Seems like this could be a problem of the braille translation program. It would have to be able to recognize the way proofers are writing fractions and convert them to the Nemeth code. And if we could figure out what form the braille converter will make proper fractions from, that will probably mess up what would be spoken by text to speech.
*sigh* Misha Kim Friedman wrote:
Hi, Debby, the fractions you wrote down were heard by my screen reader but my BrailleNote didn't see them but just as a couple of marks and not in the way I've seen fractions look in Braille cookbooks from NLS or fractions in amath book. Regards, Kim.-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:36 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Credit Suggestion Hi Jill and everyone! Whenever I have submitted a cookbook, I have made sure all fractions are correct. I have wondered how accurate other Bookshare cookbooks were until joining this list when I have found that many volunteers take care to correct the scanos, since fractions are usually horrible for OCR to get right.The first cookbook I downloaded years ago was "The I Hate to Cook" cookbook. The fractions were not written as 1/2 and 1/4 but the higherASCII characters for those fractions, so, unless I was left' or right-arrowing over those fractions, Window-Eyes ignored them entirely, so I hope that people always use the 1/2 and 1/4 form of the fractions so they are read rather than ignored by synthetic speech.. I suspect those higher ASCII characters don't show up well on a braille display either. Am I right? Here they are to test: ¼ ½ Debby At 09:46 PM 5/6/2010, Jill O'Connell wroteI hope you sent your suggestion to the volunteer coordinator where it might possibly do some good. It is really disappointing to download a recipe book and find it virtually unreadable.----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>Melissa Smith To: <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 7:03 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Credit SuggestionIf only the outsourcers did as fine a job as many of the scanners and proofers on this list. I don't know how many books I've read, that were done by the outsourcers, that were poorly done. I do make quality reports when warranted. Not to mention the fact that, I was told a few months ago by Bookshare staff, that the outsourcers wouldn't be working on any more cookbooks.Melissa Smith On 5/6/2010 5:31 PM, Jamie Yates, CPhT wrote:One idea is to let the more complicated books be handled by staff/outsourcers.-- Jamie in MichiganCurrently Reading: The BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker Earn cash for answering trivia questions every 3 hours:<http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497>http:// instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497See everything I've read this year at: <http://www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html>www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html---------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2858 - Release Date: 05/06/10 18:26:00No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2858 - Release Date: 05/06/10 13:26:00-- mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> -- Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless; it is like chasing the wind.--Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5095 (20100507) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5095 (20100507) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5095 (20100507) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.comTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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