Reference - SpeakOn media tasks - Additional information:VI services:
The Seeing Ear media directory allows you to find, download and play (read) Seeing Ear library books located on the Seeing Ear website or on your computer.
The sub-directories of the Seeing Ear media directory are:
a. Library – Directory generated automatically based on the Seeing Ear website;
b. Current Reading - Local directory which contains files downloaded from the Seeing Ear website.
File Extensions supported
'.txt'
Settings
There are two groups of settings described below:
a. Username and password
To do these settings use the Seeing Ear Login Information task which can be started from the Seeing Ear task Main menu;
Settings > The Seeing Ear Login Information
This is explained in detail in:
Tutorial > Listening to VI Services media > Reading a Seeing Ear library book > Specifying login information for the Seeing Ear
Alternatively, you can edit the relevant login file located in:
C:\SpeakOn_User_Settings\VI_Services\The_Seeing_Ear\login.txt
Open the login.txt file with a text editor such as Notepad.
The following refers to the relevant settings in the login file:
1. In the opened file, change 'Myusername' and 'Mypassword' to your own (the username and password you have obtained from The Seeing Ear);
2. Save the file and close Notepad
b. Directory settings
The following setting is not required unless you want to use a different directory:
The relevant configuration file is located at:
C:\SpeakOn\app\VI_Services\The_Seeing_Ear\config\config.txt
1. Open the file with a text editor such as Notepad.
2. Change the following as required:
Change your Current Reading directory set by default to:
currentReading.directory=${user.content.dir}/VI_Services/The_Seeing_Ear/Current_Reading
Change the directory path to your Current Reading directory.
3. Save and close the file.
Important Note: To use this facility you must be a Seeing Ear Library subscriber with a valid username and password.