[bksvol-discuss] Re: Validation
- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:24:55 -0500
As a formerly sighted person who was a virtually fanatic reader as a
sighted person I can testify that those split words are not nearly as
jarring or confusing in print as they are when a screen reader voice
reads them. In fact, they are not particularly jarring or confusing in
print at all.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:09 PM, EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Technically, I suppose Monica is right that you could just leave them split.
> It is true that if sighted people can cope with them, then we certainly
> should be able to. But I don't leave them split. In my experience, I don't
> recall seeing words split between pages a great many times, just an
> occasional occurrence here and there. It sounds as though your book may be
> unusual in that respect.
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nimer" <nimerjaber1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:44 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validation
>
>
>> I wasn't sure. I figured that some user had come up with a more efficient
>> way o doing this. Either way, I will do it, as I believe in producing
>> excellent books for users to read. It's just taking longer, that's all.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Nimer J
>>
>> EVAN REESE wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't see how you could automate that process. How could you use a
>>> search and replace since you have no way of knowing what the split words
>>> will be, and they are likely to be different in each case. A spell checker
>>> would certainly spot the split words, but I doubt it would be able to make
>>> suggestions, since they are incomplete words. I don't see any alternative to
>>> doing it manually.
>>>
>>> Evan
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nimer" <nimerjaber1@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:54 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Validation
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I am currently validating a long book where words are split over two
>>>> pages. Is there a way to make the words onto one page without going through
>>>> and changing every one of them individually? This is a 400-page book, and
>>>> while I'm reading it through, it takes too long to stop after every page to
>>>> combine a word that was split onto different pages.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Nimer J
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