[duxuser] Re: paragraph formatting (was Re: NEED HELP WITH PARAGRAPH STYLE)
- From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:21:54 -0500
Betsy,
I'm with you! As much as I like George's idea of education, and as much as
I try to do that wherever possible, there's a fine line as to how much you
can force people to change, and you'd better not cross it. That's why I
still think we have to make our importers as smart as they can be, and
sometimes that means compensating for human foibles. Isn't that what
Windows tries to do, albeit with mixed results? Computers may not be great
at making intelligent decisions, but they are very good at performing tasks
rapidly and tirelessly. Unlike us humans, they never get tired or
frustrated. I don't think there will ever be a perfect answer to this
dilemma, but it doesn't mean we stop trying to find a better one.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" <brailleit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:19
Subject: [duxuser] Re: paragraph formatting (was Re: NEED HELP WITH
PARAGRAPH STYLE)
Aloha listers,
I totally agree with Jean, but I also know that the real facts are that
most of the files that we receive are input by folks who can sometimes
barely type let alone knowing anything about formatting. It is not
appropriate to tell them how to compose the file as they will really feel
stressed. I only correct the parts of the input that I can without losing
customers and making them feel inadequate. At our company, we believe that
our job as producers is to fix the mess and provide the customer with the
document when and where it is needed, and make it look like something they
can be proud to distribute.
My 2 cents worth...
Betsy
At 05:32 AM 1/21/2007, you wrote:
Jean,
You're absolutely right about the correct way to achieve blank lines, but
here's the problem: As a braille producer, I get Word documents all the
time from people who *don't* know any of the things you're talking about,
and probably never will. I just want an option that I can turn on or off
so I can deal with the practical problem of cleaning up the documents I
get. At the moment, that's a painfully tedious process that can take hours
because it literally requires going through the document line by line.
Now, if you can suggest a rapid and efficient way to deal with this
problem, I'm all ears.
Steve
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