[bksvol-discuss] Re: Italics
- From: "Martha Rafter" <mlhr@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:26:51 -0500
I usually put three asterisks just before the letter begins and after the
letter ends, especially is there are blank lines before and after. HTH!
Marty
From: Denise Wagner
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 1:05 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Italics
Hi Ali,
I thought the italics were stripped upon submission? Did I misunderstand?
Thanks for clearing that up,
Denise
From: Ali Al-hajamy
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 12:35 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Italics
My experience is that you can usually tell from the context of the surrounding
text if a letter is beginning. if you keep the italics in tact, Braille users
will be able to see them right away, and those using screenereaders can check
the font and know it's italicised and thus that they are reading a letter.
On 08-Nov-12 12:26, Denise Wagner wrote:
Hi all,
I know thereâs been discussion lately on diary and journal entries and my
take away has been that if itâs intuitive, then leave it alone.
My question is this: I am a sighted reader. When I read a passage where,
say, the main character has received a letter, that letter verbiage is
italicized to set it apart from the rest of the text. This tells me this is
the letter. How do I treat that? Do I put in brackets before and after the
passage identifying the beginning and end? Or do I assume the screen reader or
braille reader (the human) will be able to tell itâs the letter.
I hope my question makes sense.
Thanks,
Denise
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