I hadn't heard that, and reading what Carrie wrote, I don't think so. smile G.Cindy --- Barbara <barbarab65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The problem is that when the numbers are at the top > of the page, they get deleted. Should I still put > them at the top of the page? You are right, it is > easier when they are at the top of the page because > then I don't have to scroll down the entire page to > find the number which will tell me if the flagged > word is on that page. Let me know what you want me > to do and I will do it for my next scan. Thanks! > > HAPPY NEW YEAR! > > Barbara > > Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mayrie, > > After Lissi commented recently that having the page > numbers at the top of the page helps blind people a > lot because they don't have to fo searching for the > page number, I've been moving all the page numbers > to > the top of the page when I validate. Before, I only > moved the number for the first page of the chapter > when it was at the bottom and all the other numbers > were at the top of the page. > > I think where the page numbers are is where the > publisher or printer decides to put them and doesn't > have anything to do with the author's intent or > his/her copyright. Likewise, probably, the blank > page > at the end of a chapter when the text ends on a > right-hand page rather than a left-hand page. Some > publishers seem to want to start all chapters on the > right-hand page (facing the reader). Those blank > pages > usually have to be numbered to retain the pagination > sequence, and it seems stupid to me, because if the > chapter itself ends on the left-hand page here is no > blank page. Who cares? In some books, the publisher > doesn't care on what page the new chapter starts. > > G.Cindy > > --- Mayrie ReNae wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I scan a lot of books whose page numbers appear at > > the bottom of > > pages. No matter what I place above the chapter > > headings to protect > > them, any validator not on this list will not know > > that that inserted > > text needs to remain in the book in order to > protect > > chapter > > headings. I write in the comments field of the > > submission form a > > note requesting that this seemingly extraneous > text > > not be removed in > > order to make sure that chapter headings will not > be > > > > lost. Unfortunately, I never know until after the > > book is accepted > > into the collection whether this request has been > > honoured. I find > > it very frustrating to have my careful work > trashed. > > And I am VERY > > careful with my scans. > > > > As I see it, I can move all page numbers to the > > tops of pages, but > > that is technically altering the text of the book. > > > And it takes time > > that doesn't need to be spent. > > > > This issue is not mentioned at all in the > volunteer > > manual, which > > I'm not even convinced that all volunteers read. > > Does anyone have > > any ideas about how to assure that chapter > headings > > will remain protected? > > > > > > Peace, > > Mayrie > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject > > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > > > WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The > Bookshare Collection)is available at > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > > www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful > threads > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > Barbara WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The Bookshare Collection)is available at http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.