Sidebars can be very difficult and discouraging. I scanned a book which I very much wanted to read, and it has at least three sidebars on almost every page. For that reason, I decided not to submit the book to Bookshare, but even reading it for my own use proved difficult because of the constant intrusion by the sidebars. I had read three other books by this author and there were no sidebars.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:46 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Quotes
It may be that these quotes are sidebars in the print book. Such sidebars sometimes scan the way you describe the reading of this book.I am an experienced validator. I have given up on at least one book containing such sidebars.Working out sidebars is extremely difficult and often requires extensive sighted help.Perhaps you can release the book and pick an easier project. All the best, E. At 08:17 AM 8/22/2008, you wrote:Hi, I meant to say that it has things people said. It will interrupt the text with a saying by Wayne Gredsky, Abraham Lincoln, or whoever. It can happen in the middle of a sentence or paragraph. Jim James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 "The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ "Christina" <greensleeves1@gmail.com> ToSent by: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxbksvol-discuss-bo ccunce@xxxxxxxxxxxxg Subject[bksvol-discuss] Re: Quotes 08/21/2008 04:39 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss@fr eelists.org Hi, Jim. What exactly do you mean by sprinkles quotes? Are there random quotation marks? If so, you can probably just delete them. Sometimes extra characters appear in the text like apostrophes and greater than signs.I use an older version of Microsoft Word and JAWS 7.1 and I notice that thescreenreader doesn't always read the entire line so that, if you're readinga conversation, you'll heare a bunch of quotes but you won't hear the text that's in them. Hope this helps. Christina ----- Original Message ----- From: <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:17 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Quotes > > Hi, > I'm validating a book in which the author sprinkles quotations. They > interrupt the flow of the text. Should I leave them exactly where they > are? > If so, should I separate them in some way? > > Thanks. > > Jim > > James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., > james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 > > "The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who > don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete > success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis > Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: > http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.__________ NOD32 3380 (20080822) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.comTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.
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