[bksvol-discuss] Re: m-dashes
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 18:39:40 -0700 (PDT)
Welcome, Debbie. I don't remember welcoming you before, but that could be my
not-always-wonderful memory. Delighted to have another validator. We seem to
have so many more scanners than validators and they are so good there are
always many books and a great variety of genres to be validated.
G.Cindy
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http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT
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--- On Thu, 5/8/08, Debbie Siegel <Siegel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Debbie Siegel <Siegel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: m-dashes
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008, 5:01 PM
> Thanks for all of your explanations. I am a new validator
> and the term
> "emdash" was a new one. I get it now!
>
> Debbie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Mayrie ReNae
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:45 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: m-dashes
>
> Hi,
>
> No, it isn't that we're replacing hyphens
> with two
> hyphens. It's the em dash, the long dash denoting a
> pause, that is
> being replaced with two hyphens. We do this, because in
> braille
> translation, the em dash is not translated correctly, but
> two dashes
> are.
>
> Peace,
> Mayrie
>
> At 01:26 PM 5/8/2008, you wrote:
> >It sounds like all single hyphens should be replaced
> with two hyphens
> in
> >a row. Am I interpreting this correctly? What is the
> purpose?
> >
> >Thanks from a newbie,
> >Debbie
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> >Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:05 PM
> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: m-dashes
> >
> >First do ctrl+h, and when it says "find and
> replace" Hit insert 4,
> >arrow down to the -,
> >then tab to OK, then tab to replace with and put --.
> >Then tab over to replace all and hit enter on there.
> >Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:51 PM
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] m-dashes
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >No, no, worry not, I'm not going to ask the dreaded
> question, what are
> >m-dashes and why do I need them? No, I just want to
> replace them with
> >two dashes so that the braille copy will be good. Can
> somebody give
> >me
> >specific instructions on how to do this in Word?
> >
> >Ann P.
> >
> >--
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