[duxuser] Re: A Transcribing Question
- From: "Deborah Barnes" <dbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:53:21 -0500
I agree--worded much better than mine. <g<
Deb B.
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[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Holladay
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:36 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: A Transcribing Question
The rules for braille transcribing say that if a section of text in a
paragraph is emphasized, it should be emphasized in braille. This is
usually done by the use of dots 4-6.
However, if there is a heading or any other structure that is always
emphasized in print to help the sighted reader understand the structure of
the text (i.e. to reinforce the idea that this is a heading or is a menu
item), throw away the dots 4-6, and let the other elements of braille
formatting show the structure (heading or menu item).
Make sure that it is clear from your use of format what is a menu item,
what is descrition, and what is the price.
I do not think this is political. The braille rules and common braille
useage says that braille italics are to be used for emphasis, not for
format.
-- David Holladay
At 04:11 PM 3/16/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>I agree with you about taking out the clutter. But rather let the author
of
>the menus find it out from you and not from someone else.
>
>Whatever I think, bear in mind that one's views on how closely Braille
>should emulate print is an intensely political one. In other words, even
if
>I prefer the absence of the emphasis for myself, I might still hold to the
>belief that as a supplier of Braille I ought to give the Braille reader
what
>the print reader got.
>
>And with Braille issues, there is no middle path to tread with confidence.
>
>JR
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Karen Poulakos" <gladtidings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 4:01 PM
>Subject: [duxuser] A Transcribing Question
>
>
>I have been asked to transcribe some menus. Up to this point my embossing
>has been for my own use, so I set things up the way I like to read them.
>
>When I emboss the files I was given for the menus, dots 4 and 6 preceed
each
>menu item. I'm guessing that the print might be italicized or something
and
>that's why.
>
>My question is, should I leave it that way, or remove the dots 4,6. If it
>were for my own use I would remove them. To me, they're just unnecessary
>extra dots. I want to do this correctly. What do you recommend.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Karen Poulakos
>
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