[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses

  • From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 08:48:52 -0700

Melissa, The dot, dot, dot shows up as braille decimal points; the elipsis 
looks like the sign for of. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Melissa Smith 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:26 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses


  Jill, let me know how these display on your Braille display. 


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Melissa Smith
  On 5/27/2010 9:23 AM, Jill O'Connell wrote: 
    If you know what the symbol is I would be happy to try this as I have a 
braille display. I too had Kurzweil recognize this once and say elipsis instead 
of dot, dot, dot. 
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Melissa Smith 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:37 AM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses


      Just wondering if the Braille conversion tool would recognize an ellipses 
as such if we used the actual symbol for an ellipses instead of the 3 periods 
together. I've noticed that my screen reader will sometimes say ellipses and 
sometimes just say dot dot dot. I'm thinking that if the Braille conversion 
tool would recognize the actual ellipses, it would be displayed correctly in 
Braille and print and work for everybody. Perhaps this is something that needs 
to be checked with engineering to know for sure. 

Melissa Smith
      On 5/27/2010 12:12 AM, Susan wrote: 
        Hi Jill,
        Â 
        The question is, how do we format books to be the most correct for 
everyone? I know this sounds opinionated, and I'm sorry, but I'm not sure this 
is always possible to achieve in one book. For example, if we format correctly 
for braille, (such as in the ellipses we've been discussing forever), perhaps a 
dyslexic reader is not getting his or her needs (which are just as important) 
met? What is the answer, I wish I knew. Thanks for letting me vint everyone! 
Are you feeling any differently about working with us, Scott? Sure do hope not.
        Â 
        Susan, The Questioning Proofer


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