[duxuser] Re: Print Page numbering problems

  • From: Susan <chrn3292@xxxxxxx>
  • To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:42:37 -0500

Dave,

The [lea] code does not respond the same way in the BANA template. 
Anytime [lea] is used in the middle of the paragraph, the format of the 
paragraph is honored and the correct runover position is maintained for 
the rest of the paragraph. The only time the runover position is not 
maintained is when Enter is pressed after the page number.

Susan





Dave Durber wrote on 4/29/2005, 9:07 AM:

Hello Susan:

Pleas do not think that I was knocking how you write your e-mails. I was 
just curious as to how some of your messages came to me in such an odd 
format.

Your reply to my message was perfectly readable in my e-mail's view window.

Now back to the subject of this message thread.

In my experience, when the code [lea] followed by the print reference 
page number appears in the middle of a line of text within list or 
outline styles, even if you include a space before the code and one 
following the page number, DBT assumes that the text following the page 
number is a new item in the list or outline and not the continuation of 
the text that proceeded the [lea] code. In other words, DBT behaves as 
if 2 hard returns had been inserted into the text, even though, no hard 
returns are actually inserted.

This is not noticeable when [lea] codes are used if block or standard 
paragraph styles are in use because the run over lines that proceeded 
and follow the print reference page number all wrap to cell 1 on each 
line. So, therefore, it is of no visible concern to the format of the 
final braille document.

Now, for my solution for situations where print reference page numbers 
appear in list or outline styles or where some people use the [ptys] 
(start poetry code) and ptye] (end poetry code) to surround text they 
want indented. Place the cursor on the first character of the word that 
follows the print reference page number that appears in the middle of a 
line of text. If there is not a space separating the print reference 
page number and the text unit following it, press the <SPACEBAR> to 
insert one. If you are at level 1, type the following code:

[tas3_]

This code will indent the text to cell 3 and make it appear as if the 
runover had occurred naturally and there had been no interruption to the 
text at all.

Increase the number value by 2 for each level that you are using, e.g. 
[tas5_] for level 2, [tas7] for level 3 and so on.

There are times when you come across a paragraph of text within a list 
or outline.

If your list or outline style is set to level 1, set the number value in 
the [tasn_] code to 5. This will indent the first line of the text to 
cell 5 and the runovers will wrap to cell 3, as they should.

Increase the number value by 2 for each level that you are using, e.g. 
[tas7_] for level 2, [tas9_] for level 3 and so on. The runover lines 
will wrap to cells 5 and 7 respectively, as they should.

I hope that the above information helps at least one person solve this 
problem.

Sincerely:

Dave Durber

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 01:49:18 -0500, you wrote:

Dave,

It is likely picked up from whatever format is used by the person who 
wrote the original question. If it is plain text, then that's what the 
reply goes as (as this reply should be). Rick's question came through in 
an Arial blue font, which means when I hit reply I end up responding in 
what my program says is rich text.

Hopefully this comes through OK, and I'll try to remember to reply in 
plain text in the future.

Susan

Dave Durber wrote on 4/28/2005, 10:20 PM:

Hello Susan:

Please let me know the answers to the following questions:

When I receive e-mails from you on the list, why is it that my e-mail 
program does not read them in the "view window" as with 99.99% of other 
e-mails I receive from other people, no matter what email program is use 
to compose them.

Do you write your e-mail messages in htm or html format. Or, does your 
e-mail program convert and then send them out in either of those formats.

In general, as far as I know, most e-mail is sent in what is called 
"mime" format.

The only way I can read your e-mails is by entering "reply" mode and 
then plough my way through the htm/html code in order to get the 
contents of your message.

Sincerely:

Dave Durber


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