[bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:51:18 -0800
Hi Lori,
You are correct about what the scanning and proofreading manual says. I'm
sorry that this is causing so much trouble. We discovered that the rules
for the current braille code are different from what they used to be after
this was written. What I wrote last night is the current convention. So so
sorry for your frustration!
Mayrie
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 8:57 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses
Well, the following is from the proofreading chapter in the manual; I have
to look it up every time I get a new book to proofread.:
4.2 B. 8. Standardize ellipses
Back to: 4. Proofread a Book
1) Replace each "ellipsis character" with 3 periods
2) No spaces before nor after ellipses
3) Become familiar with Zoom
1) Replace each "ellipsis character" with 3 periods
First go to the very beginning of the document by doing a:
Control + Home
To bring up the Find and Replace dialog, do a:
Control + h
In the Find box, type:
^0133
(That is: a caret, then the 4 digits.
"^0133" is the code for an ellipsis in Word.)
In the Replace box, type:
...
(That is: exactly 3 periods)
Click Replace All
2) No spaces before nor within ellipses
If the following are not done, ellipses will not be represented
properly in
Braille:
A. Make sure there are no spaces before the 3 periods.
Not this:
Eventually ... the cows came home.
Instead, do this:
Eventually... the cows came home.
B. Make sure there are no spaces between the 3 periods.
Not this (a space between the 1st and 2nd periods):
Eventually. .. the cows came home.
Nor this (a space between the 2nd and 3rd periods):
Eventually.. . the cows came home.
Instead, do this:
Eventually... the cows came home.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julia" <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 7:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses
> Hmmm, I thought it was better for Braille readers if the ellipsis was
> right next to the word proceeding it, can someone clarify this?
> Julia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 9:40 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses
>
>
>> As I recall, we decided that it should be treated like a word. That is,
>> if it is in the middle of a sentence it should have a space on both
>> sides; if it is at the end of a sentence there should be no space before
>> the period or other punctuation if there is no space between a word that
>> might appear in a similar position and the punctuation.
>>
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>> From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 9:16 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses
>>
>>
>> I thought we decided it was situation independent, but a space after was
>> the most conventional unless other punctuation was involved.
>>
>> But I am tired, I am likely mistaken. LOL
>>
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>> On Nov 28, 2010, at 8:10 PM, Chela Robles wrote:
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>>> have a space on each side.
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Ellen Bartlett
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:38 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ellipses
>>>
>>> Hi group,
>>>
>>> I have a proofing question. I working on a book with a lot of ellipses
>>> (three periods in a row) and I not sure how to treat them. Should I
>>> leave space on either side of them, or treat them like double-dashes?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ellen
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