[bksvol-discuss] Re: question for sighted scanners

  • From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:09:51 -0600

Hi Jill,
Great question. For me, those kinds of errors get picked up when I read through the book while validating. I spell-check a book, and have Word set to highlight individual words it thinks are mis-spelled, so they are visually obvious. A pattern where something like an R replaced a T in the original scan usually becomes obvious after a few pages. Then I go hunting for that error once I see a pattern, and try to set up a wild card type search and replace that will help the process go faster. smile. 

Judy s.

Mayrie ReNae wrote:

Hi Jill,

        If the scanner is careful either those errors would show up with a
spell checker, or skimming or reading the book would make it as obvious as
it is to someone listening or reading in braille.  That's just my thinking.

Mayrie


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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question for sighted scanners
I am reading a New York Times scanned book and the most common scanning errors are the scanner mistaking a T for an R. How would a sighted scanner even be able to identify this problem since they are not listening to the book or reading it on a braille display? There must be a simple answer to this that just hasn't occurred to me. Jill 
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