[bksvol-discuss] Re: priorities and time line for accomplishing them
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 20:44:35 -0800 (PST)
Yes, what Jill does is not only o.k. but desirable,
along with closing up hyphenated words at the end of
lines that should be whole (as opposed to compound
words).
G.Cindy
--- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When I am validating or scanning, I take the
> time to combine words,
> placing
> them either before or after the page break and
> accompanying page number. I
> was told some time ago that this was fine if I
> wanted to take the time and I
> do as I am a braille reader, and doing so makes the
> reading more pleasant.
> Jill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curtis Delzer" <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:39 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: priorities and time
> line for accomplishing
> them
>
>
> > Sloppy for readers? Isn't knowing the book pages
> part of the fact that
> > these
> > books are books, after all and not just text
> documentation? :) Page
> > numbers
> > will help in circumstances where not having them
> could be a hindrance,
> > suppose I wanted someone to find such and such on
> page 125, and with the
> > page numbers quite visible I can go to that page
> and have a sighted person
> > go right to the same page and find x y and z, or
> even d e and f later on
> > in
> > the same chapter. Then, there is text books,
> outlines, etc. etc.
> > The thing which can be annoying is the breaking of
> words over page breaks
> > which is the norm in the book I just scanned and
> am proofing right now,
> > and
> > not really sure what to do about that, but the
> author or printer
> > constructed
> > it in that way so, visually, or with a scanner, it
> seems that the way it
> > is
> > intended to look so ... though maybe, the word,
> predictable, as predict
> >
> > 95
> > (page break
> >
> > able is the norm and not the exception, in this
> book, that is.
> >
> > Curtis Delzer
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:11 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: priorities and time
> line for accomplishing
> > them
> >
> >
> > The trouble with the header footer stripper
> situation is two fold.
> > First, it adds trouble for volunteers attempting
> to preserve page
> > numbers and page breaks, chapter titles and so
> forth. Second, the
> > presence of titles and headers or footers in books
> in the collection
> > simply make the resulting product seem sloppy to
> the reader.
> >
> > I do understand about time lines associated with
> grants. I fully
> > support bookshare. I have always done so. The
> length of time for
> > fixing of some of these basic issues is what makes
> me speak up. Many
> > many things have simply gone on for a long long
> time.
> >
> > E.
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email
> to
> > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the
> subject line. To get a list
> > of
> > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself
> in the subject line.
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email
> to
> > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the
> subject line. To get a list
> > of available commands, put the word 'help' by
> itself in the subject line.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > No virus found in this incoming message.
> > Checked by AVG.
> > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.6/1318 -
> Release Date: 3/7/2008
> > 2:01 PM
> >
> >
>
> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to
> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject
> line. To get a list of available commands, put the
> word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
>
>
***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS
AVAILABLE AT
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html
Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html
____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to
bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of
available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
Other related posts:
