[bksvol-discuss] Re: Table Of Contents
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:58:06 -0700
Folks, those periods are called "dot leaders", & I believe Word has an
option when making tables of contents to insert these.
On 11/3/09, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Melissa;
>
> I flagged it to try later when I have time; sorry I was not
> considerate enough to let you know. sometimes I have to pick less
> mentally demanding tasks to intersperse with taking care of Doug and
> Nichole. Smiles. It may be a week before life is quiet enough for me
> to concentrate on trying it out.
>
> Thanks!
> Valerie
>
>
> On 11 03, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Melissa Smith wrote:
>
>> Valerie,
>> I'm glad this sounds good to you. By the way, did you see my post
>> about converting text to table and vice versa in Word 2007 from last
>> night?
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>>
>>
>> Valerie Maples wrote:
>>> Interesting that you bring this up, Melissa. Doug just worked on a
>>> book that the title of contents literally had periods between the
>>> chapter titles and the page they started on and we were wondering
>>> if that would be allowable in general. It would be more than three
>>> (an ellipsis), but it could preserve the structure of the title of
>>> content. As always, we want to maintain the integrity of not
>>> altering text, but it does seem that the BookShare tool already
>>> significantly alters things, so this might be an acceptable
>>> accommodation to preserve the visual integrity for sighted readers.
>>>
>>> Valerie
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11 03, 2009, at 7:07 AM, Melissa Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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