Is it a text or factual book? In many text books, drawings, figures, charts, and tables are often placed, for visual appeal, in locations where they break up sentences. I have even seen where publishers will put multiple columns around the figure while the rest of the page is not columnated. David -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:22 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question re scanning oddity Pam, I think that's a good theory. It would mean, though, that the person scanning isn't pressing the book down hard enough. Scanners have to learn that. I didn't realize it until someone posted something here. I was just using the scanner cover to hold the book until someone posted that one has to press the book page firmly on the platen, but not so hard as to crack the platen. Some of the partial lines are from further down on the same page (much easier to put them togeher when that's the case), but the theory would fit that situation,too, I think. What that theory does, and I'm quite prepared to accept it, is make me think of the scanner as having a mind of its own and doing what it wants. maybe it's one of Stephen King's machines (smile). I remember one of his short stories from years ago where machines ran amok -- I especially remember the ringer dryer capturing the woman (I was using a ringer-dryer at the time). Cindy --- Pam Quinn <quinns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Could it be that maybe part of the book isn't open > wide enough, and > some of the sentences from what should be on the > following page are > mistakenly recognized as being on the previous one? > > Pam > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.762 / Virus Database: 510 - Release Date: 9/13/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.762 / Virus Database: 510 - Release Date: 9/13/2004