[bksvol-discuss] superscript/subscript that really are something else
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:40:02 -0700 (PDT)
Dear Lissi,
I don't know if this will help in your circumstance, but I've found raised and
lowered letters that your computer might read as superscript or subscript but
really aren't. I have to go into the Format file, click on Font, then click on
Character Spacing. There are two bars, one for spacing and one for position.
You'll usually find that the position shows "raised" or "lowered;" then you
just use the arrow to change it to "normal."
I don't know what causes this to happen but it must be something in the
scanning conversion process caused by something in the book.
HTH
G.Cindy
--- On Sun, 6/29/08, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Strange Character
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 5:28 PM
> Dear Jake, if you're still there, or anyone who can help
>
> I'm still struggling with files from several different,
> reliable and careful
> submittors, which are full of superscripts and subscripts.
> They are also
> showing up in the careful scans I do using K1000.
>
> Visually, sometimes I can see that letters in a superscript
> are higher than
> they should be and the reverse for the subscripts.
>
> Sometimes when there are a group of blank lines, as I arrow
> through them,
> Jaws will even say begin super script, end superscript.
>
> The superscript problem often occurs on and around chapter
> titles.
>
> I've tried highlighting the lines and going to font in
> Word 2003 and making
> sure sub and superscript aren't checked. They never are
> checked so I can't
> uncheck them. I use Control b to put bold on or off of
> highlighted words. I
> use Control I for italics and bold u for underline. I just
> can't find a way
> to rid my validations or prevalidations of these sub and
> superscripts.
>
> I should qualify. If I delete the affected lines or words,
> and delete a line
> or word before it, I can retype that material and it
> won't be super and sub
> scripted. This is time consuming. But this doesn't
> always work and I've
> actually submitted some books with unresolved super/sub
> script issues.
>
> I don't know what the tools will do. If I knew they
> would ignore the
> superscripts and subscripts, then I guess I could ignore
> them, too, though I
> would rather be able to correct them. Since they are
> appearing where we
> don't want them, we would be lucky if the tools ignored
> them. On the other
> hand, in math equations and superscript numbers in text
> indicating footnotes
> or end notes, etc, we are sad when the tools don't
> indicate such numbers are
> superscripted because we have taken time and care to put
> them in. I do it by
> writing a number as usual, highlighting it, going to
> options in the tools
> menu, and tabbing to superscript and entering to check the
> box for it, then
> tabbing to OK. When I exit menu the number is elevated as
> it was in the
> text.
>
> By the way, with good advice from Evan, I am now deleting
> those nonbreaking
> spaces, all of them at once with a global replace of their
> number replaced
> with nothing. You need to turn the numlock on the numpad
> and type the number
> while holding the alt key down. This is my way of
> demonstrating I'm
> progressing, though new problems like that with the
> sub/superscript are
> still cropping up.
>
> Technical advice helps so much!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Always with love,
>
> Lissi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:49 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Strange Character
>
>
> > Hi Christina,
> >
> > It sounds similar to a problem I had earlier this year
> with some files my
> > university gave me. The culpret in that circumstance
> was an optional
> > hyphen. In Word 2003 you can use the Find/Replace
> dialogue to eliminate
> > them. You would want to try replacing ^- with nothing.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> > Jake
> >
> > Jake Brownell
> > QA Engineer, Bookshare.org
> > jake.b@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Christina"
> <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 4:36 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Strange Character
> >
> >
> >> Hello. I am still having this problem. I will
> explain as clearly as I
> >> can what I've done to attempt to resolve it
> and I welcome any advice you
> >> can give me.
> >>
> >> I'm using one of the older versions of
> Microsoft Word, 2003, I think and
> >> JAWS 7.1 to validate this book.
> >> JAWS pronounces some words differently than
> normal, prompting me to go
> >> over them character by character. There is a
> pause between some of the
> >> letters but JAWS doesn't read anything. I
> tried selecting this mystery
> >> character by hitting shift and then the right
> arrow, so that I can do the
> >> Search and Replace thing and remove all instances
> of it from the
> >> document, but it doesn't select anything. I
> had a sighted friend look at
> >> the document and he said that there is nothing in
> between the letters but
> >> that some of the words are in a different font.
> So, I went into the Edit
> >> menu and hit Select All and then I went to the
> Format menu and changed
> >> the font to Arial but that still didn't solve
> the problem. I tried
> >> switching it to Times New Roman next; still no
> luck.
> >> Does anyone have any ideas? Is there an easy fix
> for this? There are a
> >> lot of words in this book like this and so I'd
> rather fix them all at
> >> once than word by word.
> >> Thanks for any help.
> >> Christina
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jackie McBride"
> <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:16 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Strange Character
> >>
> >>
> >>> Christine, its extended ascii value is 173. U
> didn't tell us what
> >>> software you're using to validate with,
> but, probably the easiest way
> >>> to fix this if u have search & replace is
> the following:
> >>> 1) Put your cursor on the weird character;
> >>> 2) select it, in most word processors it's
> shift right arrow;
> >>> 3) Copy it, usually control c in most word
> processors;
> >>> 4) Use your software's search &
> replace function--control h in word &
> >>> clones, sometimes control r in other packages;
> >>> 5) Paste the character into the search
> box--control v in most word
> >>> processors;
> >>> 6) Go to the replace with box & don't
> enter anything;
> >>> 7) Hit the replace all, & they're
> history.
> >>>
> >>> HTH.
> >>>
> >>> On 6/28/08, Christina
> <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> Hello, all. I am currently validating a
> BSO of Dragon Bones by
> >>>> Patricia
> >>>> Briggs. There is one, or possibly several
> different, character/s that
> >>>> keep
> >>>> appearing. Could someone please tell me
> what these characters are?
> >>>> I've
> >>>> copied some of the words that contain them
> below.
> >>>> I put my cursor on it and pressed the
> Insert key, I use JAWS, and the
> >>>> number
> >>>> five and I heard a bunch of zeros followed
> by 255255255. I have no
> >>>> idea
> >>>> what that means.
> >>>> Thank you.
> >>>> Christina
> >>>> hunting
> >>>> wandering
> >>>> dinner
> >>>>
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