In print one and a half is written 1 1/2. There is a space between the whole number and the fraction. When listening to that with a screen reader, though, it is not always apparent that the space is there unless one slows down the screen reader to spell it out. I suppose in a recipe it is not likely that one will come across eleven halves, but other fractions may not be so apparent. That makes me wonder if it would be good to come up with some way to seperate the whole number from the fraction so that a screen reader would read the seperation.
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Hi, Pam I would write 1/2 or 1/4 or 1-1/8. When I see fractions, the slash goes between the numerator and the denominator without spaces. Hope this helps. Regards, Kim Friedman. P.S.: One of my pet peeves is seeing a mixed fraction (such as 1-1/2 being written 1 1/2. K. _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pamela Hoffard Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 6:13 PM To: book list Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fractions in bookshare files for Braille readers Hey all, I'm coming across a bunch of fractions for recipes in the book that I'mproofing. For Braille readers, is the 1 / 2 format better than the symbol 1over 2 in one individual space (sorry I can't make this symbol in e-mail). Any preference? Thanks for your thoughts, Pam__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signaturedatabase 5210 (20100619) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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