[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers handle roman numerals
- From: "Sue Stevens" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:05:13 -0500
Hi Larry,
Of course we are dealing with how it should be written in a scan for
Bookshare. I used to be a medical typist and the correct way to write what
Judy gave as an example is:
Type I
Type II
I know this is correc.
Sue S.
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From: Larry Lumpkin
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:37 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
In Braille, the roman number 2 is written "dot 6, dot 6, I I"
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:32 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
Hi Evan,
In medical terminology the Roman numerals Judy illustrated should be upper
case. That is correct.
Sue S.
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From: Evan Reese
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:07 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
I don't think it's necessary to make the Roman numerals upper case. Putting
the dots 5-6 in front of letters is standard practice to distinguish letters
from braille contractions, which can also be a single braille letter, so
braille readers will be fine.
Evan
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From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:58 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
Hi Judy,
I think the software will probably put dots 5-6 before the i or ii in the
Braille file. I'm not sure what's to be done about that--I'd just read
it, understand it and move on, but I know we want books as accessible as
possible. Would it be acceptable to make the i's uppercase--you could do
that with a search and replace string?
In a Braille document that wasn't electronic, I'd just put in type ii and
it'd be understandable.
Sandi
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From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:05 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
Hi all,
I'm proofreading a book that is discussing types of muscle fibers in
athletes. Apparently there are two kinds of muscle fibers. The
technical name for them is "type one" and "type two." However, that is
written as t-y-p-e space I, where the I is denoting a roman numeral one,
and t-y-p-e space I-I, where the I-I is denoting a roman numeral two.
Do roman numerals when used this way within a sentence, not as page
numbering or as outline numbers, translate into braille and with a screen
reader as roman numerals, or do they translate as the letter "I" and the
letters "I-I" instead of as "one" and "two"?
If they translate as the letter "i" is there anything any of you do to
make it clear that it's supposed to be roman numerals?
Thanks!
Judy s.
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