[bksvol-discuss] Re: Optional Hyphens

  • From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:47:58 -0700

Hi, well, I found the answer by googling
"optional hyphens"/bookshare.
Here is the link:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.2+B.+Steps+not+technically+necessary#4.2B.Stepsnottechnicallynecessary-optionalhyphens

The optional hyphen is ^0031 to be replaced with nothing.  This character will 
remove ONLY the optional hyphens, not ones in compound words.
I don't know if this information is still in the current manual, but the link 
goes somewhere on the wiki.

Lori C.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sandi Ryan 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:49 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Optional Hyphens


  Hi Lori,
  I can't think of a way to do it all at once without also taking out hyphens 
you want to keep.  I just finished changing  (space - space) to (--) in a text, 
but that works because it doesn't take hyphens out of words that need them.  
I'm afraid you'll have to search for each one.  Of course I'm not the final 
word!  But that's what I'd have to do.

  Sandi

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Lori Castner 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:11 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Optional Hyphens


    As I recall, they ar added by the scanning program.  They are just in the 
middle of words and the speech says "optional hyphen".  I deleted a lot of 
emails because I thought a way to remove them all at once was in the manual, 
but I can't find it.  I will just remove them one by one although it will 
certainly slow down my progress with the book.

    Lori

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Cindy 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:44 PM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Optional Hyphens


      Lori, I'm not sure what you mean by optional hyphens. Do you mean the 
hyphens that sometimes appear at the ends of lines? They are not optional, but 
are misplaced. If they are part of a word that is supposed to be hyphenated, 
they can stay at the end d f the line or if possible be put where they're 
suppose to be. If the word should not be hyphenated remove the hyphen and 
closeup the word. If the hyphen is at the end of the page, put the whole word 
on either that page or the next page. (not sure if I'm being clear;maybe 
someone else can explain better.


      Cindy
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        From: Lori Castner <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:03 PM
        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Optional Hyphens



        Hi, Everyone,

        I am proofreading a book that is loaded with optional hyphens.  I 
believe that we are not required to remove them, but I would like to do so, but 
can't find instructions for doing so in the manual.
        Can anyone tell me the process for removing these hyphens?

        I'm going to be getting a new computer in several weeks but found this 
fairly short book I can complete proofreading before then, so hope I can remove 
these hyphens.

        Lori C.



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