[bksvol-discuss] Re: font size
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 17:17:39 -0700 (PDT)
Carrie,
I use the Word magnifier to enlarge the font to make validating/reading easier
for me. It doesn't change the actual font size in the document. I used to
enlarge the font, but that changed the sentences and page length. You can even
write in a size in the magnifier and don't have to use the defaults that are
there. Sometimes 125 is still too small but 150 is too large, so I use 135 or
140. I find that that makes it easier to see the space between the words in
some fonts. Otherwise it looks as if the words are together with no space. I
like to see the space even though I know that if it isn't there the spell-check
will tell me.
G.Cindy
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--- On Sat, 5/31/08, Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: font size
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 6:44 AM
> The stripper leaves the font size as is. 8 is the smallest
> that I can read comfortably. Most books that come through
> are size 10 or 11, with titles usually being bigger - 20 or
> whereabouts.
> Any of the standard fonts are fine - Courier, Arial, Times
> New Roman, etc. Just occurred to me, I don't know if
> the stripper leaves the font alone or not. I'll check
> the next book that comes through with different fonts, to
> see if the stripper changes the font to be the same
> throughout the book.
>
> Carrie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Carrie Karnos
> <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 6:13:04 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] font size
>
> Huh! I always thought bookshare changed everything to a
> standard size and so, although do change fonts for various
> reasons, I thought it didn't really matter.
>
> I'm copying Carrie, who seems to be our de facto
> liaison now, to ask what font is too small and what fond
> the main text of books should be in. I had the impression
> that it was Courier New 10, but I leave the books I
> validate in whatever font I download them, usually, using
> the magnification feature of Word to make it easier for me
> to read and validate.
>
> G.Cindy
>
>
> --- On Fri, 5/30/08, E. <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > From: E. <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Expectations
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 5:56 AM
> > I notice that a book on step 1 got sent back there
> because,
> > among
> > other things, the font size needs to be enlarged.
> >
> > Perhaps the newer tools engineering comes up with will
> be
> > able to
> > change font size.
> >
> > Seems like the kind of thing a automated tool may be
> able
> > to do in
> > the future rather than leaving it to volunteers.
> >
> > Changing smart quotes to normal quotes might fall into
> the
> > same category.
> >
> > Thank you for the below message. You say what I
> expressed
> > better than I have.
> >
> >
> > E.
> >
> >
> > At 08:28 AM 5/30/2008, you wrote:
> > >My paying job is as a programmer for a large
> hospital.
> > When one of our
> > >programs is not working as expected, we take steps
> to
> > fix it. We don't
> > >invent more and more complicated work-arounds for
> the
> > ordinary users to
> > >follow manually.
> > >Bookshare seems to have the opposite idea. Why
> pay an
> > engineer to fix
> > >something, when you can add yet another thing for
> a
> > volunteer to look for?
> > > This seems bass-ackwards to me.
> > >I agree with Elizabeth--with the smart quotes
> thing, we
> > go from trying to
> > >get around the stripper, to besides having to get
> > around the Daisy
> > >converter. What next? Can't something be
> done
> > programmatically to make
> > >these so-called tools work better?
> > >
> > >Further, things are just too hodge-podge. I, a
> > volunteer with many things
> > >to do, am supposed to read the manual, check
> Jake's
> > site for tips, read
> > >this gigantic email list, and what else? I
> don't
> > think so. And it's much
> > >worse for the "process" supposed to
> prevent
> > duplicate submissions. There
> > >must be 4 or 5 places to check for that. Please!!
> > >
> > >There are plenty of volunteers who are not on this
> > list. I don't blame
> > >them; it takes a lot of time, and I don't read
> > every message, either.
> > >It seems much more logical to me to set things up
> so
> > that they work well
> > >for the average person doing the average job,
> rather
> > than expecting
> > >everyone to know about every little thing, and to
> spend
> > hours looking for
> > >and fixing niggly little things. Some people
> will, and
> > plenty more won't.
> > >So make the tools work for the most people, not
> just
> > the compulsive ones.
> > >Tracy
> > >
> > >
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