The
lowest level is the book (file) level. Files in the root of $VRPodcasts will only be announced at the
book level. Use keys
4
and
6
to move between each Podcast book file (episode) or Go To Book
to jump to a specified book number. Use key
3
to Delete a Book file. A book can only be deleted if
you are at the book level.
Reading: Playback stops at the end of each file. Only Time Jump navigation level is available on
keys
2
or
8
. Go To Time is also available.
INFO
(key
0
): Reports information for the current Podcast book (file).
Where Am I
(key
5
): also Reports current position and information for the current file. Pressing
Key
5
twice will announce tag information data. If you don't want to hear all the tags, press
Play
to interrupt and resume playback.
7.5
Text Bookshelf
The Stream can also store text files grouped in folders under the $VRText reserved folder. They
are played with the Stream text-to-speech. Each text file within the $VRText folder is considered
a book. Supported formats include: bra, brf, DOCX, fb2, html, rtf, SES3, txt, and xml. When
present, image description tags will be announced in html and xml documents.
7.5.1
Text File Structure
The text files can be either in the root of $VRText or organized into sub-folder categories. There
can be up to 8 levels of folders.
7.5.2
Text File Characteristics
Bookshelf Browse: Move between folder levels of the Text Files structure using keys
2
and
8
. The
lowest level is the book (file) level. Files in the root of $VRText will only be announced at the book
level. Use
keys
4
and
6
to move between each text file or Go To Book to jump to a specified file
number. Use key
3
to Delete a text file. A book can only be deleted if you are at the book level.
Reading: Playback stops at the end of each file. The navigation levels on keys
2
or
8
include:
page (if page markers are in the file), screen (if no page markers), paragraph, line, sentence,
word, spell, and character. If you do a search in text then a Search level is added as the last
navigation level to allow you to find the next or previous search item. Go To Page is available if
the file has page markers. Go To Percent (see above) is also available.
INFO
(key
0
): Reports information for the current text file such as its size.
Where Am I
(key
5
): Reports current position as a percentage from the start of the file.
7.5.3
Navigating HTML/XML/DOCX Headings
For html/xml files that have heading tags (<H1> to <H6>), or DOCX files with stylized headings,
these will correspond to equivalent navigation levels on the
2/8
menu. Be aware that some
html/xml files do not use these heading tags consistently. For example, the file may have an H1
and H3 heading with no H2 heading. In this case the Stream will present only level 1 and level 3
on the
2/8
menu. Also, an html/xml file could have a single H1 heading for a title with no other H1
tags in the file. In this case, Stream would jump to the end of the file if you pressed right arrow
(key
6
) after choosing level 1 navigation.
