[bksvol-discuss] Re: problem noted across books and proofers and software engines
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:18:35 -0600
Hi Valerie and everyone!
I correct any combined paragraphs I find. Even though I read with a screen
reader and speech, I notice quotes from one character being combined with
the next, especially if the quote is a short one that wrapps to the next
line to end the sentence with a word or two and the next character's quote
or just the next paragraph starts. It's annoying to me, so I can imagine
it's a hindrance to you with sight, especially when dyslexia is in the mix.
This occasionally happens when I scan too, so I do my best to separate the
paragraphs. Since I have the hard copy, I check it to make sure the quote
should stay at the end of a paragraph.
I have OpenBook 7 set to recognize columns, because the lines seem to be
wrapping better than to not recognize columns even when there is one
column. Should I change that setting?
Also, I don't have keep exact view on. Would that help with the formatting
to eliminate the combined paragraphs?
It doesn't happen that often, but, if I could eliminate it altogether so
the soft copy is formatted like the hard one, that would be great.
Debby
At 03:50 AM 2/9/2010, Valerie Maples wrote
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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