[bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables

  • From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:46:59 -0400

As far as the table of contents goes, if you go into the Tables menu in K1000 
while you are in the contents, and select Convert Table to Text, you won't have 
to move the page numbers yourself. They will be where they should be.

Evan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rik James 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:30 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


  I have not read the most recently updated volunteer's manual, so my apologies 
if this is covered in there.
  But I wonder if someone on the list can say something about scanning a book 
with tables.

  I know that some programs like my version 11 of Kurzweil K-1000 does 
recognize tables and does what it does with them. But I have not taken the time 
yet to know exactly how to deal with them.

  As one quick example, I know that frequently k-1000 recognizes a page with 
the table of contents as a table and will put the page numbers for each chapter 
title like at the end of the text. And I usually go through the work and just 
move each successive page number to its corresponding chapter. Of course there 
is possibility of an error here, so I rather dislike having to do this.

  So if anyone has knowledge of a setting or what you do when you encounter a 
page with tables when you are scanning, I would enjoy reading and learning from 
you about it.

  Thanks.
  Rik


  From: Deborah Murray 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:29 AM
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


      Hi Bob,

  Since this was my book, I'll add a bit more to this. 
  I took another look at the rtf file I submitted. The table was already 
mangled before I sent it in, I just didn't realize it. 
  So it seems the problem occurred when the file was converted from kes to rtf 
and I don't know why. It hasn't ever happened that I am aware of to any of the 
other books I've scanned.

  Deborah


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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob
  Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:18 AM
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


  You've got it Mayrie.
  I want to know why the table was in tact when the submitter sent it in, and 
was badly mauled when I got it.

  Bob


  "A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask 
for it back when it begins to rain." 


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mayrie ReNae 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:21 AM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


    Hi Bob,

        I'm sorry.  I don't understand the question you're asking.  Are you 
asking why the submitter said the table was fine, but you encountered something 
that didn't seem fine, and want to know how it got messed up?

    Mayrie





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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob
    Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:07 PM
    To: bookshare volunteer discussion
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A question on tables


    Hi.
    I recently proofread " 
    HOWARD DEAN'S PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM


    How We Can Achieve Affordable Medical Care for Every American and Make Our 
Jobs Safer".


    In one place there was a table of figures. In the file I downloaded the 
table spanned two pages which was awkward to read and through off the 
pagination.

    When I wrote the person who scanned the book she told me the table was fine 
when she sent the book in.

    My question is, when dealing with tables, what can be done to preserve the 
integrity of the table?

    Thanks.
    Bob

    "A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask 
for it back when it begins to rain." 

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