[bksvol-discuss] Re: dashes

Hi Juliia,

As it says in Little Bo Peep, "Leave them alone."  <smile>

Sue S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julia Kulak" <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:34 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: dashes


Oh no! So now I have to change all those retarded m dashes in that great big
seven hundred page book! Is that correct?
Julia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:24 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: dashes


> Oh--then we should use two dashes rather than the em
> dash, I guess. Thanks for telling me. I'll change my
> habits right now, starting with the book I'm
> validating now.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> No, the em dash doesn't translate properly into
>> Braille, at least not the
>> way Bookshare does it. The convention for Braille is
>> to use two hyphens for
>> the em dash, but for some reason Bookshare's Braille
>> translator just puts in
>> one hyphen.
>>
>> Evan
>>
>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>   From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
>>   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>   Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:51 PM
>>   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: dashes
>>
>>
>>   I just wanted to make sure that the em dash
>> correctly translates into
>> Braille. I know not all characters do. And I know
>> that there was recent
>> discussion about it but I have to confess I really
>> didn't pay enough
>> attention to it.
>>
>>   I figured I could look it up in the manual. Some
>> books use tons of em
>> dashes.
>>
>>
>>   Jamie in Michigan
>>   Currently Reading - Loyalty in Death - J.D. Robb
>>   $10 Off Any Purchase at 39DollarGlasses! (discount
>> applied at checkout)
>>
>
>
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