I think you can remove the part about removing extraneous blank lines from your check list. As I understand it the Bookshare tools automatically remove those for us.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:58 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha! Hi, Reggie, I have yet to manage tables. Right now, I'm proofreading fiction. I'll tell you a little story if you don't mind. I have a Skype account and I know somebody who will scan books for Bookshare. She is so careful and meticulous that she ends up proofreading what she submits. I had a conversation with her on Skype and she literally walked me through the process of formatting a file for proofreading. After this conversation, she sent me some attachments which I wrote down in my own words. I have a BrailleNote mPower 32 which acts as a stand-alone device or as a Braille display when it's in terminal mode. Every time I start a project, I go through those procedures I've written down and follow them before actually starting to read, i.e., making sure the font is in Times New Roman and in 12 pt. type, making sure the pages will be in legal size to prevent soft page breaks, making sure the paragraphs are presented correctly (you can bet your life I'm not going to remember the subtleties of formatting paragraphs, so of course I'm relying on the written-down procedure). Other things like removing extraneous blank lines and the like are all in the procedures stuff I wrote down. I was also fortunate to get a list of common OCR errors to watch out for. Sometimes it's obvious what the word must be based on the context of the words surrounding the word with the error. I really like it if the submitter keeps a copy of his/her file so I can email with copies of the problem text and be sure of an answer. I don't know if this little story helps you out at all, but I know people on the list have helped me out. I hope you'll relax and only do what you can manage. I tend to do one book at a time from start to finish and I will allow myself to proofread two chapters a day. The length of the book dictates how many sessions I might need to complete it. Sometimes a book will take a little over two weeks and sometimes more than a month. Have a good week and happy proofreading. Regards, Kim Friedman. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Regina Alvarado Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:07 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha! Thank you Scott and thanks especially to that technical writer! What a gem that person is. Definitely will peruse when done and ask here if my inability to work with manuals gets in my way if it does. Must say here publically, with great appreciation, that Lissi has offered to walk me through things I should know that are new and that Elizabeth has sent me a TXT copy of the manual, although this one will be most likely more up to date. I so appreciate these folks and also those who gave me encouragement. As I told Lissi, I think I will need to do as someone here suggested, possibly Evan, and take things in little bites and not expect so much perfection from myself. Looking at how much had changed all in one lump was just too daunting so I will begin the process of learning over and if something is incorrect I will ask what to do to make it better. I will also ask for a while that when I need a new book to proof that someone here give me an idea which ones will be the easiest for me to proof until I get my understanding of things under me again, and then I can tackle something, such as tables, after that when I am feeling more comfortable. Thanks again, and thanks to Scott and that wonderful technical writer! Reggie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Rains Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:36 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha! Good morning all, A Silicon Valley technical writer who is an expert in the type of wiki we use donated her entire holiday vacation of 40 hours to coming in to Bookshare to edit and reorder the manual. The end result will be a wiki, DAISY and an RTF version. They edditng is still underway still underway. Scott Rains Benetech Fellow On 1/19/11 6:29 PM, "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Might it be that the manual has not been finalized? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:49 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!You can always copy the parts you need and paste them in a Word file for easy reference. Melissa Smith On 1/19/2011 10:30 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote:Had trouble with the manual myself Tracy. Had to read virtually the whole manual at the time I read. Wished I had it on my computer for
reference but could not find a way to download so just forgot it. Now something flies at me about chapter titles and such. Remembered reading but at the time thought it was directed at scanners. Now I wish even more fervently I had a copy so I could search at will. Reggie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:04 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Finding something in the manual - ha! I wanted to check the procedure for footnotes, so I went to the volunteer manual online. Could I find any reference to footnotes in
the proofreader section? Of course not! Could I use the search function at the top of the page? No! Did every little move take a
couple minutes before anything came back? Sure! The online manual is a pretty frustrating experience, as it has been
for quite a while. I am using an older version of Jaws, but so what. This manual shouldn't be such a pain. Why does it have to be so difficult to find some info quickly? It leads me to figure that it's way more trouble than it's worth, and just take my best guess. Grumble grumble grumble. Tracy To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5800 (20110119) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the
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