[duxuser] Re: Print Page numbering problems
- From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 11:50:39 -0400
Hello Susan:
Just to let you know that I want to reply to this message with some
follow-up comments. However, I haven't been able to put my brain in
gear long enough to write down what I want to say on the matter. I
also have some experiments to do before writing back to.
Sincerely:
Dave Durber
On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:42:37 -0500, you wrote:
>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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