Thanks for that info, Mayrie. From now on I'll ignore them if I can. It might take me a bit to break the habit, but it will save time in the long run. smile Cindy --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Mayrie ReNae <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Mayrie ReNae <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: blank lines > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 12:28 PM > Hi Lori, > > The Bookshare tools will get rid of those blank lines at > the bottoms > of pages. If you're the validator, you don't need > to do anything about > them. They will disappear in the final copy in the > collection. I get rid > of them as a submitter so that validators won't have to > deal with them. I > get rid of all groups in one fell swoop, which doesn't > take long. But it > isn't really necessary to get rid of the groups of > blank lines, because the > bookshare tools will take them out in the end. > > Mayrie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Lori Castner > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:38 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: blank lines > > Do the tools also get rid of multiple lines at the bottom > of pages? In a > book I am now scanning, each page has about six or seven > blank lines at the > bottom of each page; I have been removing them and leaving > only the return > at the end of the line and one blank line. Is this step > necessary; doing so > > makes me feel like I'm getting the book in great shape, > but is it just extra > > work? > > Thanks. > > Cat Lover Lori > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:57 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: blank lines > > > > > > Hi Rebecca, > > > > The bookshare tools get rid of blank lines between > paragraphs. Or at > > least, > > they do in any BRF files I have downloaded from the > collection. > > > > Sue S. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rebecca Ilniski" > <rilniski@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:33 AM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] blank lines > > > > > > Hi all. What is the policy for blank lines? Should > there be blank lines > > in between paragraphs? What is the easiest way to get > rid of them? > > Rebecca and Nuncio > > msn rebecca.ilniski@xxxxxxxxxxx > > skype rebeccai5 > > live journal rebeccai31 > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > 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. 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.