[duxuser] Re: FW: Re: FW: Re: Column heading underlining
- From: "graham stoodley" <stoodlg@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:46:30 -0500
For many of us who have to use computers in offices in predominantly
sighted environments and without secretaries to rectify formatting
mistakes, it is important that braille shows what the print looks like
as much as possible. How else can you make your printed memorandum or
letter look professional? I agree absolutely with Jean's position.
And Bruce - this is not a discussion of BANA rules. It's a discussion
of how many of us use and need braille that reflects the realities of
the print-based world in which we live and work, and sometimes write
emails.
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From: "priscilla arvani" <parvani530@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: [duxuser] FW: Re: FW: Re: Column heading underlining
AMEN..!> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:17:53 -0600> From: bruce@xxxxxxxx>
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [duxuser] Re: FW: Re: Column
heading underlining> > > > Duxbury has stated that discussing the
merits of the BANA rules is beyond > the scope of this list.> > Bruce>
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All Time: http://www.cornergas.com> > On Sat, 29 Nov 2008, priscilla
arvani wrote:> > >> >> >> > To all: I agree with you all--underlining
is useless for the braille reader. When I transcribe I omit the
underlining to simplified the reading when unnecessar. There is enough
going on with punctuation signs why add composition signs if not
needed.Priscilla> >> > Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:15:26 -1000To:
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Re: Column heading underliningAloha Sandy,I don't understand that rule
either, and I've never seen that dot 5 you mention in a braille
document. Perhaps someone else will be able to explain the purpose,
but I agree with Steve that it is just more clutter.At 02:05 PM
11/28/2008, you wrote:> > Sandy, As someone who has read braille all
my life, I can't imagine what that Bana rule is even talking about. I
see no useful purpose in underlining column headings. That kind of
"eye candy" is nothing but a needless distraction in braille. Steve>
>> > ----- Original Message -----> > From: Sandra McCoy> > To: duxuser
freelists.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 20:51> > Subject:
[duxuser] Column heading underlining> > Does anyone know how to enter
the underlining of a column heading. I looked in the Bana Formats
Rules and it said to flush the heading left and then on the next line
enter dot 5 in the first cell and then dots 25 across the width of the
column. Then enter the column items beginning in the next line under
that. (Rule 4, Sec. 5, b) In Duxbury entering the colon : gives you
the dots 25, but I can't figure out how to enter dot 5 by itself at
the beginning. When I use the underline style for the word, it just
puts an italic sign on the heading.> > Thanks, Sandy> >> >> > Access
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