[bksvol-discuss] Re: Chapter numbers and other tips.
- From: "Kaitlyn" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 21:49:36 -0700
Katie Hill
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You, who are thirsty, come hither: if, by chance, the fountain
fails,
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translation by fulcanelli of an inscription on the
statue of maitre plerre, which stood on the parvis of
Notre-Dame-de-Paris until its removal in 1748
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jill O'Connell
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:57 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Chapter numbers and other tips.
Numbers are now being preserved along with a line denoting the page break.
For this reason it is very important that hopefully the scanner, and if not,
the validator make sure that all print page numbers are present and in
HI,
I thought that having the actual page numbers there didn't matter because
they didn't show up in the dasy file. I try to make sure they are there
though I know there has been a book or two that they didn't show up in the
scan and I submitted the book anyways.
proper sequence. Especially in older books, the numbers are often garbled
showing up as slashes, semicolons, etc, and sometimes not showing up at all.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 7:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Chapter numbers and other tips.
> Thanks, Grace. I am familiar with the procedure for protecting chapter
> titles, and maybe the problem I was referring to is not really the fault
> of
> the stripper. As I understand it, stand-alone chapter numbers were somehow
> being dropped in the conversion to BRF, even though they were properly
> protected. Some volunteers have mentioned in the past that when they
> either
> spelled out the number, or included the word Chapter, the numbers were not
> lost in the BRF files.
>
> Actually, now that I think about it, the problem was with numbers that
> were not spelled out. I recall someone saying that they did include the
> word
> Chapter, and when they checked the BRF copy, the word Chapter was still
> present each time, but every number was missing. I'm sorry if I'm not
> making
> sense, and I'm not even sure if the problem still exists.
>
> I haven't downloaded a BRF file in ages, so if someone can verify
> whether numbers that are not spelled out are still being dropped in BRF
> files, I would really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Paula
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:28 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Chapter numbers and other tips.
>
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> On Jake's tips site there is a tip discussing how to protect chapter
> titles
>> from being removed by the stripper. This method will work whether there's
>> only a number or chapter x.
>> I agree with Gerald that all volunteers should take a few minutes to read
>> the tips he listed in his message. Believe me it will save everyone a lot
> of
>> time, effort and aggravation.
>> Below my signature is the direct link to the tips page. Happy reading.
>>
>> ***
>> Grace
>>
>> For scanning and validating tips
>> check out
>> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp
>>
>> For ideas of books to scan check out:
>> the No Book Left Behind AKA
>> Reject list
>> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/reject.asp
>> Rescan List
>> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/rescan.asp
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:43 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Chapter numbers.
>>
>>
>> > Hi, Robin,
>> >
>> > I agree that we should not alter the text in books. The only thing
>> > is
>> > that some volunteers have found that stand-alone numbers are sometimes
>> > removed by the stripper (at least in BRF files), even when there is
>> > something above the number to protect it.
>> >
>> > Has anyone noticed whether this is still a problem, or has it been
>> > corrected?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Paula
>> >
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