Hi all,
As I've mentioned before we're doing some in-house testing about what
the Bookshare converter can and cannot handle. It's been through many
iterations and no one really knows exactly what it can or can't do
(engineers included!). We want to make sure that volunteers and staff
are all on the same page and aware of all changes as we learn about
them. We're finally getting some answers and I wanted to share some
things I learned below. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
Ellipses: do NOT put a space before the ellipsis (no space between the
word and the dots). Do NOT put a period after, and therefore do not
put a space before the period. If there's a word after the ellipsis,
please put a space between the last dot and the word.
Quotes: all quotes, smart or otherwise, are converted to simple
quotes. No need to change them.
Em-dashes are always converted to double dashes when going to Daisy.
Double dashes are preserved as double dashes. Single dashes are
preserved as single dashes.
This is all new information to me too, so I'm very glad I was able to
ask about this stuff. Going forward, please use the above info when
proofreading.
Best,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
