Dorina DAISY Reader
The Dorina Daisy Reader (DDReader) application is a DAISY 3.0 digital book reader that functions as a Firefox add-on. The current version is available in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The interface was designed aiming at the needs of visual impaired. It reads Full-text / full audio, text only or text with navigation Daisy books.
It is mandatory to have installed a synthesized voice in the idiom of your choice (amongst the three available) for the software operation. Besides that, it uses Microsoft SAPI4 (Firefox 3.5 or lower) or SAPI5 (Firefox 3.5 and higher) already included in Windows (or available to download from the Microsoft site).
An installer for DDReader, which includes a basic voice in each available language and, if needed, also installs Firefox, is available for download from DDReader website.
The main functions of DDReader are:
1. Full tutorial and help online.
2. All commands have keyboard access.
3. Command Echo using TTS (Text to Speech).
4. Bookmarks and user notes.
5. Word and expression search.
6. Books History.
7. Word spelling.
8. Foreign words pronounce.
9. Abbreviations expansion (TTS).
10. Global and book preferences.
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