[bksvol-discuss] Re: points of navigation followed by three asterisks

  • From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:39:56 -0600

I am absolutely in your corner, Doug! Those asterisks are a waste of valuable space, and unnecessary! 


Sandi
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Maples" <WDMaples@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "'Alisa Moore'" <alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "'Madeleine Linares'" <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 3:21 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] points of navigation followed by three asterisks



I recently started proofreading a book in which the first four lines of a
chapter had:

blank line
Chapter 1
* * *
These are the first words of the first paragraph.
The chapter 1 and the three asterisks are all in 16 point bold and the first 
words of the paragraph are in 12 point. This as it should be.

Here's my question:

We have recently been told to put the triple asterisks after the chapter
name. This is all new to me because for so many years we were told to put a blank line to protect the Daisy navigation. It seems counterproductive to me to put the triple asterisks were there should be a blank line. Also, I would 
think that the Bookshare tool would bring those asterisks up to the same
line as the Chapter 1. The Bookshare tool does not like chapter names of the 
same font size to be on separate lines, so it will bring them up onto a
single line. But that leaves you without a blank line to separate all the
chapter stuff from the paragraph.

Why can't we just leave off the triple asterisks? Much simpler and much
cleaner. And we don't have to worry about what the Bookshare tool is going
to do. Also, wouldn't you rather listen to just the words than to hear your 
book reader telling you * * *?

Thanks,
- Doug

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