[bksvol-discuss] Re: M dash, how to make it?

Is Lissi right in what she says about two dashes
instead of an em dash being easier to read in braile?
What about with Daisy? What should I be doing, em dash
or double dash?

Cindy

--- Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear Jake,
> 
> Your directions worked perfectly! I'm levitating! We
> all know I'm not the 
> fastest barge on the canal when it comes to
> computers, but your instructions 
> put those m dashes exactly where I needed them.
> 
> The M dash will be especially easy to remember
> because it's insert 4 as you 
> said for jaws, and then tapping e 4 times to reach m
> dash and enter not even 
> having to go to OK!
> 
> Also exciting is the fact I saw a slew of items
> listed in the insert 4 
> dialogue box which may turn out to be useful!!
> 
> The book I'm working on is an Irish memoir. Instead
> of using quotes or 
> apostrophes, there's a dash or m dash before all
> quotes and no mark to show 
> the end of the quote. It's plain in print because
> quotes are inserted 
> farther than the narrative, but I think braille
> readers will quickly catch 
> the pattern.
> 
> While blissfully making my corrections with the new
> command, I noticed that 
> the scanner read these unique indications of quotes
> as dash about half of 
> the time and M dash the other half with some minus
> signs thrown in for 
> variety. The mixture was random so I made a command
> decision to use the 
> simpler dash to indicate quotes. I'm on page 27 now
> and all quotes are 
> uniformly indicated with a single dash, easier for
> me and the reader.
> 
> By the way, when this book is approved, I'm going to
> mention that while 
> anyone interested in quirky humor, Irish culture and
> recalling life from 
> 1959 through 1960 something will like this book, but
> the POV, and the 
> father, a kind of hero to the author will really
> appeal to the gritty guys 
> among the members. I'm entranced, but regularly
> amused in spite of myself 
> and grossed out, too.
> 
> Always with love,
> 
> Lissi
> 
> Thanks for helping me to enjoy another break
> through!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 6:52 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: M dash, how to make
> it?
> 
> 
> > Hi Lissi,
> >    There are two easy ways to insert an em-dash
> >
> > If you're using Microsoft Word, you can press
> CTRL+ALT+the minus sign on 
> > the numpad.
> >
> > If you're using JAWS, you can press INSERT+4 (the
> 4 on the regular 
> > keyboard) and you'll get a list of symbols. Press
> the letter e a few times 
> > and you'll find em dash, then press enter.
> >
> > That's all there is to it.
> >
> > Jake
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 5:16 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] M dash, how to make it?
> >
> >
> >> Dear Volunteer Friends,
> >>
> >> There was a discussion here about making that
> long dash called m dash by 
> >> Jaws using microsoft word while validating an RTF
> file. How to make it 
> >> with other programs might have been mentioned,
> too.
> >>
> >> What I mostly remember is that it was suggested
> that just using 2 dashes 
> >> comes out better for the braille reader in
> Bookshare's BRF file of a 
> >> book. So, I decided that when I had a choice, I'd
> use 2 dashes.
> >>
> >> However, the book I'm validating is already
> packed with m dashes, so if I 
> >> fix one, I thought it should match them.
> >>
> >> How do I make an m dash? Occasionally jaws calls
> an m dash a minus, and I 
> >> want to replace the minus signs with m dashes. If
> anyone can point me to 
> >> the answer or remind me how to do this, I'd
> appreciate it and save the 
> >> information in my Bookshare Tips file.
> >>
> >> While I wait to hear about this, I'll mark the
> spot and go on. I'm only 
> >> on page 12, but this book really motivates me to
> make good progress.
> >>
> >> Hope all of your current endeavors are going
> swimmingly. - Smile
> >>
> >> Always with love,
> >>
> >> Lissi
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