[bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 00:21:44 -0400
Hello all,
We should not engage in changing sentences to fit on one page or another
even if the sentence happens to be broken up by a foot note. Hyphinated
words are quite understandable.
Pratik
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Silvara
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:35 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages
Hi Rick:
Nothing wrong with spell checking in Word. That's what I used to do before
K1000.
Keep up the good work.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages
>> I personally would be happy if I can convince those who scan to spell
> check. (wistful smile) How about getting them to run rank spelling? (hope
> hope)
>
> If I can see a way to come up with six hundred smackers, and upgrade to
> K-1000, I would be happy to run rank spelling. But for now, it is just a
> fig tree of my imagination, and a hope. But I do now do a spell check
> with
> my Word program before submitting a book. Heck, why not.
>
> Rik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth and
> Burton
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:57 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages
>
> I personally would be happy if I can convince those who scan to spell
> check. (wistful smile) How about getting them to run rank spelling? (hope
> hope)
>
> E.
> At 12:52 PM 10/2/2006, you wrote:
>
>>Thanks for mentioning this, E.
>>
>>I think it really does make a big difference not to have the sentences
>>interrupted by the headers and page numbers. I too have been adjusting to
>>see that the ends of pages end in complete sentences. I figure if I have
> to
>>look for the hyphenated words at the end of pages, I may as well make the
>>page end with a complete sentence. And as you say, this is ESPECIALLY
>>important when there are footnotes at the bottom of the page. A reader
>>can
>>really get lost when the text of the page gets interrupted by a bunch of
>>sentences in footnotes.
>>
>>Although this is something we can do when validating, it would make me
> happy
>>as a clam if the person who scanned the book and submitted it took the
>>time
>>and care to do this.
>>
>>I am beginning to feel that scanning in batch mode creates a heck of a lot
>>more work down the road than just doing the scan a page at a time, or 2 at
> a
>>time in 2 page mode with most books. And to at least spot check each
>>paragraph of each page. Then if the scan is bad, you can just delete the
>>page right then and there and do a re-scan. Happy as a clam all over
> again.
>>Time for a clam bake. Put on your Elvis Presley record, and pull out that
>>old 1960's Elvis movie Clambake, . (smile) But who the heck really
>>knows
>>how happy a clam is anyway? (That could be a topic for Andy Rooney, huh?
>>
>>Rik
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth and
>>Burton
>>Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 6:36 AM
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: words split across pages
>>
>>As a validator, I move words and sentence fragments so that sentences end
>>on one page or begin on another. This is taking some liberty with the
>>positioning of text though not with the text itself. I do this to make
>>reading go more smoothly for both braille users and voice users. I find
>>it
>>particularly necessary to do this in cases where footnotes at the bottom
>>of
>>pages break up the flow.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>E.
>>
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