From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:55 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
References
I didn't realize the tool preserved subscript and superscript. Does
someone
have a book suggestion I can look at so I can see how they are
handled and if
they are the same as in Word. Just curious, you know. LOL
Valerie
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----- Original Message ----
> From: Cindy <<mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:
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> Sent: Sat, March 17, 2012 9:36:59 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>References
>
>
>
> Kane, what's the book, and how long is it? I like proofing
biographies and I
>actually enjoy footnotes. I enjoy putting them in superscript; As
sighted
>person I find them much less confusing when reading a book than
when they're in
>brackets or on the line above the line of text in regular fonts. I
probably
>sounds odd (some of us proofreaders are odd, smile) but I find the
file with
>proper footnotes aesthetically pleasing. Some scanners of books
I've proofed
>have carefully raised the number to the l line above (format, font,
character
>position, raise) then put in how much in the space. I don't
remember what
>they've put there. Maybe .3 or 3. Ican't tell by sight if they are
actually on
>the proper line so I change them to superscript; sometimes, too,
the scanner has
>forgotten to raise the number part way through, and sometimes a
numeral , is
>too large 2, 8,9 to fit comfortably on the proper line.I've
learned to make
>them superscript from the
> beginning rather than leaving what I think is o.k. and then
finding I need
>(want) to go back and change them).
>
> <http://TinyURL.com/752cyrs>TinyURL.com/752cyrs
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: Mayrie ReNae
<<mailto:mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To:
<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 4:02 PM
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include
Footnote
>References
> >
> >Hi Kane,
> >
> >You can leave the handling of footnotes for the proofreader, as
this is a
> >proofreading task technically. However, please don't get rid of
your print
> >copy of the book until the book has been added to the Bookshare
collection.
> >The person who chooses to proofread it may need to contact you
to verify or
> >clarify accuracy of text, and a book with footnotes as you
describe is
> >likely to spark lots and lots of clarifying questions from a
proofreader
> >trying to give Bookshare patrons the cleanest and most accurate
reading
> >experience possible.
> >
> >I have no idea whether there is a way to change super or
subscripted text to
> >sit where regular text does when using Kurzweil 1000.
> >
> >There isn't a quick way to handle footnotes properly to have
them read
> >accurately for Bookshare submissions.
> >
> >Sorry I haven't been of more help.
> >
> >It's great to have you volunteering with us, and thanks for
having such
> >great attention to details! That kind of thing is very much
appreciated!
> >
> >Happy scanning.
> >
> >Mayrie
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:
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> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kane
Brolin
> >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:24 PM
> >To: Kurzweil 1000 Discussion List;
<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
References
> >
> >Hello. I'm attempting to finish scanning my first-ever Bookshare
> >contribution: a nonfiction biographical work that includes a lot of
> >citations. These citations exist primarily in the form of
endnotes; but of
> >course the numbering of these endnotes is visible throughout
each page. I'm
> >trying to figure out an efficient way to mark these up in
Kurzweil 1000 so I
> >don't have to spend endless time reading the entire book on my
PC, placing
> >each number citation in the right syntax manually.
> >
> >When I looked through the Bookshare Volunteers' manual, I found the
> >following reference on such citations:
> ><https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.8+C.+Footnotes%2C+Supersc
ripts+and+S>https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.8+C.+Footnotes%2C+Superscripts+and+S
> >ubscripts%2C+and+Sidebars.
> >It says that square brackets should go around each of
these citation
> >numbers within the body of the text. It also says, though, that OCR
> >software has a "global drop" feature that can be invoked to
cause all
> >superscripted text to be lowered visually to the same height as
the body of
> >the document. But I don't know how this would work in
Kurzweil 1000, or if
> >there is any efficient way to adjust or standardize citations of
this kind
> >that will permit me to complete scanning this accurately without
taking a
> >whole year to scan this book. In some cases, I've counted as
many as 20
> >citations on one page.
> >
> >Thanks for any advice you can provide. I've written this to
both the
> >Kurzweil 1000 discussion list and the Kurzweil Volunteers'
discussion list.
> >
> >Kind regards,
> >
> >Kane Brolin
