I finally concluded that when I hear JAWS say m-, it is actually just a dash; at least that's what is showing on the braille display. Why JAWS should say m- is beyond me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:41 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: recurring scanning flaw > Hi, Jill, > > I'm not quite sure what you mean by the m- symbol. In > the book I'm validating now, there are em dashes where > there should just be a normal between-word space. In > the book I just finished, the letter m by itself > should have been the word "in." > > I'd need to see some examples to know what yours > should be, but if you think it should be a comma, go > ahead and change it. When I'm typing I frequently it > the em key instead of the comma key and have to change > it. > > Cindy > > -- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The book I am presently validating has many m- > > symbols. Does anyone know if this should be replaced > > by a comma? That's what seems to be called for in > > most, but not necessarily all, instances. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >