Sorry, I must have missed your previous post. The various methods that blind people use to read books are quite flexible so that, in most cases, a reader can configure their own software to meet their various needs. So, in answering your question I can only tell you what works for me, and whatever you prefer to do is up to you. I personally prefer that picture descriptions begin with the phrase [picture description] and end with the phrase [end description] or [end picture description]. A bracketted phrase usually indicates to the reader that a scannor or proofer is going to give the reader visual feedback that enhances the reading experience, and is not something the author herself has said. That's just my take on this. Make it easy on yourself. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:55 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] symbls vs words A short while ago a member posted that when she read by listening (is that Daisy?) with punctuation off the bracket at the end of a description and asterisks that indicate several line spaces between sections went by so quickly that it was hard to process them mentally. I responded with a post that asked if it would be preferable for me to write the words, i.e., asterisk(instead of using the symbols) and end of description ( instead of a final bracket at the end of a description; no one responded yea or nay. Today a member told me that when she's listening the words asterisk(s) are somewhat disrupting. I have in the past beenusing only one or 2 asterisks; I understand many people use 3; maybe then they wouldn't fly past so fast. In the book I'm proofing now I'm using the words, and I won't go aack to change what I've done,but I can continue using the symbols or continue using words, and I'd like to know what's preferable for the next books I proof. Cindy Cindy Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned list available at sites below Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List Books Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List