[brailleblaster] Re: The Importance Of Page Numbering
- From: Alex Jurgensen <asquared21@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:07:30 -0800
Hi,
Fair point.
I am glad to see that we are on the same page in terms of Braille Blaster's
functionality.
Regards,
Alex,
On 2010-11-15, at 1:41 PM, qubit wrote:
> agreed. I wasn't saying it wasn't important. In fact, the print and braille
> would have their own independent page numbering, and the value of the print
> page number would have to be available for a note in the corresponding
> braille.
> Agreed?
> When I said that all word processor functionality would not be implemented in
> brailleblaster, I meant only that we are not duplicating MS Word. The first
> release of bb will have a subset.
> --le
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Jurgensen
> To: Brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 12:53 PM
> Subject: [brailleblaster] The Importance Of Page Numbering
>
> Hi All,
>
> I sent the below message with a subject line that did not match what I was
> speaking about.
>
> Regards,
> Alex,
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Alex Jurgensen <ASquared21@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: November 15, 2010 10:49:57 AM PST
>> To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [brailleblaster] Re: two lists?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If I understand the issue correctly, page numbering is important. Take for
>> instance Textbooks, where it is important to know the print page number in
>> order to follow what the instructor is assigning for homework or the novel
>> where having the print page numbers helps two friends enjoy reading together.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alex,
>>
>>
>> On 2010-11-15, at 10:36 AM, qubit wrote:
>>
>>> ah, this is a good list.
>>> Some comments:
>>> 1. How about users-brailleblaster to make it easier to search?
>>> 2. These are discussed in the spec written by John Gardener -- all except
>>> for the features not handled by other translators. (We should probably
>>> separate JohnB and JohnB as they are both on this list.)
>>> 3. The page numbering utility is more of a word processing question than a
>>> braille transcription question. This doesn't mean it shouldn't be
>>> supported -- a question: how much word processing functionality should we
>>> put into brailleblaster? I think it would be a good idea to keep the
>>> implementation abstract enough that things can be added later.
>>> Thank you for your comments.
>>> --le
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rick Roderick" <rickrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:08 AM
>>> Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: two lists?
>>>
>>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> I think it could be called brailleblaster-users. It might be early.
>>> However, here are my topics:
>>>
>>> the interface
>>> the editor
>>> the translator
>>> the importer
>>> needs of users not addressed by current braille translators
>>>
>>> I will give you an example of the last one. I produce a constitution for a
>>> major religious denomination. I insert the cyhapters, and the pages have to
>>> be renumbered each time.
>>>
>>> One thing that would help me is if I could number the pages for each
>>> chapter. I would make them 11-1, 11-2 for the braille pages in Chapter 11.
>>> I realize that this is not standard, but it would make my job easier.
>>>
>>> Another thing I would like to see is an easy way to work with translation
>>> tabiles, perhaps similar to the JAWS dictionary.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Alex Jurgensen,
>> VoiceOver Trainer,
>> ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Visit us on the web at: www.vipbc.org
>>
>
> Alex Jurgensen,
> VoiceOver Trainer,
> ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Visit us on the web at: www.vipbc.org
>
>
Alex Jurgensen,
VoiceOver Trainer,
ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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