[bksvol-discuss] Re: problem noted across books and proofers and software engines
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:49:53 -0500
Hi, Valerie.
I know how to fix split paragraphs in Word but I have no idea how to catch the
paragraphs that run together, aside from the
lines of dialogue.
Sorry. I'll let you know if I figure anything out regarding this.
Christina
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From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 4:50 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] problem noted across books and proofers and software
engines
I don't want to stir up a hornet's nest, and my guess is it is virtually out of
our control, but I am routinely noticing a
problem across books and proofers and software engines when I proof with book
in hand. Some will be caught by extremely
alert proof-readers, but many would not. The big problem I am seeing even from
the best scans, quality scanners and good
prep, combined paragraphs and separated paragraphs are a fairly common
occurrence. Obviously it has little impact on the
many who convert to audio, but it is a big issue for people who read text
visually, especially dyslexics like me who get cues
and attribution of quotes by paragraphing and develop continuity of ideas in
its presentation.
The only run together paragraph suspect that is easy to identify is if you see
a quote mark/space/quote mark since that is
usually two sets of quotes that should have a carriage return between them.
Am I (and others who produce high quality scans) missing something we can alter
in our settings to prevent this from
happening. And, are there other easy ways besides my current paragraph by
paragraph matching to identify other run together
paragraphs? Split paragraphs are easier to pick out, but they are an issue at
times, too.
I am a numbers geek and at first thought It was just me getting confused as I
read, but then I realized it was happening. I
sampled three good scanners work and saw as few as 20 occurrences in a 130 page
book to a high of 88 in a 257 page book.
That can really muddle the mind of a struggling learner, especially when quote
attribution becomes ambiguous.
Any suggestions or comments are appreciated.
Valerie
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