[bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare Daisy files maintain Bolding, Font point sizes, Italics, and more Opticon
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:15:21 -0700
Monica, let's see if I can describe this. In the majority of fonts,
the italic print tends to angle a bit to the right. So it almost looks
as though the italicized print is turning slightly right. Depending on
the font, the slant is at times more pronounced than others. Also, at
times the italicized print is somewhat lighter than the surrounding
print.
HTH.
On 11/9/09, Lori <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Monica,
>
> There still are a number of folks using the Opticon. I'll paste information
> for a listserv. I agree about the benefits of it and that is precisely why I
> still haven't parted with mine, however, my skills are too rusty yet to be
> very useful for proofreading, but hopefuly I'll find some time to practice.
>
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> Lori
>
>
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> From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:19 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare Daisy files maintain Bolding, Font
> point sizes, Italics, and more
>
>
>> Thanks Judy. It's helpful to know where to focus. I thought the font face
>> was retained from our rtf files and have been trying rather frantically to
>> make sure the chapter font face stays consistent. In my current book, some
>> scanned as Arial and others scanned as Times New Roman. The glossary is a
>> table in an entirely different font, and I was about to type it in to make
>> it behave.
>>
>> I remember the staff discussing the issue with us last year because they
>> wanted sighted users to be able to adjust fonts to a size and type that
>> works best for them. I never looked at the style sheet to see what they
>> had
>> done with that. I assumed they used the font face from the book. I wonder
>> why they chose Arial as the default. I know you probably don't know the
>> answer. My mind is just wandering. I'm also somewhat amused at how I have
>> talked for so long about something I will never understand.
>>
>> Oh how I wish they still sold Opticons. I'd buy one in an instant so I
>> could
>> physically touch/see books and the shapes of the letters. I'd tackle the
>> book I have here just to see the difference between a normal letter and
>> the
>> version in italics. We had an itinerant teacher during second grade who
>> had
>> an Opticon. She taught me to use it for an hour each day and then left at
>> the end of the year. I never got to spend time alone with it exploring the
>> books I wanted to read... Hardy Boys adventures! :D I wish whoever owned
>> the
>> patent to the machine would sell it to someone who would make a new model.
>>
>>
>> Monica Willyard
>> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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