I keep a free software to supply books in DAISY format for the blind. One of many extra widely-used DAISY reader applications is Dolphin EasyReader which has an iOS model. When “side-loading” a ebook into EasyReader (quite than acquiring it from a library itemizing), the consumer must level EasyReader at a ZIP file (with .zip extension) containing the DAISY ebook. Pointing EasyReader at an unpacked folder doesn’t work.
When blind customers obtain a DAISY ebook produced by my software, in the event that they’re on iOS, their gadget robotically unpacks the zip file right into a folder. That causes confusion, as a result of EasyReader must be given the non-unpacked .zip file.
At the moment, I add a file known as 0000.txt containing my message about how in the event that they’re having bother launching it in EasyReader then they need to go up one stage and discover the unique .zip file quite than the unpacked folder. However this was (a) onerous to put in writing with out it wanting like I am disrespecting their working system, (b) even more durable to put in writing in a number of completely different languages aside from English and (c) nonetheless requires the consumer to take additional steps.
I do know Apple units may be configured on the consumer facet to not auto unpack .zip recordsdata, however quite than inform my customers to vary their settings, I might a lot quite set one thing on my facet if attainable. Is there something I can do to the zip file that claims “hey iOS, if you happen to’re seeing this, please do not auto unpack this explicit zip file” (however with out truly corrupting the zip file as a result of EasyReader nonetheless must unpack it)?
(I am uncertain from the consumer experiences whether or not the auto extraction is being carried out by Safari or by Recordsdata. Both means, I might wish to cease it as a result of on this explicit case it is not serving to. Sadly it does not appear to be an choice to vary the extension as .zip is required by most DAISY readers.)
