[bksvol-discuss] Re: I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes

  • From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 23:32:40 -0500

Well, I stand corrected, and thanks for the correction.

You are never to old to learn, I'm just too old to do anything about it.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 11:19 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes


Bob, As I wrote yesterday, I first encountered the smart quote issue when I started scanning books in Open Book version 7. What happens in version 8, I do not know, but people with version 7 should be aware that smart quotes can be inserted when they scan books that contain the curvy quotes Grandma Cindy described. It was because of Open Book's use of Smart Quotes that Jake's tip was created.

As far as K1000 goes, you are correct.

Evan


----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 11:07 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes


I'm not really sure about this, but if a book is scanned in k1000 or openbook it won't have smart quotes. I think it's software like omnipage that create .rtf files directly that do the dirty deed to these books.

I'm not a scannor but this is my limitted experience.

So, if you use k1000 or openbook, then worry not.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Kristic" <maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:49 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes


Hi Nancy,

Just because an RTF file with straight quotes is opened in Word does not
mean that these straight quotes will be automatically converted to smart
quotes. Converting from KES to RTF won't change them either. As Cindy said, whether the quotes are smart or straight in your scanned file depends on how the OCR engine recognizes them. The Replace box I talked about earlier means that, if checked, Word would replace a quote that you literally typed on the keyboard with a smart quote; it wouldn't just do it automatically during the
file open/display process. Uncheck the box if you want to.

In general, though, don't worry about it so much. Just scan your entire
book, then follow your normal editing procedure, and perform the
Find/Replaces to check for smart quotes along with whatever else you do.
Those two Find/Replaces literally take me about a minute, if not less.

HTH,
Maria
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of NANCY M HILL
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:20 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] I'm trying to understand Smart Quotes

If a submitter scans and proofs in KES, then converts the book to RTF
immediately prior to uploading, will that book be infected with Smart Quotes

since it has not come in contact with MSWord?

Thanks,
Nancy

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