[bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:36 -0800
Hi Valerie,
That was a perfectly understandable description! Thank you for it!
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 6:26 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
Hi, mayrie!
No, it is the nature of the beast; they are "smaller" and naturally don't
"touch" the adjoining one, unlike the underscores. Between the placement
being mid-letter as opposed to underneath it and the natural spaces it looks
like a bunch of minus signs. I know that is no help probably, just an
explanation of why it doesn't convey a missing word/phrase.
Wish I was better at describing things...
Valerie
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From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, December 27, 2011 6:52:01 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
Hi Valerie,
I didn't mean spaces between the hyphens. I meant that a blank to fill in
should look like ---- that. Is that any better?
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 4:14 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
Mayrie;
I was afraid you would say that. No, hyphens are located higher and with
spaces and would do as much harm as good and be confusing, but if it chokes
Braille, I guess we have to defer to that and lose the fewer sighted
readers. Ugh! Oh, well, that si why I ask ...
Valerie
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From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, December 27, 2011 5:54:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
Hi Valerie,
Underscores choke the braille translator. Will dashes not work for sighted
people?
Mayrie
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:15 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
The standard for sighted is underscores, and usually 10, but I think 5 would
still give a dighted reader the idea; could that be a workable compromise or
are underscores tough in Braille?
Thanks for the help; this book will be alot of work, but a great resource!
Valerie
Keep up with Nichole's recovery:
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From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, December 27, 2011 5:11:11 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks
Hi Valerie,
Were it me, I would use four hyphens together, surrounded by spaces to
indicate the blanks that need to be filled in. Is that what you are asking?
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:18 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Refresher on fill in the blanks
We are working on a bible study guide and I cannot remember the best
practices for displaying/conveying fill in the blanks in the study sections.
Thanks!
Valerie
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