Thanks for the clarification, Jake. I still need more, though, as a validator and not a submitter. Would I copy the table, then hit Insert table and paste it? How would I know, just seeing the table, if it was inserted or scanned--though suppose the submitter could put that in the comments and then I could leave t alone. G.Cindy --- Jake Brownell <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A few of you have asked more about tables. Tables > made in Word using the > 'insert' table command should be saved correctly in > RTF and then processed > by our conversion tools into actual tables (like on > a website). If my memory > is correct, processing tables was part of the > November 2005 upgrade. > > To repeat a previous post, tables generated visually > using tabs will *not* > remain visually the same after the conversion. > > Sincerely, > Jake > > Jake Brownell > QA Engineer, Bookshare.org > jake.b@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:53 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: tables in Bookshare > books plus another > question > > > > Jake, > > > > If tabs aren't retained, how can we create tables > as > > tables? I'd love to know that. It would save a lot > of > > time. > > > > G.Cindy > > > > > > Devorah, I do what Mayrie suggested--I translate > the > > table into sentences, even to the point of > repeating a > > heading if necessary. IF I can find some examples > I'll > > send them to you offlist. > > > > G.Cindy > > --- Jake Brownell <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Hi Devorah, > >> > >> Tables done with spaces will be somewhat > >> "compressed" in that vertically nothing will > align. > >> Tabs are stripped from the files completely > because > >> DAISY as an XML standard doesn't understand a > tab. > >> Tables created as actual tables are converted to > >> tables in DAISY. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Jake > >> > >> Jake Brownell > >> QA Engineer, Bookshare.org > >> jake.b@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Devorah Greenstein > >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:04 PM > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] tables in Bookshare > >> books plus another question > >> > >> > >> What is the protocol for tables? > >> I've got quite a few in the book I'm validating > - > >> I'm using a library copy of the printed book > because > >> the scanned version is all goofed up, as I would > >> expect. But what I'm doing is using tab stops and > >> recreating a table in tabular form. Will this > work > >> for folks? If not, what should I be doing? > >> > >> > >> > >> She says, halfway through the book and hadn't > >> thought of asking before now! > >> > >> > >> > >> Also, I'm wondering what screen readers will do > >> with this quote from an 18th century midwife. Can > >> someone reassure me that it is decipherable? > >> > >> 17 F At ditoes & Mr Poores. Birth 47th > a > >> daughter. At Capt Meloys allso > >> > >> Rainy. I was Calld from Mr Parkers at 2 hour > morn > >> to Mr Poores. Doct Page was Calld before my > arival. > >> I Extracted the Child, a dagt. He Chose to Close > the > >> Loin. I returnd home at 8 hour morning. Receivd > 6/ > >> as a reward. Mr Ballard & Ephm attend worship, > Dolly > >> & Sally aftern. Charls and John Coks supt here. I > >> was calld to Capt meloys at 11 hour Evening. > Raind. > >> Birth Mr Poores daughter X X > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG. > >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: > 269.22.10/1367 > >> - Release Date: 4/9/2008 7:10 AM > >> > > > > > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE > BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS > > AVAILABLE AT > > > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > > > http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > > > > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS > AVAILABLE AT > > > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html > > > > Jake's site for useful links: > http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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