[bksvol-discuss] Re: points of navigation followed by three asterisks
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:45:27 -0800
wait-a-minute, do I understand you to mean here that if the chapter
title is 16 point Bold (and in some cases caps) and the text is, as
usual, 12 point lower case, the space can be a space and the asterisks
aren't needed? I
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Madeleine Linares
<Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Some clarification: the converter removes blank lines. Unless there is
> something to note that the line is blank (such as an asterisk or three), the
> converter will squish the text up. The reason we added three asterisks was to
> note that there was a blank line between the chapter title/number and the
> text, and we used three asterisk to show that there was not a mistake or
> random character. This is also why the asterisks are unnecessary after the
> page break but before the chapter title.
>
> As we have stressed before, consistency is key. If you want to note that
> there is a blank line in the text between the chapter and the text by putting
> in three asterisks, that's fine. If you would prefer to increase the font
> size to point fourteen (with the text size at 12 point) and bold the chapter
> name/number, this is also fine.
>
> If there is a blank line elsewhere in the text, or if there is a symbol
> showing a change in scene, etc., please note this with the use of one or
> three asterisks. I would recommend using three asterisks rather than one to
> make sure that it is clear that there is a change in the text and not some
> random character on the line.
>
> I hope that clears things up!
>
> Best,
>
> Madeleine Linares
> Volunteer Coordinator
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
> 650-644-3459
> madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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>
>
> On 11/18/2012 3:21 PM, Doug Maples wrote:
>> I recently started proofreading a book in which the first four lines
>> of a chapter had:
>>
>> blank line
>> Chapter 1
>> * * *
>> These are the first words of the first paragraph.
>>
>> The chapter 1 and the three asterisks are all in 16 point bold and the
>> first words of the paragraph are in 12 point. This as it should be.
>>
>> Here's my question:
>>
>> We have recently been told to put the triple asterisks after the
>> chapter name. This is all new to me because for so many years we were
>> told to put a blank line to protect the Daisy navigation. It seems
>> counterproductive to me to put the triple asterisks were there should
>> be a blank line. Also, I would think that the Bookshare tool would
>> bring those asterisks up to the same line as the Chapter 1. The
>> Bookshare tool does not like chapter names of the same font size to be
>> on separate lines, so it will bring them up onto a single line. But
>> that leaves you without a blank line to separate all the chapter stuff from
>> the paragraph.
>>
>> Why can't we just leave off the triple asterisks? Much simpler and
>> much cleaner. And we don't have to worry about what the Bookshare tool
>> is going to do. Also, wouldn't you rather listen to just the words
>> than to hear your book reader telling you * * *?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Doug
>
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