[bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:43:45 -0700
Jumping in here on this one. The usability issue here is navigation. In DAISY
it is the font size that determines navigability. By adjusting both lines to
the appropriate and identical size the reader can skip right to them.
As a review for new volunteers see the manual chapter 4 (
http://tinyurl.com/3dzv4g4 ):
4) Use these font sizes: For the:
20 point + BOLDING Book title
18 point + BOLDING Larger section headings
(such as "Part I", or "Section 2")
16 point + BOLDING Headings for each section
in the Front Matter, & Back Matter
16 point + BOLDING Chapter headings
14 point + BOLDING Chapter subheadings
12 point Text in the body
of the book
5) Maximum font size for anything in the file: =
20 point
Minimum font size for anything in the file: =
8 point
Scott
From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:14:59 -0700
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Hi, I think the usual practice is to put the chapter title after the chapter
number. If I find the number of the chapter after the title, my feeling is that
as long as it's in the book, okay, but put it where it makes sense, i.e.,
before the title. Regards, Kim Friedman.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Syfert
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:36 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Yes, I'm a deranged perfectionist. I also am a reader and a critic at the same
time.
Question for all: If a chapter number has a title, which should go first?
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From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:13 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Hi, congratulations. Welcome and heartfelt best wishes as a proofreader. If you
are a deranged perfectionist, you will probably be talking shop about all
manner of stuff (I found myself talking about page breaks of all things). If it
really bugs you when you see a typo or you're the kind who reads every word of
a file from first to last, you are officially a deranged perfectionist. I
personally think all proofreaders should be picky and meticulous. I also tend
to proofread stuff I'd prefer to read, so I have two things going for me: I get
to have a great time reading a book first and I'm making sure the book is
readable for anybody else who cares to download it once it's added to the
Bookshare collection. So I have the reader and the critic staying in my head as
I'm proofreading. The reader is blithely going along reading and the critic
says: "Hold on there, buddy, I noticed a scanno on p. 20, now we have to take
care of that before you can go back to your fun." Then there's that lovely
email that says: "Your book has been added to the Bookshare library". So far
I'm not jaded by this process, but then, I'm not one can call a prolific
proofreader. I take on one project at a time and it suits me. Take care.
Regards, Kim Friedman.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Syfert
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:10 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Yippee! I've been approved! I've been approved! "I'm somebody now" (to
paraphrase Steve Martin in a movie whose name escapes me right now).
[http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/48.gif] I already have a book
proofread to send in ("Dark Is The Sun" by Phillip Jose Farmer)!
Tim
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From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:28 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] New proofreaders
Why is it taking over 3 months to approve new proofreaders after they complete
their first test book?
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Jamie in Michigan
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