[bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages

  • From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:35:35 -0600

> I personally would be happy if I can convince those who scan to spell 
check.  (wistful smile) How about getting them to run rank spelling? (hope 
hope)

If I can see a way to come up with six hundred smackers, and upgrade to
K-1000, I would be happy to run rank spelling.  But for now, it is just a
fig tree of my imagination, and a hope.  But I do now do a spell check with
my Word program before submitting a book. Heck, why not.

Rik 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth and
Burton
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:57 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages

I personally would be happy if I can convince those who scan to spell 
check.  (wistful smile) How about getting them to run rank spelling? (hope 
hope)

E.
At 12:52 PM 10/2/2006, you wrote:

>Thanks for mentioning this, E.
>
>I think it really does make a big difference not to have the sentences
>interrupted by the headers and page numbers.  I too have been adjusting to
>see that the ends of  pages end in complete sentences. I figure if I have
to
>look for the hyphenated words at the end of pages, I may as well make the
>page end with a complete sentence.   And as you say, this is ESPECIALLY
>important when there are footnotes at the bottom of the page.  A reader can
>really get lost when the text of the page gets interrupted by a bunch of
>sentences in footnotes.
>
>Although this is something we can do when validating, it would make me
happy
>as a clam if the person who scanned the book and submitted it took the time
>and care to do this.
>
>I am beginning to feel that scanning in batch mode creates a heck of a lot
>more work down the road than just doing the scan a page at a time, or 2 at
a
>time in 2 page mode with most books. And to at least spot check each
>paragraph of each page.  Then if the scan is bad, you can just delete the
>page right then and there and do a re-scan.  Happy as a clam all over
again.
>Time for a clam bake.  Put on your Elvis Presley record, and pull out that
>old 1960's Elvis movie Clambake, .  (smile)   But who the heck really knows
>how happy a clam is anyway?  (That could be a topic for Andy Rooney, huh?
>
>Rik
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth and
>Burton
>Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 6:36 AM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages
>
>As a validator, I move words and sentence fragments so that sentences end
>on one page or begin on another.  This is taking some liberty with the
>positioning of text though not with the text itself.  I do this to make
>reading go more smoothly for both braille users and voice users.  I find it
>particularly necessary to do this in cases where footnotes at the bottom of
>pages break up the flow.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>E.
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