[bksvol-discuss] Re: Table Of Contents
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:26:16 -0800
Hi Judy and Valerie,
Inserting an elipsis between items in a table of contents and their
respective page numbers will work. Any more dots than that would be a
potential nightmare for those reading with speech. Because in the dot
leader format the screen readers might well read "dot dot dot dot dot" etc
depending upon the amount of punctuation each user has spoken. So, if an
elipsis would work for sighted readers better than just a space, I'm happy
to begin inserting an elipsis instead.
Thanks, Valerie, for telling us how we can make things at least a little
more usable for some folks.
Mayrie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Table Of Contents
I agree with Valerie. It is a torture to figure out tables of contents
visually with just the single space. I'm perfectly happy with an ellipsis
instead of the space, as an idea. I can't see any way that trying to
figuour out how many periods to put in to make the right margin on each
line, as is done with a printed book, will make sense or be anything but a
nightmare to do if you're blind. Having an ellipsis in makes it perfectly
readable for me visually.
Golly, I hope I'm making sense. I had some major dental surgery today and we
had to use enough anesthesia to bring an elephant down. So I'm a bit loopy!
grin.
Judy s.
Valerie Maples wrote:
> Ideally you should have enough periods so the right margin is even for
> visual scanning of page numbers as a list, but an ellipsis would be
> better than a single space. that is outright torture to find anything.
>
> Valerie
>
>
> On 11 04, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Mayrie ReNae wrote:
>
>> Hi Debby,
>>
>> I'd like more commentary from our sighted print disabled readers to
>> know whether this will be helpful before I change my practises. I'm
>> happy to change, as you are, but not willing to make a permanent
>> change until or unless it is commented upon by more than one person.
>>
>> Vallerie, Doug, Judy, anyone else who is print disabled, but sighted
>> want to comment on this?
>>
>> Mayrie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby
>> Franson
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:58 AM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Table Of Contents
>>
>> Hi Mayrie!
>>
>> Should I insert elipses in the table of contents in "Rebel With a Cause"?
>> It wouldn't be a bother.
>>
>> Debby
>>
>> At 07:50 AM 11/3/2009, Mayrie ReNae wrote
>>> Hi Melissa,
>>>
>>> That's a great idea! Let's see if it would work for folks like
>>> Valerie's Nichole, since Valerie was the one requesting a change.
>>> If it would work, I don't see how it would go against anything
>>> bookshare has
>> ever said.
>>>
>>> Mayrie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melissa
>>> Smith
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:07 AM
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Table Of Contents
>>>
>>> I've been thinking about Valerye's concerns about the table of contents.
>>> I got to thinking about how Braille books have a series of dots
>>> between the chapter title and page number. So, I was wondering if
>>> inserting an ellipses between the chapter title and page number
>>> would be an appropriate
>> solution.
>>> An ellipses will be recognized and kept by bookshare's tools, and
>>> will give some separation between chapter title and page number for
>>> those that need that. It wouldn't be spoken by most screen readers,
>>> so wouldn't interfere with anybody's listening pleasure.
>>> Finally, since Braille readers are used to the series of dots
>>> between chapter title and page number, it wouldn't seem unusual to them
either.
>>> So, do you think this would be acceptable and not violate any
>>> bookshare rules?
>>>
>>> Melissa
>>>
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