Yes, that is what I do when I validate, too. Caitlyn, you can leave it for a validator to do but if you do you should put in the comments section that the book has sidebars that will need to be moved. smile Cindy --- On Wed, 9/17/08, Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step 1 > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 2:06 PM > Hi Caitlyn, > > I select the text in the sidebar or the box and move it to > a place > where it makes sense and doesn't disturb the text of > the book too much. > Unfortunately, this can be a lot of work. > > Mayrie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Caitlyn and Nicky > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:43 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step > 1 > > Which does bring up the question: as sumbitters, how should > we handle > sidebars, boxes on pages, etc? > > Caitlyn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Jill O'Connell > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:51 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step > 1 > > > I am interested in this book as well but without any > instruction on how to > handle side bars, I hesitate to get involved. If the > submitter is going to > be asked to resubmit the book in RTF, my hope would be that > she would be > counseled on how to handle the sidebar issue as I think > this is really the > submitter's responsibility. Jill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:28 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step > 1 > > > > Hi, Mayrie. That may be a good solution. I don't > know how the > > submitter would respond since Bookshare does clearly > accept books in > > the format she submitted. I don't know her very > well but do see her on > > other lists. I don't think she is on this list, > and she may not > > understand why this issue is cropping up. I do know > that Allison and > > two other Bookshare staff members have Kurzweil, so > maybe Pavi or > > Carrie can have them convert the books as they have > with other titles > > so the submitter and real validater will both get > credit? > > > > I'm torn on this issue because I can't blame > people for submitting > > books in kes or ark formats since they are allowed. I > also know that > > only a small percentage of our volunteers are on this > list. So I don't > > blame the submitter. I even sort of understand > Bookshare's reasons for > > accepting so many formats. I'm still frustrated > with this situation > > and with Bookshare's policy because in this > instance it is > > contributing to the problem rather than solving it. I > think what's > > happening in the trenches is the opposite of how Jim > envisioned this > > format thing would work. Rather than being > all-inclusive, it bogs down > > the system when a proprietary format is used. I > don't think the > > Bookshare staff could have known that in 2001 when the > policy was > > formed. It's tricky to make policies that require > you to see around > > corners when you're trying to balance > everyone's needs. That's why I > > feel torn. I want to take action somehow, to fix > something to get the > > book approved. I don't have that ability, and I do > want to read this > > book because it's relevant to some health issues > I'm facing. I can't > > ask a sighted volunteer to help with the book if they > can't even open > > it. > > > > > > -- > > Monica Willyard > > Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject line. 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