[bookport] Re: form feeds in text documents
- From: "Neal Ewers" <ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:07:11 -0500
Larry, I have numlock on because I can hear the numbers as they are
entered. I turn numlock on, hold down the alt key, press 12 and then
let up the alt key. It does not put in a form feed. I wonder if it
matters what version of XP or what the service pack is. I am running
service pack 2 Windows XP Pro. I also had two non-screen reader users
here try it with the same results. They can get other 3 digit codes,
but not two digit ones.
Very interesting.
Neal
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:01 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: form feeds in text documents
Humm, I honestly don't have a clue. It sounds like you have num lock
on, or you wouldn't get any codes.
>>> ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:52:41 PM >>>
Larry, I can do exactly what you suggested and get the control
characters for other ASCII characters like letters and numerals, but I
can't get it to work for form feed. When I turn numlock on and press
alt and 12 on the number pad, it gives me some strange number. When I
do a leading 0 in the same scenario, it beeps at me like I am some
kind of nitwit, but that's beside the point. What am I doing wrong?
Neal
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:33 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: form feeds in text documents
Or, if you want to save yourself a dollar or two, just turn num lock
on, hold down the alt key, and while the alt key is down press a 1 and
a 2 (making 12) on the numeric key pad. That will insert a form feed
character into Notepad at least.
>>> ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:21:11 PM >>>
Well, I have been doing some research on this one. I can find no way
in Word, note pad, or word pad to insert form feed characters. So, I
asked a colleague who has all kinds of editors to write a document
with form feeds in it to see if the book port would honor them. As
Rob said, it does. Now, if I really want a form feed in a document, I
can simply cut and paste one of the form feeds in the text file I have
into note pad and guess what, book port does recognize the form feed
character as a result of the paste to note pad.
I'm selling these form feed characters for $1 per feed. I'm just
kidding of course, but if anyone wants a file which consists of
nothing but a form feed that they can use, I would be happy to send it
to them as an attachment, off line, of course. Neal
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