[bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables

  • From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:35:26 -0700

Evan, That tip is a real keeper; thank you. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: EVAN REESE 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:46 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


  As far as the table of contents goes, if you go into the Tables menu in K1000 
while you are in the contents, and select Convert Table to Text, you won't have 
to move the page numbers yourself. They will be where they should be.

  Evan

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Rik James 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:30 AM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


    I have not read the most recently updated volunteer's manual, so my 
apologies if this is covered in there.
    But I wonder if someone on the list can say something about scanning a book 
with tables.

    I know that some programs like my version 11 of Kurzweil K-1000 does 
recognize tables and does what it does with them. But I have not taken the time 
yet to know exactly how to deal with them.

    As one quick example, I know that frequently k-1000 recognizes a page with 
the table of contents as a table and will put the page numbers for each chapter 
title like at the end of the text. And I usually go through the work and just 
move each successive page number to its corresponding chapter. Of course there 
is possibility of an error here, so I rather dislike having to do this.

    So if anyone has knowledge of a setting or what you do when you encounter a 
page with tables when you are scanning, I would enjoy reading and learning from 
you about it.

    Thanks.
    Rik


    From: Deborah Murray 
    Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:29 AM
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


        Hi Bob,

    Since this was my book, I'll add a bit more to this. 
    I took another look at the rtf file I submitted. The table was already 
mangled before I sent it in, I just didn't realize it. 
    So it seems the problem occurred when the file was converted from kes to 
rtf and I don't know why. It hasn't ever happened that I am aware of to any of 
the other books I've scanned.

    Deborah


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    From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob
    Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:18 AM
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


    You've got it Mayrie.
    I want to know why the table was in tact when the submitter sent it in, and 
was badly mauled when I got it.

    Bob


    "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: Mayrie ReNae 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:21 AM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A question on tables


      Hi Bob,

          I'm sorry.  I don't understand the question you're asking.  Are you 
asking why the submitter said the table was fine, but you encountered something 
that didn't seem fine, and want to know how it got messed up?

      Mayrie





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      From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob
      Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:07 PM
      To: bookshare volunteer discussion
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A question on tables


      Hi.
      I recently proofread " 
      HOWARD DEAN'S PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM


      How We Can Achieve Affordable Medical Care for Every American and Make 
Our Jobs Safer".


      In one place there was a table of figures. In the file I downloaded the 
table spanned two pages which was awkward to read and through off the 
pagination.

      When I wrote the person who scanned the book she told me the table was 
fine when she sent the book in.

      My question is, when dealing with tables, what can be done to preserve 
the integrity of the table?

      Thanks.
      Bob

      "A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and 
ask for it back when it begins to rain." 




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