[bksvol-discuss] Re: Quotes
- From: james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:18:30 -0400
Hi Gary,
How to Get Your Foot In the Door When You Don't Have a Leg to Stand On.
Jim
James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc.,
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
"The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who
don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete
success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis
Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility:
http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/
"Gary Petraccaro"
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What book? Just curious.
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> Hi,
> I'm going to release the book if I have too much trouble with this. It's
a
> book I really want to read, so perhaps I will be patient and keep going
> with it.
>
> Jim
>
> James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc.,
> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
>
> "The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who
> don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete
> success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis
> Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility:
> http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/
>
>
>
> "Cindy"
> <popularplace@yah
> oo.com> To
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> 08/23/2008 02:38
> AM
>
>
> Please respond to
> bksvol-discuss@fr
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>
>
>
>
>
>
> And even for sighted people they're annoying. We do have the option of
> reading them before or after reading the main text, but still, it's
> annoying--and figuring out where to put them when validating is something
> of a challenge.
>
> Jim, I suggest, if you don't mind, deleting them from the middle of the
> sentence and placing them someplace on the page where they don't
interrupt
> an idea--between paragraphs or, better, sections, or at the end of the
> page
> if a paragraph ends before the end of the page, or at the top of the page
> if a new paragraph starts there.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --- On Fri, 8/22/08, E. <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: E. <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Quotes
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 5:46 AM
>> It may be that these quotes are sidebars in the print book.
>> Such
>> sidebars sometimes scan the way you describe the reading of
>> this book.
>>
>> I am an experienced validator. I have given up on at least
>> one book
>> containing such sidebars.
>>
>> Working out sidebars is extremely difficult and often
>> requires
>> extensive sighted help.
>>
>> Perhaps you can release the book and pick an easier
>> project.
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> E.
>> At 08:17 AM 8/22/2008, you wrote:
>> >Hi,
>> >I meant to say that it has things people said. It will
>> interrupt the text
>> >with a saying by Wayne Gredsky, Abraham Lincoln, or
>> whoever. It can happen
>> >in the middle of a sentence or paragraph.
>> >
>> >Jim
>> >
>> >James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc.,
>> >james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
>> >
>> >"The difference between those who get what they
>> wish for and those who
>> >don't is action. Therefore, every action you take
>> is a complete
>> >success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold
>> Mundis
>> >Highmark internal only: For usability and
>> accessibility:
>> >http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Christina"
>> > <greensleeves1@gm
>> > ail.com>
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>> [bksvol-discuss] Re: Quotes
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>> > 08/21/2008 04:39
>> > PM
>> >
>> >
>> > Please respond to
>> > bksvol-discuss@fr
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi, Jim.
>> >What exactly do you mean by sprinkles quotes?
>> >Are there random quotation marks? If so, you can
>> probably just delete
>> >them.
>> >Sometimes extra characters appear in the text like
>> apostrophes and greater
>> >than signs.
>> >
>> >I use an older version of Microsoft Word and JAWS 7.1
>> and I notice that the
>> >
>> >screenreader doesn't always read the entire line so
>> that, if you're reading
>> >
>> >a conversation, you'll heare a bunch of quotes but
>> you won't hear the text
>> >that's in them.
>> >Hope this helps.
>> >Christina
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:17 PM
>> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Quotes
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Hi,
>> > > I'm validating a book in which the author
>> sprinkles quotations. They
>> > > interrupt the flow of the text. Should I leave
>> them exactly where they
>> > > are?
>> > > If so, should I separate them in some way?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> > >
>> > > Jim
>> > >
>> > > James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark
>> Inc.,
>> > > james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810
>> > >
>> > > "The difference between those who get what
>> they wish for and those who
>> > > don't is action. Therefore, every action you
>> take is a complete
>> > > success,regardless of the results." --
>> Jerrold Mundis
>> > > Highmark internal only: For usability and
>> accessibility:
>> > > http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/
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