Thanks. I'm using Libreoffice, but will probably switch to using Google
Docs, since Libreoffice isn't reliable where moving around text is
concerned. I don't have the money for Word.
Devin Pratersent from Gmail.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:44 PM, misha <mishatronics@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As Roger said, the bookshare converter removes all extra spaces and empty
lines. So we don't really have to worry about them in scanning and
proofing. Except that for sighted volunteers this may be very distracting.
So, in my case, I remove them whenever I find them. But it isn't actually
necessary.
On the other hand, if you are using Microsoft Word to read the text and
make corrections, you could remove them all at once by using find and
replace. In find box put a space character, than ^p In the replace box put
just ^p. Then select replace all. I cannot think of a reason why there
should be a space at the end of a paragraph that is needed, so replace all
should be safe in this case.
Misha
9/14/2016 1:43 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 3:11 AM, Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean by a space. do you mean the paragraph
symbol indicates that a new paragraph is next, or a real space? I
don't think I've ever seen a blank space at the end of a
paragraph; either the paragraph has the para symbol or the
sentence continues.
Cindy
On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 5:19 PM, Roger Loran Bailey
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
The converter should handle that. In fact, that is why we are
asked to add asterisks when there is a double space to
indicate a scene change or something similar. If the asterisks
were not added the blank lines would just be removed and there
would be no indicator.
On 9/13/2016 4:48 PM, Devin Prater wrote:
Thanks. That puts my mind at ease. One more thing is that
there seems to be a space at the end of every paragraph.
Should I leave those in? Will the converter handle taking
those out?
On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 2:36 PM Roger Loran Bailey
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Leaving out characters is a common scanning error. I, for
example, am plagued with apostrophes not scanning. A
possessive will consist of a person's name a space and
then the s sitting all alone. For the kinds of things you
describe if you do not have a copy of the print book on
hand to check I think I would just assume that they are
scanning errors and add them. That would be especially
true if they are very common throughout the book or if
the same missing characters show up repeatedly. Sometimes
the copy editors do a poor job, but they are rarely that
bad.
On 9/13/2016 10:21 AM, Devin Prater wrote:
Hi all. I'll just start by proofreading the text itself,
then worry about formatting when I get replies to my
previous topic. Now, though, I've come across things
like a quotation that has no end quote after the obvious
end of the clause. I really, really don't want to add
anything that the author did not mean, so I'm asking if
there are rules on this, or if I should just follow my
own judgement on these issues? Also, I've come across
parts where a word or comma is missing.
Devin Pratersent from Gmail.
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