[bksvol-discuss] Re: asterisks white space? and italics
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 20:37:57 -0700 (PDT)
Arrgh> so what to do?? Well for the braille users I'll put the space between
the asterisks. I'm assuming that people who prefer the asterisk without the
spaces can do a global replace.
Cindy
--- On Wed, 6/1/11, Susan Lumpkin <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Susan Lumpkin <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: asterisks white space? and italics
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 1:57 PM
Hi Cindy, I read braille too and do not space between them. So, don’t know
whether it really matters or not! To me, they look better with no spaces, just
my personal preference! Also, when I see them in print books they have no
spaces! Susan From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 2:55 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: asterisks white space? and italics Thanks,
Lissi. I'll change my rows of 3 asterisks to three with spaces between them
mayrie had shown them with spaces but the next person to post had said she did
them without spaces. Your explanation, and knowing Mayrie uses braille, makes
me realize that for braille readers the spaces between are desirable, It's too
late for me to do anything about my earlier books, but I suppose readers can
change them (hopefully.
Cindy
--- On Wed, 6/1/11, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: asterisks white space? and italics
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 11:35 AMDear Debbie, Valerie and Booksharian
Friends, Evan and I put spaces between three asterisks used to separate blocks
of text as when they are used to show time passage or the start of a new scene
or point of view character. In most print books the asterisks or bullets used
for this purpose are widely spaced. In all braille books, and according to
code, there are spaces between three braille asterisks. When listening to a
recorded book with punctuation turned on, it takes no more time for spaced
asterisks to be identified than if they are written without spaces. The
National Library Service trains and certifies braille transcribers, so their
implementation of code is reliable. In print, since there are a gazillion
fonts, it's possible for the three asterisks in white spaces to be written
without spaces, but they are spaced in the vast majority of cases. Clearly I
feel on firm ground concerning asterisks. To let
you know I still have a lot to learn, I will share that I haven't been able to
figure out what to do with punctuation at the beginning or end of italicized
words, phrases or sentences. Cranked up as high as my CCTV can get, I can't
tell if punctuation is slanted. My vision is so distorted that I often have
trouble perceiving if the letters are slanted. Most punctuation looks like
crumbs to me and I never can tell if those crumbs are slanted. Always with
love, Lissi ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Maples To:
bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:42 PMSubject:
[bksvol-discuss] Re: asterisks white space? That is how I do them, too, Debby.
Valerie On Jun 1, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Debby Franson wrote:
Hi everyone!
I have always put all three asterisks together without spaces between them.
Have I been doing it wrong?
Debby
At 11:14 PM 5/28/2011, Cindy wrote
oh. Thanks, Mayrie. you have a space between each of the three asterisks. I've
been putting 3 or (5, before) together With a space between each one, they
won't go by so fast.Cindy --- On Sat, 5/28/11, Mayrie ReNae
<mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: asterisks white space?> To:
bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011, 8:32 PM> Hi
Charisma,> > You know how in a book, they leave a blank line to let us> know
that a scene> is changing? Well, in Bookshare books, we don't have> that white
space to> let us know that a scene change is coming. So, on the> line that
would have> been blank, many of us place this * * * to let the> reader know
there will> be a change. It makes the scene change less jarring,> and lets the
reader> know that the change is purposeful, and that there isn't> text
missing.> > Mayrie> > > > -----Original Message-----> From:
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]> On Behalf Of Charisma> Sent:
Saturday, May 28, 2011 2:57 PM> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject:
[bksvol-discuss] asterisks white space?> > Huh?> > I thought we were supposed
to erase all extra blank lines.> > > > > On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 3:15 PM,
Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:> > Hi Cindy,> >> > Please use
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