[bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes, ellipses, and dashes

  • From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:24:59 -0700

Marty, you're not the only one
 who's confused; I've had to ask Madeleine; I'm glad someone younger thanI
needs a little clarification, too smile


On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Martha Rafter <mlhr@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>   Hi Madeleine,
>    Thanks so much for this clarification.  It was so contrary to me that I
> just had to double-check before I did anything.  Again, thanks!
> Marty
>
>  *From:* Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2014 4:45 PM
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes,
> ellipses, and dashes
>
>
> Hi Marty,
>
>
>
> I’m sorry for the confusion! Yes, I know this is a different way to do
> things. To my knowledge, this is the first time in at least 3 years that
> anyone has actually done thorough testing to confirm what the converter
> does and doesn’t do to files read in all sorts of different readers. The
> converter has actually been updated and changed over the years, but there
> isn’t any eningeering documentation on it that we’ve been able to find.
> Therefore, while the instructions you all have been given in the past were
> definitely correct at one point, they may not be now. I hope this helps a
> little. I know it’s frustrating to be told different things at different
> times, believe me! I am learning about all of this right along with you all
> and just sharing my findings.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Madeleine Linares
>
> Volunteer Coordinator
>
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
>
> 650-644-3459
>
> volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
> mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
> *On Behalf Of *Martha Rafter
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 22, 2014 6:08 AM
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes,
> ellipses, and dashes
>
>
>
> Hi Madeline,
>
>    I’m probably being very tiresome, but, with the ellipses, are you aware
> that not putting a space between the word before and the ellipses is a
> complete change from what we’ve always done?  I thought not having the
> space messed up Braille copies of the books we do.  I’m sorry but I guess I
> need help, again!
>
> Marty
>
>
>
> *From:* Sensation Experience Official<sensationexperience.official@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 22, 2014 7:13 AM
>
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreading requirements: quotes,
> ellipses, and dashes
>
>
>
> Hi there,
> Could you provide us with some examples, especially for the ellipses
> situation? That could be helpful.
> Warmly,
> -Ulysses
>
> On 24/04/2014 09:41, Madeleine Linages wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
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