[bksvol-discuss] Re: m dash
- From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:46:22 -0500
A lot of the answer about this character depends on the software/equipment
you are using. On the braille note the m-dash character may be treated in
at least two different ways. Is it the display of a braille note that you
refer to when you say "in braille" there is nothing between the words?
My braille note will do that if I do not tell it to retain extended ascii
characters in that review options you get when opening a non-keyword file.
If it is told to retain extended characters it incorrectly displays a single
dash instead of the m-dash, but if you put your cursor on the supposed dash,
it will tell you it is really an M-dash. They should really fix it, so that
it displays the double dash that is correct in braille.
If you want to make one on your computer you can use insert-4 if you have
jaws and choose it from the list. If you can figure out any way to make a
real m-dash on your computer, the dash dash without any spaces between them
or the words around them will be acceptable.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
curious entity at earthlink dot net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Quinn" <quinns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:05 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] m dash
> In most of the books that I scan, I notice what says it's an m dash.
> It should be the double dash, but this "m dash" when translated to
> braille just shows the two words without a space or dash or anything
> between them. Is there an m dash on the keyboard, and would I replace
> it with two dashes, or would there be a space before and after the two
> dashes?
>
> Pam
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