[bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses replacing periods?

  • From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:35:24 -0500

But in brf, Scott, we see periods, dots 2, 5, 6.  Or are you saying some
programs change that?  I just want to know what to do, not start an argument
about brf.  <<grin>

Sue

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses replacing periods?


When I scan/validate books, if I find a place where there is an ellipsis, I
usually find that the scanning program recognizes the ellipses as a period
followed by a space, another period, a space, and a final period. When I see
this, I will remove the spaces, so there are three consecutive periods with
a space on each side. This seems to give best results, i.e. seeing a single
dot repeated three times in braille rather than random periods.

Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 2:25 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses replacing periods?


>
> It is just one dot in Braille, whereas the period is 3 dots.  That is, in
> the case of true elipses.  I am a bit puzzled too as to why, in so many
> cases, there seem to be extra periods at the ends of sentences...
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:05 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ellipses replacing periods?
>
>
> I think I missed something, although I ususally read
> ever post despite the subject line in case the post is
> about someting else.
>
> But I don't remember seeing anything about replacing
> periods with ellipses. Are ellipses Braille for
> periods at the ends of sentences? Are they also used
> where ellipses are supposed to be, or is there
> something else used there?
>
> Cindy
>
>
> -- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I think you have just answered something I have been
>> wondering about, the
>> replacement of periods with elipses. Did you ask for
>> Bookshare's approval or
>> just start doing this? I'm a braille reader too so
>> don''t know how this is
>> handled in the Daisy format but surely is annoying
>> when we see the periods
>> in braille. Also what are you doing about words that
>> should be accented but,
>> of course, are not.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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