[bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote References
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:54:38 -0700 (PDT)
I didn't find that book in the collection, Cindy.
Valerie
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>From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sun, March 18, 2012 12:06:27 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
References
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> Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
>Gordon S. Wood
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>Here is a book I proofed in Word and put the footnote numbers in superscript.
>I
>saved in rtf to upload it.
>If you find out that he superscript numbers aren't saved, please let me know
>so
>I don't waste time doing it any more
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>Cindy
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>TinyURL.com/752cyrs
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From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:55 PM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>References
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>>I didn't realize the tool preserved subscript and superscript. Does someone
>>have a book suggestion I can look at so I can see how they are handled and if
>>they are the same as in Word. Just curious, you know. LOL
>>Valerie
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>>Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary!
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>>----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sat, March 17, 2012 9:36:59 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>>>References
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>>> Kane, what's the book, and how long is it? I like proofing biographies and
>>> I
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>>>actually enjoy footnotes. I enjoy putting them in superscript; As sighted
>>>person I find them much less confusing when reading a book than when they're
>>>in
>>>
>>>brackets or on the line above the line of text in regular fonts. I probably
>>>sounds odd (some of us proofreaders are odd, smile) but I find the file with
>>>
>>>proper footnotes aesthetically pleasing. Some scanners of books I've proofed
>>>
>>>have carefully raised the number to the l line above (format, font,
>>>character
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>>>position, raise) then put in how much in the space. I don't remember what
>>>they've put there. Maybe .3 or 3. Ican't tell by sight if they are actually
>>>on
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>>>the proper line so I change them to superscript; sometimes, too, the scanner
>>>has
>>>
>>>forgotten to raise the number part way through, and sometimes a numeral ,
>>>is
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>>>too large 2, 8,9 to fit comfortably on the proper line.I've learned to
>>>make
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>>>them superscript from the
>>> beginning rather than leaving what I think is o.k. and then finding I
>>> need
>>>(want) to go back and change them).
>>>
>>> TinyURL.com/752cyrs
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>>>
>>> >________________________________
>>> > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 4:02 PM
>>> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>>>References
>>> >
>>> >Hi Kane,
>>> >
>>> >You can leave the handling of footnotes for the proofreader, as this is a
>>> >proofreading task technically. However, please don't get rid of your print
>>> >copy of the book until the book has been added to the Bookshare
collection.
>>> >The person who chooses to proofread it may need to contact you to verify
or
>>> >clarify accuracy of text, and a book with footnotes as you describe is
>>> >likely to spark lots and lots of clarifying questions from a proofreader
>>> >trying to give Bookshare patrons the cleanest and most accurate reading
>>> >experience possible.
>>> >
>>> >I have no idea whether there is a way to change super or subscripted text
>to
>>> >sit where regular text does when using Kurzweil 1000.
>>> >
>>> >There isn't a quick way to handle footnotes properly to have them read
>>> >accurately for Bookshare submissions.
>>> >
>>> >Sorry I haven't been of more help.
>>> >
>>> >It's great to have you volunteering with us, and thanks for having such
>>> >great attention to details! That kind of thing is very much appreciated!
>>> >
>>> >Happy scanning.
>>> >
>>> >Mayrie
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kane Brolin
>>> >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:24 PM
>>> >To: Kurzweil 1000 Discussion List; bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>>References
>>> >
>>> >Hello. I'm attempting to finish scanning my first-ever Bookshare
>>> >contribution: a nonfiction biographical work that includes a lot of
>>> >citations. These citations exist primarily in the form of endnotes; but
of
>>> >course the numbering of these endnotes is visible throughout each page.
>I'm
>>> >trying to figure out an efficient way to mark these up in Kurzweil 1000
>>> >so
>I
>>> >don't have to spend endless time reading the entire book on my PC, placing
>>> >each number citation in the right syntax manually.
>>> >
>>> >When I looked through the Bookshare Volunteers' manual, I found the
>>> >following reference on such citations:
>>>
>https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.8+C.+Footnotes%2C+Superscripts+and+S
>>> >ubscripts%2C+and+Sidebars.
>>> >It says that square brackets should go around each of these citation
>>> >numbers within the body of the text. It also says, though, that OCR
>>> >software has a "global drop" feature that can be invoked to cause all
>>> >superscripted text to be lowered visually to the same height as the body
of
>>> >the document. But I don't know how this would work in Kurzweil 1000, or
if
>>> >there is any efficient way to adjust or standardize citations of this kind
>>> >that will permit me to complete scanning this accurately without taking a
>>> >whole year to scan this book. In some cases, I've counted as many as 20
>>> >citations on one page.
>>> >
>>> >Thanks for any advice you can provide. I've written this to both the
>>> >Kurzweil 1000 discussion list and the Kurzweil Volunteers' discussion
>list.
>>> >
>>> >Kind regards,
>>> >
>>> >Kane Brolin
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