[duxuser] Re: Still Struggling with TOC

  • From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 09:35:17 -0400

One last comment Susie:  Don't forget to read my follow up message
regarding searching and replacing the [sk1] command.  If you did not
get a copy of the message, let me know and I will post it again.

Sincerely:

Dave Durber

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:12:35 -0500, you wrote:

>Oh good grief, Dave. I knew it was something silly like that. Thank you
>very much indeed. Beware all: paragraph styles have a period in the
>syntax. I shall now go back in my corner.
>
>
>
>Susie Stageberg
>Project ASSIST with Windows
>Iowa Department for the Blind
>(515) 281-1351 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of Dave Durber
>Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 7:31 PM
>To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [duxuser] Re: Still Struggling with TOC
>
>
>Hello Susi:
>
>Please ignore my previous incomplete message.
>
>Thank you for sending me the file.
>
>When I opened the file, it was immediately apparent as to why DBT's
>Table of Contents Generator was not able to produce the result that you
>wanted.
>
>You typed the beginning and ending style commands as follows:
>
>[es~h1]
>[ee~h1]
>
>I looked at the list of styles but, there wasn't a style in the list
>that corresponded with that syntax.  However, there was the default
>heading level 1 style with the syntax for the beginning and ending style
>commands as follows:
>
>[es~h1.]
>[ee~h1.]
>
>As you will see, in the second example, there is a period before the
>right square bracket in the beginning and ending style commands.
>
>Perform a Search and replace function.  Search for: [es~h1] which is the
>beginning style code that already exists in the document and replace it
>with: [es~h1.]
>
>Perform a Search and replace function.  Search for: [ee~h1] which is the
>ending style code that already exists in the document and replace it
>with: [ee~h1.]
>
>Perform a Search and replace function.  Search for: [sk1] which is the
>code that forces an unconditional blank line to be placed in a document.
>Do not type anything in the Replace edit field.  The heading level 1
>style contains an [sc1:0] code which places a conditional blank line
>before and after the heading text.  The advantage with this code is that
>if a heading appears at the top of a new page, the blank line that would
>be placed before the heading text, is ignored.
>
>When you have performed the Search and Replace functions, transcribe the
>file into the braille output file.
>
>Go to the Table of Contents Generator and select "Style to use:". Press
>the <DOWN ARROW> to choose "custom".
>
>Press the <SHIFT+TAB> key combination 3 times to move back to the "Use:"
>combo box and press the <UP ARROW> to choose "Braille page numbers".
>Then you can press the <TAB> key to go to the OK button and press
><ENTER> to start generating the table of contents.
>
>By the way, the general rule is that, if a braille file does not contain
>print reference page numbering, then the braille page numbers should be
>placed at the top right hand corner of each page.
>
>I would also point out, that it is not necessary to put braille page
>numbers on even pages if the file is being embossed on an inter point
>braille embosser.
>
>I hope that the above information will be of help to you.
>
>Sincerely:
>
>Dave Durber
>
>
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