RE: "bullet"
- From: "Cy" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:39:43 -0500
I will strongly agree with Dale on this one.
I have had those blamed numbers crop up and they are a real killer to
get rid of.
Dale is correct in that the document does carry information about its
creation. This may not be as true for text only formats but it sure is
for others.
I have also had my settings changed mysteriously after a download of
"critical" updates. Hmm?
Cy, the Ancient Okie...
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 5:11 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: "bullet"
I don't think he was being all that facetious. Word has a bad, in kmy =
opinion of ignoring the user's wishes. I don't know how it happens but I
= have often disabled those automatic format as you type features only
to = find them turning up unexpectedly. I think but I do not know for =
certain that documents bring with them the settings of the computer they
= were created on.
So, you hit enter after any time a star was entered on a new line and=20
Word will give you another one. If a number began a line, creating a new
= blank line will give you another blasted number. Disable the feature
and = next time you edit a document from some place and the damn bullets
or = numbers turn up again.
I believe it could well be the ferries at the bottom of the garden, it =
certainly defies reason.
Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
DLeavens@xxxxxxx
Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: "bullet"
> Am I supposed to laugh? I know what commands I hit in a normal =
document and
> alt o with arrowing down to a particular command wasn't one of them.
> =
Let's
> not get facetious with a genuine question. Judith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: "bullet"
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> > Hello Judith:
> >
> > You could be a very brave person and admit that you put it there,
> > although by mistake or, you could blame it on the bosanova or the
> > fairies at the bottom of the garden.
> >
> > Sincerely:
> >
> > Dave Durber
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 18:42:46 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> > >Dave, I just did as you suggested and it worked. How did that =
symbol =3D
> > get
> > >there to begin with? Judith
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 2:32 PM
> > >Subject: Re: "bullet"
> > >
> > >
> > >> When you place the cursor on the place where JAWS says "bullet" =
and
> > >> you press <NUM PAD 5>, does JAWS say "b" or "bullet".
> > >>
> > >> If JAWS says "bullet", instead of "b", then you have the bullet
> > >> symbol. You should be able to delete this symbol by pressing the
> > >> <DEL> key. You should press the <BACKSPACE> key if the cursor is
> > >> =
in
> > >> the character position following the bullet symbol.
> > >>
> > >> JAWS would not say bullet for the word or the symbol if neither =
the
> > >> word or the symbol did not exist.
> > >>
> > >> On my braille display, the bullet symbol is represented by dots
> > >> 1-2-3-4-7-8.
> > >>
> > >> Sincerely:
> > >>
> > >> Dave durber
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:38:15 -0400, you wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >When I go back and read it word by word the space where I hear =
=3D
> > "bullet" =3D3D
> > >> is
> > >> >just a space. I guess there is no visible sign there as there =
would =3D
> > be =3D3D
> > >> if I
> > >> >had say typed in an asterick. Judith the word bullet does not =
exist.
> > >> >----- Original Message -----
> > >> >From: "Dave Durber" <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:38 AM
> > >> >Subject: Re: "bullet"
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> In print, items in lists are identified from each other with =
=3D
> > symbols
> > >> >> or numbers. Two of the most common symbols are bullets and
> > >> >> stars/asterisks.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> You will have to find out whether the word that JAWS is saying
> > >> >> =
is =3D
> > the
> > >> >> word bullet for the bullet symbol or, the actual word bullet.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Sincerely:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Dave Durber
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:03:45 -0400, you wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >On one of my manuscripts the word "bullet" has shown up =
before one=3D
> > of=3D3D
> > >> my=3D3D3D
> > >> >> subsections. I always took this to mean another form of a =
link =3D
> > but =3D3D
> > >> this=3D3D3D
> > >> >> is not a link. Is there a way to get rid of this word? Does
> > >> >> =
it =3D
> > mean=3D3D
> > >> =3D3D3D
> > >> >> anything? Thanks, Judith
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