Hi Kaitlyn, Dragon boating huh? Wow, I must be behind! LOL Thanks for the words of encouragement. I will certainly do my best, but simply cannot garantee spectacular results right off the bat. <grin> Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 7:41 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member > Welcome Jenny, > > Join the club! Starting as a volunteer is like going out dragon boating the > first time. WE start with the first book:) This is a very knowledgeable > group here so if you have questions just send them along . > > > Kaitlyn > Healing Practitioner > "The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life, which is required to > be exchanged for it immediately or in the long run." > Henry Thoreau > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Wood > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:04 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member > > Oh wow!! Coincidentally enough, we just moved from Jupiter and Arapaho > ourselves in May. Actually, we lived on a small winding street called > Wheaton, just off of Jupiter. In fact, I used to catch the DART bus there > at the intersection near the Minyards every day. Talk about a small world! > LOL We lived there for six years. > > Thanks for the information on the running headers. Actually, I do recall > reading about normalizing the running headers, but well..I have to admit, I > wasn't completely sure I knew what was considered a "running header". But, > now I know! :) > > Jenny > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:48 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New Volunteer/Member > > > > Hello Jenny, > > > > Welcome to the list, and we're happy to have you as a volunteer. > > > > What you're describing with the title and author at the top of the page > are > > running headers. You'll find that your validation instructions talks > about > > normalizing them (making them consistent) in order for a tool we call the > > Stripper to be able to find page numbers in them and strip the rest. It's > > often easier to strip them manually rather than normalize them, so many of > > us do just that. Remember to leave the page numbers there if they're in > the > > headers, though, since the Stripper attempts to find and process them in > > order to make navigation in the DAISY books easier. > > > > BTW, we're practically neighbors. My wife and I live in east Richardson > > around Jupiter and Arapaho. > > > > Gerald > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jenny Wood > > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:39 PM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] New Volunteer/Member > > > > > > Greetings all! My name is Jenny, located in Sachse, TX. (near Dallas), > and > > I am a new volunteer as of last night. :) I have already submitted two > > books I managed to finally get scanned within the last week, but > > unfortunately, I submitted them before I had a chance to actually sign up > as > > a volunteer. I just downloaded my first book for validation last night, > and > > admittedly, I probably had the "deer in the headlights look" as I skimmed > > through the first chapter. <grin> I have read through the instruction > pages > > for validating thoroughly, but find that I am still incredibly nervous. > > Please excuse my glaring ignorance as I may ask questions that seem > > hopelessly elementary. > > > > One question that came to mind almost immediately, and this also occurred > to > > me as I was scanning, but is it preferrable that the chapter title or > > author's name remain at the top of each page, or should I remove this > > heading from each page? For instance, in the first book I scanned, the > book > > title was present on the top of every other page, and the chapter title > was > > present on the rest. I certainly don't mind removing these headings, but > do > > not want to do so if it should be left alone. > > > > So far, this appears to be a great list, and look forward to learning a > lot > > over the coming weeks! > > > > > > Jenny > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of > > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.