[duxuser] Re: forcing a contraction
- From: "Riessen, Kathleen (SA School for Vision Impaired)" <Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 02:01:40 +0000
Jean:
dummy code: in DBT ctrl-[ then just put a forward slash in in the code boxes.
In Word this can be entered as [[*/*]] if you use the feature of embedding
codes in the Word document.
I find this quite a handy code to use when you want to break contractions.
?However I have just tested with 1.11 and saving as a .doc file (docx files can
do funny things with italics). By ensuring that the space between the two
italicised words is not in italics, the italics are coming out properly.
?
As far as the Latin being uncontracted I am unsure what is happening. It
contracted for me in an example that I quickly set up. I would really be
interested in seeing the section of your Word file that this is occurring in to
see if we can nut out what is happening.
Kathy
Kathy Riessen
Coordinator Alternative Print Production
South Australian School for Vision Impaired
Tel: 08 8277 5255
Email:
Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
Jean Menzies <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 10:38
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: forcing a contraction
Kathy,
What do you mean by a dummy code? The language settings were English, and I
eventually gave up and did it with Exact translation ASCII characters.
Jean
From: Riessen, Kathleen (SA School for Vision
Impaired)<mailto:Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 3:48 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [duxuser] Re: forcing a contraction
First: Word must have set the Latin Words as Latin language, highlight your
whole document and ensure that the language in Word is set to English. That
should eliminate the issue with the Latin names.
Second: Try ensuring that the space between the two words has the italics
removed. If this doesn't work, put in what I call a dummy code [/] between the
words to break the italics sequence, you will still need the space though.
Good luck!
Kathy
Kathy Riessen
Coordinator Alternative Print Production
South Australian School for Vision Impaired
Tel: 08 8277 5255
Email:
Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
Jean Menzies <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 09:04
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] forcing a contraction
Working with the BANA Word template, version 1.11 SR 4 and UEB. What is the
code to use to force a contraction? I have a vague recollection it has to do
with slashes, but I can't find it.
The reason for wanting this is I have an italicized group of two words followed
by an unspaced dash and more text. DBT is putting the italic passage indicator
in front of the first word, and the end italic passage after the second word.
That's not right. Complicating this is that these words are bacteria names, and
DBT recognizes them as Latin and wants to uncontract them. The agency wants
them contracted. Therefore, I need to enter the italic codes as Exact
Translation
. But DBT is still uncontracting the words.
If I could remember that shortcut for forcing contractions, it would save me
looking up those SymBraille exact contraction characters for the rest of the
word.
Jean
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