[bksvol-discuss] Re: Rank Spelling

Basically I agree with you, except in reverse.

I suggest that capitalized words be turned off during the first few checks of 
the book so you can get the obvious errors that crop up. Then, once you think 
you are through, turn on capitalized words and make sure all the new stuff that 
comes up are indeed proper names.

Just my thoughts.

Bob
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Guido Corona 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:58 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Rank Spelling



  I suggest that in Kurzweil we initially check ranked spelling with 
capitalized words included in the check.  This would enable us to determine if 
there are obvious problems in the reco of capitalized words themselves.  Some  
books have the habit also of having the 1st line of each chapter  in 
CAPITALIZED-ONLY chars, which may lead to some further spurious lowering of 
quality rating.  Last, but not least,  other books -- like military fiction -- 
have a lot of words containing mixed alph and numeric chars -- like F-15 for 
example.  Once again, there is a setting in ranked spelling properties to turn 
off this check. 

  I suggest that,  when editing the book these switches be left active;  
however when doing a final rating, the switches be turned off, as many of these 
outwardly misrecoed words are in the printed text.  As you know,  I am 
draconian at heart on the subject of quality, but. . . we do not want to "throw 
out the baby with the bath water"!  G. 
    




  Guido Dante Corona
  IBM Research,
  Human Ability & Accessibility Center,   (HA&AC)
  Austin Tx.
  Phone:  512. 838. 9735.
  Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
  Web:  http://www.ibm.com/able

  ". . . Maybe it was only those who were most certain they were right who were 
guaranteed to be wrong. And that maybe, just maybe, those who questioned the 
most were in the end those who came closest to being wise."
  [David Poyer, The Command]



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