[bksvol-discuss] Re: single closed quotes and apostraphys
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:02:34 -0700 (PDT)
Shannon,
I'd suggested using a replace all to replace the
single quotes with apostrophes. There are probably way
more apostrophes than signle quotes. You could then,if
you wanted and the book isn't too long, do a find for
the apostrophes and change any back to single quotes
if needed.
Cindy
--- shannon work <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello list,
> This may be nothing but anoying to me, but it is.
> I use Window Eyes to access the computer. I am
> validating a rtf file and it
> has alot of words like I'll and don't and she'd...
> nearly all the
> abreviations you could think of. My bother is that
> while editing this rtf in
> word the words brake on the punctuation. for example
> i'll will read i l l
> and don't reads like don t. if I arrow across one
> letter at a time I hear i
> single closed quote ll.
> Now the funny part. If I delete the single closed
> quote and put in an '
> (apostraphy) the word is read correctly.
> Now I know this may sound silly, but there is
> apparently a difference
> between single closed quotes and apostraphys.
> My question is should I try to change them all to be
> apostraphys or leave
> them as single closed quotes?
> They bother me but I don't know if it makes a
> differense to others. I assume
> they must look the same to the sighted but I don't
> know if that is different
> in brail. I know it makes a differense to the screen
> reader.
> What do you think?
> If I should change them is there a way to do a
> global find and replace for a
> single closed quote?
>
> Thanks for your time. Sorry it was so long.
> Shannon
>
>
>
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