[bksvol-discuss] Re: Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:49:47 -0700
page break, page number then if there are blank lines before chapter
title, *** in the space then chapter title, and thenif there are blank
lines before the txt, ***
THQT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Martha Rafter <mlhr@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Madeleine,
> Thanks for this, but I think I’m either confused or really, really
> dense! [image: Smile] Don’t we need to put in a blank line between the
> page break and the chapter heading any more? Then it would be:
>
> Page break
> blank line
> Chapter heading
> * * *
> text of page
>
> Again, thanks you!
> Marty
>
> *From:* Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 04, 2012 5:43 PM
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Cc:* mailto:cynthr@xxxxxxxxxxx <cynthr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff
>
>
> Hello everyone,****
>
> ****
>
> My sincere apologies for my delayed response re. asterisks but here is
> what’s going on:****
>
> ****
>
> In Braille, neither bolding nor font size changes show up, which means
> that it is really difficult to tell when there is a new chapter or section.
> Therefore, three asterisks are added after each chapter title or chapter
> name to make it clear where the chapter title or name ends and where the
> text begins. For example:****
>
> ****
>
> -----page break---****
>
> Chapter Three****
>
> *******
>
> [text]****
>
> ----page break-----****
>
> ****
>
> It could also look like this:****
>
> ****
>
> -----page break-----****
>
> [text from ch. 4]****
>
> *******
>
> Chapter Five: Kristy Kills****
>
> *******
>
> [text for ch. 5]****
>
> --------page break---------****
>
> ****
>
> ****
>
> This is especially important if there is a chapter name. For example,
> Chapter Three: The Woman in Red (or whatever). Without the star, Braille
> readers would have no way of knowing whether or not “The Woman in Red” was
> the first line of text or a chapter title.****
>
> ****
>
> Three asterisks are NOT needed at the beginning of a page before a new
> chapter (if the new chapter starts at the very top of a page) but ARE
> needed if the chapter starts in the middle of the page. Three asterisks are
> also used to show other breaks in the text, whether it’s a change in
> narration and the sighted reader sees a font change or all italics, if
> there is a symbol in the page to indicate a time change or something, and
> when there is a new section of the book (such as Part One or Book One of
> several).****
>
> ****
>
> Many volunteers already do this, which is wonderful. Since we want
> Bookshare books to be as accessible to everyone as possible, we strongly
> encourage adding in three asterisks after the chapter number or name. I
> know there has been a lot of confusion about this. From my understanding it
> is not a new idea, but it has never been enforced, which is likely why some
> people do it and others don’t and have never been aware that they should.
> We want to encourage it going forward.****
>
> ****
>
> Please contact me directly with any questions or concerns. ****
>
> ****
>
> Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication!****
>
> ****
>
> Best,****
>
> ****
>
> Madeleine Linares****
>
> Volunteer Coordinator****
>
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative****
>
> 650-644-3459****
>
> madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx****
>
> ****
>
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