[bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote References
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:06:27 -0700 (PDT)
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic,
1789-1815 Gordon
S. Wood
Here is a book I proofed in Word and put the footnote numbers in superscript. I
saved in rtf to upload it.
If you find out that he superscript numbers aren't saved, please let me know so
I don't waste time doing it any more
Cindy
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> From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:55 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>References
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>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
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>----- Original Message ----
>> From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sat, March 17, 2012 9:36:59 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote
>>References
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>> 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).
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>> > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: 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: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] ; On Behalf Of Kane Brolin
>> >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:24 PM
>> >To: Kurzweil 1000 Discussion List; 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+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
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