[bksvol-discuss] Re: A proofreading problem to watch out for.
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 09:05:10 -0700
Bob, EdSharp does not convert to text automatically. It saves as rtf
should u desire.
Where we are having problems right now is that Jaws, for whatever
reason, simply speaks nonprinting characters such as page breaks,
etc., as "character 0", & no1's quite sure why. They are found by the
search function, however.
On 8/2/09, Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jackie.
> I tried Ed Sharp some time ago and the problem I had with it was that when
> you opened a .rtf file it converted it to .txt format, thus nullifying all
> the page formatting stuff. Has this changed? At least, that's what I
> thought.
>
> If you think it's changed significantly, I'd like to give it another shot.
>
> Bob
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> "A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask
> for it back when it begins to rain."
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 10:27 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A proofreading problem to watch out for.
>
>
>> Roger, 1st, that is what u should get--a blank space between
>> paragraphs. However, if u backspace over the line & the line becomes
>> longer, then another thing to try out is your margin setting. Make
>> certain it's an inch or less. Also make certain your paper size is set
>> to letter or legal. This should eliminate the phenomenon of "soft page
>> breaks" as well.
>>
>> I've been working w/another volunteer on this list w/a lot of the same
>> issues. She hasn't yet let me know what the outcome of that was. So
>> I'm keeping a bit mum on this till I find out whether in fact my
>> suggestions worked for her.
>>
>> Another feature EdSharp has is a join lines option, & it is designed
>> to remedy exactly this kind of rot.
>>
>> On 8/2/09, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I found a setting for font size under visual settings. I have ignored
>>> that
>>> set of settings until now because I assumed that it had only to do with
>>> what
>>> the document looked like and that doesn't apply to me. However, on your
>>> suggestion I just changed it and tried scanning a test page. The default
>>> was
>>> 14
>>> and I lowered it to 8, the lowest setting. That, apparently, did not
>>> work.
>>> That is, it did not work providing I am correctly observing what a line
>>> break is. Again,as I arrow down a document line by line within a
>>> paragraph I
>>> move from one line to the next without blank lines. The blank lines occur
>>> between paragraphs. When I backspace from the first letter in the first
>>> word
>>> in a
>>> line to the last letter in the last word in the preceding line I hear the
>>> word blank. After placing a space where the blank happened the line is
>>> longer. I am supposing that the blank I hear when I do that backspacing
>>> is a
>>> line
>>> break being deleted. If that is correct then changing the font size did
>>> not
>>> work.
>>>
>>> Please be sure to let us know when that software you mentioned is ready.
>>> I
>>> think I want to try it out and see if that is a good way to remove the
>>> line
>>> breaks if I can't stop them from appearing in the first place.
>>>
>>> "If you
>>> tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of
>>> mine."
>>> Che Guevara
>>>
>>> The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com/txtindex.shtml
>>> Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>>> Granma International: http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html
>>> _
>>>
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>>> [bksvol-discuss] Re: A proofreading problem to watch out for.
>>> Date:
>>> 8/2/2009 2:54:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>>> From:
>>> abletec@xxxxxxxxx
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>>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To:
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>>>
>>> Yall:
>>>
>>> Many of u on this list may know Jamal Mazrui. He is a programmer,
>>> works w/the fcc, & basically does a great deal of accessibility work
>>> for the blind & is in fact blind himself.
>>>
>>> He has written an editor called EdSharp, & it can edit rtf files. He
>>> has, at my request, recently added a feature so that page numbers
>>> display on the status line. Searches can be performed for stuff like a
>>> line break by using \n (backslash n), for example. Although he
>>> originally designed it as primarily a programming/html editor, we
>>> (that is, Jamal & some volunteers on this list & myself) are now in
>>> continuing discussions as to how to make this a very useable
>>> alternative to word for bookshare volunteers, as he himself is a huge
>>> proponent of bookshare. The commands pretty much duplicate those in
>>> word or wordpad & the interface doesn't get any more accessible. I
>>> really rather suspect that within the next week or 2, we'll have
>>> ironed out what glitches remain & it'll be yet 1 more tool in our
>>> arsonel. Unlike Microsoft, where you've gotta wait forever for a
>>> change to take effect, Jamal is responsive within days. Plus it's open
>>> source so if any of u aspiring programmers out there wanna change the
>>> code yourselves, knock yourself out! Plus Jamal, as talented &
>>> knowledgeable as he is, nonetheless remains a really nice guy to work
>>> with. No ego there.
>>>
>>> It's available from:
>>> www.empowermentzone.com
>>> I believe.
>>>
>>> Roger, u may want to look at your font & make certain it isn't too
>>> large. Sometimes large fonts produce line breaks that go away when the
>>> font is made smaller & the proper amount of text can fit on the page.
>>>
>>> Night & blessings, yall.
>>>
>>> On 8/1/09, Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Valerie
>>>>
>>>> Cindy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
>>>> books-being-scanned list available at sites below
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A proofreading problem to watch out for.
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8:06 PM
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>>>> I proofed and submitted Cherry
>>>> Ames, Army Nurse and it has been added to the collection
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>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Valerie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please pray for Doug's Dad & visit his website:
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/billkoonce
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>>>> From:
>>>> bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Yates,
>>>> CPhT
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 10:00 PM
>>>>
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A proofreading problem to watch out for.
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>>>> Ok Cindy, try this link:
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>>>> http://www.michrxtech.com/original_Books_Being_Scan.html
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>>>> All I did was change the
>>>> extension from .txt to .html. I didn't change anything else that you
>>>> did.
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