When I scan/validate books, if I find a place where there is an ellipsis, I
usually find that the scanning program recognizes the ellipses as a period
followed by a space, another period, a space, and a final period. When I see
this, I will remove the spaces, so there are three consecutive periods with
a space on each side. This seems to give best results, i.e. seeing a single
dot repeated three times in braille rather than random periods.
Scott
It is just one dot in Braille, whereas the period is 3 dots. That is, in the case of true elipses. I am a bit puzzled too as to why, in so many cases, there seem to be extra periods at the ends of sentences...
Sue S.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:05 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ellipses replacing periods?
I think I missed something, although I ususally read ever post despite the subject line in case the post is about someting else.
But I don't remember seeing anything about replacing periods with ellipses. Are ellipses Braille for periods at the ends of sentences? Are they also used where ellipses are supposed to be, or is there something else used there?
Cindy
-- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think you have just answered something I have been wondering about, the replacement of periods with elipses. Did you ask for Bookshare's approval or just start doing this? I'm a braille reader too so don''t know how this is handled in the Daisy format but surely is annoying when we see the periods in braille. Also what are you doing about words that should be accented but, of course, are not.
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