[duxuser] Re: From MS Word to Duxbury.
- From: "John Sanders" <jmtsanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:25:51 -0400
Hi all, what is uebc?
Is it a different type of Braille that I need to know about?
Sincerely,
John Sanders
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Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:43 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: From MS Word to Duxbury.
> G'day George,
>
> Hopefully these sorts of problems will be all cleared up when we all
> start using UEBC (he said with fingers crossed ... but not holding his
> breath!). (smile).
>
> I must also apologize; I seem to have split this thread from Amiyo's
> original discussion.
>
> Alan.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> Sent: Friday, 18 June 2004 8:19 AM
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: From MS Word to Duxbury.
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> It concerns braille, so I'm one moderator who is on side here. So, I
> guess I can make comments of my own. (I'm also sighted by the way,
> hence some of the tack below)
>
> First, bullets. In many senses, while these appear to be simply
> decorative in print, they tend to be used in place of numbers. They are
> also used in print in a kind of list format, which stands out because
> they are usually within indented margins.
>
> Second, DBT's treatment of bullets, and indeed numbering, has been
> somewhat precarious at best. A lot of work has gone into improving this
> treatment in 10.5, though it will probably still not be perfect for
> everyone's needs.
>
> Third, how bullets are treated varies from country to country, and so we
> must respect each others needs Internationally.
>
> Which, to sum it all up, gives Duxbury quite a few headaches, trying to
> please even some users some of the time.
>
> George.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Blackburn, Alan
> > Sent: 17 June 2004 22:51
> > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [duxuser] Re: From MS Word to Duxbury.
> >
> > G'day Dave,
> > I think we're going to be pulled into line about being off
> > topic soon, and I'm no expert on the construction of the
> > written language (maybe we need the input of an English
> > teacher), but to me a list groups together variations of the
> > same subject material which are all related closely to each
> > other, whereas paragraphs tend to be disparate and further
> > the thread of the material rather than grouping it. Does that
> > make sense????!!!!
> >
> > In any case, if the list exists in print and we don't want
> > to rewrite the book, shouldn't we also transcribe as a list
> > in Braille?
> >
> > Alan.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 4:57 PM
> > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [duxuser] Re: From MS Word to Duxbury.
> >
> > Hi Alan.
> >
> > I don't know about semantics (or BANA rules), but an
> > "astricised"? list (did I just invent a new word?!) is a
> > lot easier for a touch reader to locate quickly..
> >
> > Yes. That makes sense. List navigation is easier.
> > Does the fact that it is a list at all provide you (or any
> > reader) with additional information though? Perhaps it does
> > say, here's more of the same, so I'm not missing much if I
> > skip them, for which the list structure is valuable.
> >
> > regards DaveP.
> >
> >
> > ** snip here **
> >
> >
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