[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 10:09:21 -0500
Bob, on my Braille display that symbol looks like a backslash almost, with
a dot 8 added. I would not have recognized it as an elipsis.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob W
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses
If it translates right it should look like this: . extended ansi character
8230.
However, when I read it with JAWS jaws says nothing. If this were a major
problem for me, I would make jaws say elipsis by way of the dictionary. You
could do the same thing for most braille displays. Notetakers might be a
different proposition.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Jill O'Connell
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:23 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses
If you know what the symbol is I would be happy to try this as I have a
braille display. I too had Kurzweil recognize this once and say elipsis
instead of dot, dot, dot.
----- Original Message -----
From: Melissa Smith
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:37 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses
Just wondering if the Braille conversion tool would recognize an
ellipses as such if we used the actual symbol for an ellipses instead of the
3 periods together. I've noticed that my screen reader will sometimes say
ellipses and sometimes just say dot dot dot. I'm thinking that if the
Braille conversion tool would recognize the actual ellipses, it would be
displayed correctly in Braille and print and work for everybody. Perhaps
this is something that needs to be checked with engineering to know for
sure.
Melissa Smith
On 5/27/2010 12:12 AM, Susan wrote:
Hi Jill,
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The question is, how do we format books to be the most correct for
everyone? I know this sounds opinionated, and I'm sorry, but I'm not sure
this is always possible to achieve in one book. For example, if we format
correctly for braille, (such as in the ellipses we've been discussing
forever), perhaps a dyslexic reader is not getting his or her needs (which
are just as important) met? What is the answer, I wish I knew. Thanks for
letting me vint everyone! Are you feeling any differently about working with
us, Scott? Sure do hope not.
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Susan, The Questioning Proofer
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