DAISY is the next generation of digital talking books providing synchronized text and recorded spoken word. This technology enables print disabled persons to play talking books with the added benefit of chapter, page, heading and phrase level navigation. In addition to book navigation, eClipseReader incorporates study tools that enables students to take notes, create multiple bookmarkers that can be saved and later reviewed. The eClipseReader unique user interface can be customized for both blind users preferring a key board interface and an simple graphic interface for sighted users.


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Unique User Interface
Self Voicing application
SAPI Text To Speech
Basic Navigation
Advanced Navigation
Command Center
Books Library:
Markers window:
Toolbar View Mode:
SAPI Text To Speech:
CD Auto Load
Supports Multi Disc Books
Auto Play
Auto bookmark
Volume and Speed Controls
Bookmarks and Notes
Searching for books
Book Information
Current Position
Navigation History
Fast Forward & Rewind
Preference Settings for Multiple Users
Talking Installer
Help Systems
System Requirements

Unique User Interface: Unique User Interface: Fully accessible Graphic and Hotkey controls including a color-coded, self-voicing graphic toolbar for sighted users as well a simple keyboard commands for the blind and visually impaired readers. Easy customization allows the user to hide or show graphic tools and to change the font size for the table of contents and menus to suit your individual needs.

Self Voicing application: All UI features and dialog boxes are fully self-voicing. A recorded natural voice announces menu items, graphic tool bars, and buttons controls. Audio tool tips include hotkey descriptions, which serve as a built-in tutor to greatly reduce the operational learning curve. eClipseReader's self-voicing controls can be disabled to assist screen reader compatibility.
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Basic Navigation: Right from the get-go, you can begin reading a DAISY 2.02 digital talking book with ease. eClipseReader's basic navigation feature makes use of four arrow keys on your PC's keyboard to select a navigation mode; Level 1 headings (Chapter), All headings, Pages, Markers, and text block and then explores the talking by the selected mode.

Advanced Navigation Methods: Hotkeys and button controls conveniently navigate to the previous or next heading, page, phrase and bookmark and navigation history. In addition, a Go To feature allows randomly access to page numbers and markers. The table of contents gives instant access to any heading through either the mouse click or arrow keys and visually tracks reading position.

Command Center: This area of the user interface contains three control modules for navigating between and among books. The Books Module provides a convenient way to open any book from your personal library. The Table of Contents both lets you easily navigate by any heading level and displays where you are in a book. The Markers Module lists all bookmarks and notes, providing quick access to both a note and its position in the book. One of the great advantages of the Command Center is that it shares the screen with the book’s text, so neither one interferes with using or viewing the other.

Books Library: Add a title to your personal library and its path to its storage location on your hard drive or network in a single keystroke. The books library provides instant access to your books, markers and notes.

Markers window: This feature provides a list of your bookmarks and notes that can be navigated by mouse click or arrow keys.

Toolbar View Mode: eClipseReader can operate in a minimized view mode sharing screen space with your favorite PC applications. This mode allows users access to all toolbars, navigation features, and status information while operating other applications and listening to a talking book in the background.

SAPI Text To Speech: A built-in screen reader voices text content such as notes, book information, current position in the book, and a file tree used for finding books on the computer.

CD Auto Load: When a DAISY disc is inserted into the CD tray, the program automatically loads the book.

Supports Multi-Disc Books: The player manages books that span more than one disc without a hitch. It prompts you to insert the proper disc for the desired spot in the book and goes right there when you feed it the disc. When you load a multi-disc book on the hard drive in separate folders, and add each disc to the books module library, eClipseReader navigates among multi-books automatically.

Auto Play: eClipseReader automatically starts playing the book’s audio as soon as it is opened. Users who prefer to manually begin playback can disable this feature in user preferences.

Auto bookmark: The program remembers your last position in each book and goes straight there the next time you open a book.

Volume and Speed Controls: That allows each user to adjust volume and playback speed settings.

Bookmarks and Notes: A single powerful tool lets users insert multiple markers that can range from simple flags to lengthy notes. These markers can be navigated in several convenient ways.

Searching for books: The Browse My Computer feature provides a way to find books on local and network drives. Your selection can be added to the books library for future reference and instant access.

Book Information: This dialog presents the bibliographical information for the current book as well as a variety of other data number of pages and playback time.

Current Position: The Go to Page feature presents your current position in a book by page number and provides method of random navigation through page number entry.

Navigation History: This feature tracks your navigation history as you explore a Digital book. At any time, you may trace your steps backward or forward in navigation history.

Fast Forward & Rewind: A predictable fast-forward and rewind feature jumps your position in a digital book in ten second increments using a single key stroke. Holding down the fast-forward or rewind keys emulates the rewind or fast forward function of your tape player.

Preference Settings for Multiple Users: The Multi-User Mode enables multiple individuals who use the program on a single computer to save their personal library, bookmarks, and notes, as well as a variety of behavior and appearance settings such as font size and playback speed. Multi-User Mode management is password protected enabling a parent or teacher to control access to this powerful features setup and configuration.

Talking Installer: The installation program audibly guides the user through all steps of the application installation process. It also checks for system components and installs all utilities required to support eClipseReader’s operation.

Help Systems: The user’s manual, a quick orientation guide, and a list of all hot keys are all presented in DAISY format with full audio and navigation.

eClipseReader Minimum Computer system requirements:

Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows: 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and XP-PRO
Hardware Requirements:
Pentium Class CPU 233 Mhz or faster
64 Meg system Ram
50 Meg available hard drive space
8X CDROM drive or faster
Video Display adapter 800x600 256 Colors or higher resolution
Sound Blaster compatible Multi-wave sound card
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
DirectX 8.X or higher