Text Reader for Sansa Fuze :-)

Message Edited by TomJensen on 05-03-2010 05:32 PM

@tomjensen wrote:

Geez, you guys ever thought about just jotting it down on a post-it note?

 

“Oh yah, sure, lemme just write a script so I can do wordwrap so I can convert text files to jpgs so I can load it onto a 1.9” screen so I can squint at it… "

 

Bifocals won’t be too soon for you folks.

Ah, so it is a health concern on part of SanDisk… :slight_smile: And all that time I’d thought it was just a sloppy design…

Message Edited by TomJensen on 05-03-2010 05:32 PM

Etoja wrote:


@tomjensen wrote:

Geez, you guys ever thought about just jotting it down on a post-it note?

 

“Oh yah, sure, lemme just write a script so I can do wordwrap so I can convert text files to jpgs so I can load it onto a 1.9” screen so I can squint at it… "

 

Bifocals won’t be too soon for you folks.


Ah, so it is a health concern on part of SanDisk… :slight_smile: And all that time I’d thought it was just a sloppy design…

With Obamacare someone has to have our health in their best interest. Sandisk is indeed concerned about all of our senses:

They lower the volume with firmware to save our ears/hearing.

They purposely don’t put a text reader on their devices for fear we’ll harm our sight.

They don’t make a touch-screen as they don’t want us to lose our tactile feel of buttons and objects.

They don’t perfume the plastic casing or put on a ‘scratch & sniff’ backplate to offend or taint our sense of smell.

And everything they do put into these wee packages is so we can enjoy some tasty tunes!

:stuck_out_tongue:

Etoja wrote:


@tomjensen wrote:

Geez, you guys ever thought about just jotting it down on a post-it note?

 

“Oh yah, sure, lemme just write a script so I can do wordwrap so I can convert text files to jpgs so I can load it onto a 1.9” screen so I can squint at it… "

 

Bifocals won’t be too soon for you folks.


Ah, so it is a health concern on part of SanDisk… :smiley: And all that time I’d thought it was just a sloppy design…

With Obamacare someone has to have our health in their best interest. Sandisk is indeed concerned about all of our senses:

  • They lower the volume with firmware to save our ears/hearing.
  • They purposely don’t put a text reader on their devices for fear we’ll harm our sight.
  • They don’t make a touch-screen as they don’t want us to lose our tactile feel of buttons and objects.
  • They don’t perfume the plastic casing or put on a ‘scratch & sniff’ backplate to offend or taint our sense of smell.
  • And everything they do put into these wee packages is so we can enjoy some tasty tunes!

:stuck_out_tongue:

@tapeworm wrote:


@etoja wrote:


@tomjensen wrote:

Geez, you guys ever thought about just jotting it down on a post-it note?

 

“Oh yah, sure, lemme just write a script so I can do wordwrap so I can convert text files to jpgs so I can load it onto a 1.9” screen so I can squint at it… "

 

Bifocals won’t be too soon for you folks.


Ah, so it is a health concern on part of SanDisk… :smiley: And all that time I’d thought it was just a sloppy design…


With Obamacare someone has to have our health in their best interest. Sandisk is indeed concerned about all of our senses:

 

  • They lower the volume with firmware to save our ears/hearing.
  • They purposely don’t put a text reader on their devices for fear we’ll harm our sight.
  • They don’t make a touch-screen as they don’t want us to lose our tactile feel of buttons and objects.
  • They don’t perfume the plastic casing or put on a ‘scratch & sniff’ backplate to offend or taint our sense of smell.
  • And everything they do put into these wee packages is so we can enjoy some tasty tunes!

 

:stuck_out_tongue:

OK, OK, you’ve won!  :smiley: I must admit it is a nice little thing in spite of all … Speaking about text readers - I just received a nice Hanvon eBook reader and enjoying my ebooks on a really BIG screen!  :wink:

@tomjensen wrote:
Me, I’m thinking that some peeps never got their Nerd merit badge in Cub Scouts and are now trying to make up for lost time.

You probably ment “Nerd merit badger”? I’ve got a skin of one hanging on my wall. As to Cub Scouts - in our part of the jungle we’ve been told to seek and destroy them as soon as poss, as they are very dangerous animals…

Message Edited by TomJensen on 05-03-2010 05:21 PM

There’s a new merit badge for video games.

Ah, how things have changed.  Was there ever a merit badge with a slide rule on it?  I feel like I’m in an alternate universe.

Bob  :smileyvery-happy:

My two cents worth…concerning text reader.  I would probably go buy a View today if it had one. I currently have a fuze and am fairly happy with it.  I’m shopping for something else that can read text files. My brother reads stuff on his cell phone, not great but he likes being able to carry a selection of books around.  It would need to be able to read PDFs, all the free google books, and the ability to change font size, flip pages, etc. It could come loaded with the manual, a bible, and a koran in attempt to get two warring factions to understand one another and get nice free press.

miket wrote:
It could come loaded with the manual, a bible, and a koran in attempt to get two warring factions to understand one another and get nice free press.

What? No TORAH??? :dizzy_face:

Are you meshugener?

Oy gevalt! :stuck_out_tongue:

And I work in a Jewish Temple!!!  What a dope!  Now we 'gotta add the "Bagvad Gita, Mormon stuff, etc…I should have realize once you open the door to religion it’s only 'gonna be trouble. 

Thanks for the reply-the pic was good!

Even if every holy book was there, and those of the different faiths all read each other’s books, I’m afraid there would still be that minority of wackos who misinterpret the writings and want to fight the others anyways.:cry:

Hey there,  I feel I know you! I read the Anythingbutipod pages.  So…do you have a space modulator?  I still love my Fuze.  I just want something with a bit bigger screen and the ability to read text, plus I’m a cheapskate.

While it doesn’t solve the text problem, remember that the " ebook to images" freeware program exists at merlinsoftware.com.

That will take text / pdf / Word files and convert the text part of them to a series of photos to load onto one’s Fuze in the Photo section, with page numbers added and in folders of 100 (or as desired).

Extraneous headings, footnotes, etc can make the display a little messy if the original doc isn’t nice and clean and simple. Just click forward and back to go through the photos. One down side is that the Fuze doesn’t remember which photo was last viewed, unlike say for an Audiobook file.

The text is small but very clear, white on black by default.

So it doesn’t make sense for text descriptions of albums etc, but I like it to occasionally read a text-heavy document. 

Hey there, Yea…I’ve seen software to convert the text to pics, it’s just that I’m lazy and would like smaller file sizes with the ability to flip to next page, next line and maybe enlarge or shrink text-I guess I don’t want much! I’d like to be able to download free books from Project Gutenberg and other similar sites.  I’d like to see Sandisk put the manual on the the actual player too.  I’ll probably get a smartphone in the near future, a lot of them reat text files, so maybe I’m looking for something that already exists.  Mike

JUST ROCKBOX THE THING

Ok…Ok…I’m 'gonna go read up on it and maybe just go buy a new view for the experience. Maybe rockbox is the way to go.  Thanks!

miket wrote:
Ok…Ok…I’m 'gonna go read up on it and maybe just go buy a new view for the experience. Maybe rockbox is the way to go.  Thanks!

Only one teeny, tiny detail . . . Rockbox isn’t ported to the View.

That’s funny!  Oh well, I was 'kinda think’in a bigger screen would be nice, but hey, maybe a fuze will do.  Thanks!

Mike