[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers handle roman numerals
- From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:37:43 -0500
In Braille, the roman number 2 is written "dot 6, dot 6, I I"
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
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Hi Evan,
In medical terminology the Roman numerals Judy illustrated should be upper
case. That is correct.
Sue S.
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From: Evan Reese
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:07 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
I don't think it's necessary to make the Roman numerals upper case. Putting
the dots 5-6 in front of letters is standard practice to distinguish letters
from braille contractions, which can also be a single braille letter, so
braille readers will be fine.
Evan
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From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:58 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question on how braille and screen readers
handle roman numerals
> Hi Judy,
>
> I think the software will probably put dots 5-6 before the i or ii in the
> Braille file. I'm not sure what's to be done about that--I'd just read
> it, understand it and move on, but I know we want books as accessible as
> possible. Would it be acceptable to make the i's uppercase--you could do
> that with a search and replace string?
>
> In a Braille document that wasn't electronic, I'd just put in type ii and
> it'd be understandable.
>
> Sandi
>
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> From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:05 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Question on how braille and screen readers
> handle roman numerals
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm proofreading a book that is discussing types of muscle fibers in
>> athletes. Apparently there are two kinds of muscle fibers. The
>> technical name for them is "type one" and "type two." However, that is
>> written as t-y-p-e space I, where the I is denoting a roman numeral one,
>> and t-y-p-e space I-I, where the I-I is denoting a roman numeral two.
>>
>> Do roman numerals when used this way within a sentence, not as page
>> numbering or as outline numbers, translate into braille and with a screen
>> reader as roman numerals, or do they translate as the letter "I" and the
>> letters "I-I" instead of as "one" and "two"?
>>
>> If they translate as the letter "i" is there anything any of you do to
>> make it clear that it's supposed to be roman numerals?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Judy s.
>>
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