[bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:12:31 -0700 (PDT)

Carrie,

I'm not sure that removing anything is necessary. My
experience has been that the diacritical marks don't
show up, so it's a matter of adding them or not. :-)

Grandma Cindy (I'll stick to this, otherwise people
might forget, or newbies not know, my name. smile)


--- Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That website is great!  Now the question is: which
> of those special characters are transparent to
> Braille displays and voice synthesizers and which
> aren't?  In other words, which ones should we leave
> in books, and which should we remove (assuming that
> they are used in appropriate places and aren't junk
> characters)?
> 
> Carrie
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bookshare bolunteer discussion
> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2007 8:46:28 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
> 
> Check out this site for all you ever wanted to know
> about special
> characters.
> 
> http://www.theworldofstuff.com/characters/
> 
> I really shouldn't have retired, I definitely have
> too much time on my
> hands. <grin>â?º
> 
> ��
> 
> Remember, happiness is transcient, but diamonds are
> forever.
> Bob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "the ppardees" <jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:08 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
> 
> 
> > Carrie,
> > I tried to paste your diamond in to my collection
> but it didn't work.
> > Looks like you can't use paste diamonds.
> >
> > I guess I'll have to find my own.
> >
> > Thanks, we tried.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:03 AM 11/1/07, you wrote:
> >>Ah!  I found a diamond: âT¦
> >>One more for the collection.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks for doing this, Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Carrie
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----
> >>From: the ppardees <jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2007 4:37:40 AM
> >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
> >>
> >>Bob, I was afraid this might happen when pasteing
> the list to e-mail.
> >>
> >>The first charactor should be bullet, the T,
> should be trade mark and the
> >>question should be ural.
> >>
> >>I'll try it again, but if it doesn't work I'll be
> glad to send the file as
> >>an attachment to anyone who requests it and sends
> me their e-mail and the
> >>format they prefer.
> >>
> >>.�«�§�¥"�°�£�»�±»�±�¦T�®?
> >>
> >>The paste looks okay here.
> >>
> >>JimJim Pardee
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 09:22 PM 10/31/07, you wrote:
> >> >Your list includes an upper-case T and a
> question mark ? which are on
> >> >the
> >> >keyboard.
> >> >
> >> >Are there two other characters that should go in
> their place?
> >> >
> >> >Bob
> >> >----- Original Message ----- From: "the
> ppardees"
> >>
> <<mailto:jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx>jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >To:
>
<<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 8:58 PM
> >> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Special charactors
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Here is the list of special charactors not
> found on the keyboard, and
> >> >>can
> >> >>be  used to find junk in scans.
> >> >>.�«�§�¥"�°�£�»�±�¦T�®?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>                Jim Pardee
> >> >>
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