[duxuser] Re: Bullets
- From: "Warren Figueiredo" <warrenfigueiredo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 05:06:43 -0600
Steve said: I'd be interested to know what the official rule is, but I'll
bet I won't like it.
Warren Figueiredo replies: Steve, I didn't know that you were so refractory
to rules. Did you grow up in the sixties? <grin>
The British have adopted dots 456, 256 as their new bullet symbol. (Should
BANA adopt it, too?)
Current BANA rules say the following:
From Print to Braille Formats (Rule 7 Columned Material, Listed Items,
Outlines, and Indexes; Section 2a(3) the following provisions are made:
(3) Bullets, hollow dots, check marks, and other signs printed before each
listed item solely for visual effect must be ignored in braille. However,
when only certain items in a list are specifically marked using bullets,
check marks, stars, or other print signs, follow the directives given in
Rule 3, Section 5.
Rule 3 Braille Formats for Print Emphasis
5. Specially marked items in columns and lists. Ignore bullets, check marks,
diamonds, stars, and other visual signs that are printed before each item in
a column or a list solely for visual effect. However, if only some items are
shown marked with these or similar signs, follow the directives given below.
NOTE: For reference marks and notes in columns and lists, see Rule 7,
Section 1g for columns, Rule 7, Section 2f for lists.
When only one kind of print sign is shown with items in a column or list, it
must be represented by the symbol dots 26, 26.
If two or more different signs are shown with items in a column or list,
they must be represented by the braille symbols provided in Rule 5, Section
2e which can be found at http://www.brl.org/formats/rule05.html
How was that, Steve?
Warren
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