[bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:09:47 -0700 (PDT)
I found a couple of other sites, too:
http://tinyurl.com/oe4d
http://tinyurl.com/ynnkcq
Grandma Cindy
--- Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Those interested in the special characters can find
> out how to make them on
> the site I posted yesterday.
>
> In case anyone missed it the URL is:
> http://www.theworldofstuff.com/characters/
>
> I think this subject may become more important if
> bookshare gets into the
> business of producing textbooks for kids, especially
> math books. I've seen a
> few of these characters in some of the o'riley books
> about programming. We
> may have to interpret books that are teaching
> algebra or trig. In that case,
> we may need to know what some of these symbols mean.
>
> Just my thoughts, and I could be completely off base
> here.
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 12:17 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
>
>
> > Evan, your email sparked my interest, so I did a
> bit of experimenting.
> > Windoweyes says question, so I pasted the email
> into a word document, and
> > the speech still reads the character as a question
> mark. I'm not
> > knowledgeable enough to know what that proves, but
> that's it.
> >
> > Cat Lover Lori
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:31 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
> >
> >
> >> â?¦
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> There it is at the top of my message. I followed
> your instructions. Did
> >> it come out okay? If so, I cannot know because my
> JAWS still says
> >> question and gives the ASCII value of 63 for it.
> If it did come out okay,
> >> then it would appear to be a JAWS issue; but if
> it didn't, then it must
> >> be Outlook Express.
> >>
> >> Evan
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:09 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
> >>
> >>
> >>> â?¦
> >>> If you are talking about the diamond character,
> you create it by turning
> >>> numlocks on and pressing alt and the 4 key on
> your keypad.
> >>>
> >>> Bob
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:48 PM
> >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special charactors
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Okay, well maybe it wasn't my email program
> after all, since I am using
> >>>> JAWS 5 and maybe it didn't recognize the
> character and put the question
> >>>> mark in there to indicate that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Evan
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Julie & Miss Mercy" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:21 PM
> >>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special
> charactors
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> JAWS did read it, though. That's really
> interesting because I've never
> >>>>> seen that character in anything I've ever
> scanned. Take care.
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Julie Morales
> >>>>> Email & Windows/MSN Messenger:
> mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>> I sell Avon, All Mixed Up gourmet mixes and
> candles and other scents
> >>>>> from Scentsational Delights. Ask me for more
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> >>>>> POLITICIAN: One who shakes your hand before
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> >>>>> confidence after.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> siss52 wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi Carrie,
> >>>>>> Your diamond didn't come through on my
> Braille display. <smile>
> >>>>>> Sue S.
> >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>> *From:* Carrie Karnos
> <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:03 AM
> >>>>>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special
> charactors
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ah! I found a diamond: â?¦
> >>>>>> One more for the collection.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks for doing this, Jim
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Carrie
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
> >>>>>> From: the ppardees <jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>> <mailto:jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>> <mailto: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.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> â?¢Â«Â§Â¥â??°£»±¦â?¢Â®â?¬
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The paste looks okay here.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Jim 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"
> >>>>>> <jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>>>>> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>> <mailto: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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> >>>>>> >>
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