[bksvol-discuss] Re: Guidelines for prep of books for submission?
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:28:47 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for the clear explanation, Deborah.
Cindy
-- Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Hi again,
>
> Once again I feel I must weigh in on the discussion
> of the stripper
> problem - a discussion which has become for me
> increasingly painful and
> frustrating. It saddens me tremendously to find us
> working so hard to come
> up with ways to protect our files by outwitting the
> stripper, when we have
> no actual guidelines from management on what to do.
> We should not have to
> struggle with this at all, and our efforts seem to
> be inconsistent and not
> very effective.
>
> Through a couple of exchanges with Jim I have begun
> to get a sense of what
> is going on, from an engineering standpoint -
> although my understanding may
> well be imperfect. It seems that the stripper
> "grabs" page numbers and
> chapter headings in order to create the "tags" which
> are so valuable to
> Bookshare readers who use DAISY files. Therefore,
> DAISY files would be
> harmed if the stripper were turned off. The BRF
> files are being stripped of
> page numbers and chapter headings because the
> stripper is using them to
> create DAISY tags. I have been told that this is
> "an output problem" which
> might be handled by the engineering department by
> working with the Duxbury
> program, which is used to create the BRF files. I
> am trying to get the
> names of people in engineering in order to exchange
> ideas about what can be
> done, and to find out about the time frame we can
> expect.
>
> I think it is very important for everyone who is
> concerned about the
> condition of the BRF files to contact Jim
> Fruchterman and Janice Carter.
> Unless they hear from us, clearly and directly, it
> is easy for this issue to
> be kept on the back burner indefinitely. Right now
> DAISY seems to be a
> priority and BRF is a neglected stepchild. Those of
> us who prefer Braille
> to audio need to make our voices heard - Braille
> users deserve the same
> level of quality as DAISY users do.
>
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:00 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Guidelines for prep of
> books for submission?
>
>
> > I can see the advantage of placing the chapter
> number on a different line
> > from the word "chapter" but if the page number
> which is constantly
> changing
> > is on that same line, wouldn't you think the
> stripper would leave it
> alone?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 5:02 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Guidelines for prep
> of books for submission?
> >
> >
> > > Jill
> > >
> > > "protecting" is as much an art as a science.
> > > Basically, the stripper is fond of doing its
> handy work near the top and
> > > bottom of pages.
> > > Hence, I attempt to keep the "Chapter" a few
> lines away from the top by
> > > first leaving a couple of blank lines at the top
> of the page,
> > > then a line of a couple of hypphens, then
> another blank line, then the
> > > page number, then a blank line, then a line with
> a couple of hyphens,,
> > > then the Chapter heading.
> > > The idea is to give the stripper something to
> work on that can be lived
> > > without.
> > > Another good idea is to place the word "chapter"
> on one line and the
> > > number of that chapter on the line below.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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