Hi Ernie,
I'm using an Epson Perfection 2400 with K1000 optimized.
Evan,
What scanner you use?
Peace,
Ernie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:45 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Common scanning typo/errors
I know all of that. Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee that a validator will read through one of my submissions. And even with someone reading through it: If they use a voice with punctuation set to anything other than 'all', they probably won't find most of these things. Personally, that would drive me insane. I can search and replace all of these symbols on Jim's list, and that still won't guarantee that something else unanticipated doesn't exist somewhere in the book. In addition to the junk characters, I also sometimes get new line characters in the middle of a paragraph near the spine. A search and replace won't work on those; only manual removal is possible. Believe me, I have really tried to flatten these things. If I could guarantee that a person was going to read through it in Braille, or on a screen in print, I might consider submitting without reading all of it. But you don't know what kind of validator you are going to get when you send something up to Step One. Also, I scan what I like to read, which is not usually of wide interest here, so that lowers the odds even further of a read-through validation. So I have to do it myself. Not usually a problem, since I wanted to read it anyway.
Have you heard the phrase 'deranged perfectionist' somewhere around here before? <grin>
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:18 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Common scanning typo/errors
Well, if you clean up the junk using a replace with nothing, and make sure all the pages are there, and make certain you press the book binding firmly, and submit books with a fairly wide interest, those validators who do read through can mke the corrections. On the other hand, if you read through before submitting, and post here that you've done so, then the book is more likely to be taken quicklyu and validated by people who are happy to have an easy book to do for a change. smile
Cindy
--- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I always read through whatever I submit or validate. I tried to change the law that forbids me from submitting or validating anything I hadn't actually read through after I got K1000. I certainly wouldn't have considered changing it before I got it. But after investigation, I have found that the votes in my psychical legislature still aren't there to make the change. So I am going to have to read through a couple of books I agreed to submit later this month. I was hoping that with ranked spelling and confidence levels that I could put the bill through, but it died in committee, so to speak. Too many junk characters near the spine of the book, despite my best efforts, especially in the early pages. Ranked spelling doesn't appear to catch them. I don't want my books looking like that. That was the real sticking point. If I could find a way to eliminate them, I might try again to change the policy. Chopping the book is not an option I am prepared to countenance.
----- Original Message ----- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Common scanning
typo/errors
>
> Hi Evan,
>
> That is exactly why some validators read through
the book. A computer
> would
> be more likely to mistakenly correct a word like
die than I would, even
> though my brain is feeble. <lol>
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:02 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Common scanning
typo/errors
>
>
> Yes, I haven't seen that particular one, but I did
see lie for he in the
> last book I scanned. I'll have to check if that
one is in the autocorrect
> file. It must use some kind of context analyzer,
else how can it know
> whether die is really not the right word?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:43 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Common scanning
typo/errors
>
>
>> If you run autocorrect it will catch the die for
the error as well as
>> other common scanos.
>>
>> E.
>> At 04:02 PM 9/12/2006, you wrote:
>>
>>>Hi there,
>>>
>>>Thanks for the offer, but that isn't quite what I
was looking for. I
>>>thought someone had compiled a list of common
'scannos' (scanner typos) -
>>>but this was a long time ago, and I think my
mental competence is
>>>deteriorating with age :)
>>>
>>>I think I'll start compiling my own list - I'm
specifically looking for
>>>scannos that don't get caught with a spell
checker. For example, the book
>>>I'm working on had substituted the word 'die' for
'the' in many
>>>instances,
>>>and I've seen this in other book scans as well.
If I had a list of these
>>>scannos, I would run through it quickly with a
'find and replace' before
>>>doing anything more in-depth.
>>>
>>>Thanks again,
>>>Lea
>>>The Pardees <jfpardee@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have made up a file of junk characters that are
not on the keyboard. It
>>>includes bullet, degree sign, pound sign etc. If
this is the list you are
>>>referring to, I will be happy to send it to you.
>>>
>>>Jim Pardee
>>>u
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At 11:20 AM 9/12/06, you wrote:
>>>
>>> >I have never seen a list like that. I thought
the site had tips on it
>>> >but
>>> >I have nerver seen that list either. I know
another comon scanning
>>> >error
>>> >is some E's are recognised as C's.
>>> >
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