[bksvol-discuss] apology
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:42:15 -0800 (PST)
Sorry for th duplication. I didn't realize the first
mailing went through.
Cindy
--- Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sue, I'm not Tom, but -- I started to explain but
> googled to be sure I was correct in thinking it's
> used
> in Spanish and I found this wonderful definition--"A
> diacritical mark ( ~ ) placed over the letter n in
> Spanish to indicate the palatal nasal sound (ny), as
> in cañon, or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate
> nasalization, as in lã, pão." (I didn't know it was
> used in Portuguese). I think Tom described it as an
> elongated s lying on its side.
>
> A grave accent is the reverse of the acute accent,
> i.e
> it' slants left and the acute slants right.
>
> I just noticed that on my keyboard the key to the
> left
> of the number one has a tilde at the top and the
> grave
> symbol (BTW, Tom--you did spell it correctly--but
> Sue,
> it's pronouced grahv) symbol at the bottom. It's
> used
> in both French and other languages--I can't
> remember
> if it's used much in Spanish, but I googled again
> and
> found it's in Italian and other languages, too.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > I am not Lissi, Tom, but what the heck is tilda?
> A
> > key? And you say grave
> > accent. Are they the same thing?
> >
> > Sue S.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "tom hawkins" <tjhawk1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 3:28 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Section break page
> > break
> >
> >
> > > Dear Lissi, I, went back and reviewed what I
> sent
> > to you and realized I
> > > didn't tell you to exit M S Word after saving
> from
> > using the Find And
> > > Replace routine. It's important only after
> > putting the hard page breaks
> > in.
> > > Also, using the control F, ALT F, Escape series
> > of commands repeatedly
> > > takes you successively from nonbreaking hyphen
> to
> > nonbreaking hyphen
> > > without re-entering the caret tilda. Well I
> think
> > that's about it. Best
> > > Tom--- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:27 AM
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Section break page
> > break
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear Tom,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for the information. Do you use
> these
> > key strokes at each
> > > > section break, as the cursor is on the line
> > below it? Or, do you go into
> > > > some menu bar and those strokes, as you
> > described below, then change the
> > > > breaks for the whole book.
> > > >
> > > > What if some have already been exchanged for
> > page breaks as I have for
> > > > the first 40 pages of this funny, imaginative
> > collection of folk tales
> > and
> > > > myths.
> > > >
> > > > I laughed a plenty at the ridiculous cat
> > cleaning joke you sent. I spoil
> > > > and love my dogs lavishly and get tearful at
> any
> > description of hurtful
> > > > things done to animals and usually beg the
> > person to stop telling me
> > > > before my heart breaks, but, your humor was an
> > exercise in the absurd
> > and
> > > > I, who need humor in my life even more than
> > usual, appreciated the
> > change
> > > > of pace and the little giggle.
> > > >
> > > > It wasn't until I began meeting people on
> > computer that I realized some
> > > > people are genuinely offended by certain
> humor.
> > It's made me caughtious
> > > > now that I know humor makes some people seethe
> > instead of laugh. I'm
> > sure
> > > > I have boundaries in what I consider funny,
> too,
> > but I personally found
> > > > your post a hoot. I'm sure everyone knows you
> > meant no harm and we have
> > to
> > > > accept the fact that one person's joke is
> > another's insult.
> > > >
> > > > Recently I mailed a joke about Bush to 3
> > friends. Two of them raved
> > about
> > > > how funny it was and were busily passing it
> on.
> > The third scolded me
> > > > twice, calling me a few insulting things.
> > Passive me, replied that I'd
> > > > take her opinions about humor in to account in
> > the future and dropped
> > the
> > > > matter, deleting the scoldings and not over
> > reacting, leaving the
> > > > friendship in tact.
> > > >
> > > > When I get humor I think is in poor taste, I
> who
> > never even mildly say
> > bad
> > > > words, I just delete it and avoid insencerity
> by
> > not passing it on, and
> > > > not writing to the person and raving about how
> > funny it was. I think my
> > > > lack of reaction gets my point across.
> > > >
> > > > I think the longer we remain on a list, the
> more
> > we come to know the
> > > > complexity of its members and realize like
> real
> > people, they are basicly
> > > > wonderful, often better than most, but we've
> all
> > got our tender spots.
> > > >
> > > > Just a reminder since I've wandered so farr
> > afield, I'm looking forward
> > to
> > > > learning more about using the commands you
> > provided which you can review
> > > > below.
> > > >
> > > > Always With Love,
> > > >
> > > > Lissi
> > > >
> > > > Hi I'll will jump in with the info, Find ,
> > carret lower case b. The
> > > > carret is a shift six. and Replace with carret
> > lower case m. That will
> > > > change all of your section breaks to hard page
> > breaks. Happy
> > > > Thanksgiving.
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > > Hi Cindy,
> > > > Different programs will handle section and
> page
> > breaks differently. So
> > to
> > > > someone validating a book, it may appear that
> > there are no page breaks,
> > > > but they may not realize that section breaks
> are
> > there.That could cause
> > > > the validator to reject the book on the basis
> of
> > no page
> > > > breaks.
> > > >
> > > > The BookShare system however handles each
> > equally. The process for
> > > > converting section breaks to page breaks is an
> > easy find/replace in MS
> > > > Word. If you're interested I'm sure Gerald or
> I
> > could dig it out of the
> > > > archive.
> > > >
> > > > We're on a semester deal and this one is going
> > well. I'm still hanging
> > in
> > > > with all A's at this point, there are just two
> > weeks and then a week of
> > > > finals left.
> > > >
> > > > The weather? Kind of cool, 30s-50s generally,
> a
> > lot cooler than what we
> > > > became used to with this longer fall (in terms
> > of weather).
> > > >
> > > > I've been enjoying the lack of things hanging
> > over my head and I've been
> > > > able to get a lot of BookShare volunteering
> done
> > these last couple of
> > days
> > > > as well.
> > > >
> > > > Happy Thanksgiving!
> > > > Jake
> > > >
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Section break
> page
> > break
> > > > Interesting, Jake, I thought it did make a
> > difference
> > > > and that's why Tom or someone changed all his
> > section
> > > > breaks to page breaks. But you're more the
> > expert at
> > > > this than I am. smile
> > > >
> > > > I hope you're enjoying this brief break. Are
> you
> > on a
> > > > semester or a quarter system? HNow's the
> weather
> > where you are?
> > > >
> > > > Cindy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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