[bksvol-discuss] Re: Proofreading Frustration
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 09:54:37 -0500
Hi Andromache!
I had to uninstall Jarte, because I didn't get the announcement of where
page breaks are like I do in Word with Window-Eyes.
Debby
At 03:10 PM 5/6/2010, Andromache wrote
I use Jarte for proofreading, and I do preliminary proofreading steps
using the thorough instructions from the manual. They are very helpful,
actually. But I don't feel right about guesswork.
Andromache
On 5/6/2010 2:46 AM, Melissa Smith wrote:
To separate the quotes, you can do a find and replace. There is also a
process to eliminate most incorrect paragraph marks. What software are
you using to proof? This will make a little difference on how you do
this. Both of these processes are described in the volunteer manual.
Melissa Smith
On 5/6/2010 3:48 AM, Andromache wrote:
I've checked out a book which is quite a good scan aside from dubious
paragraph breaks. I know for prose, it's most efficient to only have new
lines when there are blank spaces or at the beginnings of paragraphs,
but this book seems to not have retained these properly. The way I know
this is that quotations by different characters appear with no line
break between, and some places where contextually, you'd think there
should be a new paragraph, there isn't.
The difficulty arises because I'm a totally blind proofreader, and as
far as I can tell, there isn't a Braille hard copy. This is where being
able to comment on why a book is being released would be very helpful.
*frustrated sigh* I was really hoping I could do it because the scan
looked good, but I'm guessing I'll have to release it. Such a
shame. Unless the list can suggest alternatives?
Andromache
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