[bksvol-discuss] Re: Another Question for Braille Readers

  • From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 23:25:20 -0400

Dear Grand Cindy,

I don't think you need blank lines between the entries. I believe that just a hard return between each entry would be good enough to facilitate jumping from one entry to the next for people using speech software. Most programs like that have a way of skipping from one paragraph to the next, so blank lines really aren't necessary.

Evan

----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 8:53 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Another Question for Braille Readers


I'm glad you asked, Alliso, and that you responded, Darrell. I know people have asked that the scan list have lines skipped between them, but the Wish List doesn't; Should I put them there? It's already 17 pages, but of course that doesn't matter if it's not printed out. It would be easy for me to do if Jamie and Jim, on the Friends of Bookshare site, don't mind.

I'll do it henceforth n books I validate if that's preferred, except I won't the line spaces be deleted? Would I need to put an asterisk between?

G.Cindy

--- On Mon, 5/19/08, Darrell Shandrow <darrell.shandrow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Allison,

I like blank lines before and after headings, even with a
Braille display,
as that's really the only way to know a heading exists.
 Though I like blank
lines before and after bulleted and numbered lists, I do
not like them
between items; just list the items one per line.  :-)

Thanks.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Allison Hilliker"
<hillikera@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:50 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Another Question for Braille
Readers


Hi Everyone,

I do read Braille, but I don't always know if my own
opinion reflects that
of the majority, so once in a while I ask questions here.

I'm validating a book that has a lot of headings and
almost no blank lines
separating them.  I know that when I'm rereading
hardcopy Braille, it's
great
to have the headings separated with blank lines, but the
experience isn't
the same with a Braille display.  Do those of you reading
with displays
still like to have the headings separated by blank lines?
I've been doing
that, but if it doesn't make a big difference then I
won't.  Also, what
about numbered lists, do you like a blank line after each
numbered item?
How about bulleted lists?  I've been changing the
bullets into stars upon
the suggestion of many of you on this list, but I
hadn't asked about the
blank lines before.

All feedback is welcome.  It won't lead to any official
Bookshare policy,
this is just for my own reference.

Thanks,

Allison

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