[duxuser] Re: request for opinions
- From: "Bruce Toews" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:22:32 -0600
However, there are specific rules BANA has set forth for special
typefaces that take all this into account, and so following those rules
removes their overuse in braille. If w/ would confuse the reader or
misrepresent the contents of the menu, I would agree with you, but it
neither detracts from, nor confuses, the subject matter.
Bruce
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:16:39 -0500, "Steve Dresser"
<s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>
> Ann,
>
> You're absolutely right. The argument that braille should exactly follow
> print is fatuous at best. A case in point is the use of "w/" for "with".
> In print, "w/" makes sense as a kind of shorthand, but in braille there
> is
> already a contraction for the word, and it's far more efficient than the
> print shorthand. Many things are done in print to produce a certain
> visual
> effect, such as bolding and italics. In braille, such things are often
> more
> distracting than anything else.
>
> Steve
>
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Bruce Toews
dogriver@xxxxxxxx
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