[bksvol-discuss] Re: final statement about block quotes

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:18:46 -0700 (PDT)

Devorah,

I'm so glad you asked about this. Henceforth I'll put
quotation marks around those, too.

G.Cindy

--- Devorah  Greenstein <DGreenstein@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank you E. for that clarification that as a
> Braille reader you prefer
> quote marks. Is the following a correct conclusion
> from our discussion?
> 
> 
> I am putting quotation marks around all the block
> quotes. I am not
> indenting the block quotes either by changing the
> actual margin or by
> tabbing. I am not creating a blank line between the
> text and the block
> quote (although if there is already a blank line I
> will leave it because
> it will not be a problem) to a Booksharian reading
> the book.
> 
> Margin changes, tabs, and blank lines are visual
> devices that are
> sometimes stripped out, sometimes not stripped out,
> but that (regardless
> of whether they are there or not) read the same in a
> DAISY file or a
> .brf file. 
> 
> But using quotation marks around a block quote will
> delineate the
> sentences that are enclosed as a quote for all
> Bookshare readers.
> 
> If folks tell me this is correct, I will print the
> email and save it in
> my notes so I'll remember it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Devorah
> (who just put quotation marks around the 115 block
> quotes so far in this
> book)
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of E.
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:09 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: following block quote
> question, please
> clarify something for me?
> 
> As a braille reader, I favor quote marks rather than
> the word quote.
> 
> E.
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