[duxuser] Re: Still Struggling with TOC

  • From: "Deborah Barnes" <dbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:11:41 -0400

Susie, is textbook format checked anywyhere?

And hey, you got any room in that corner???  I stay in my corner a lot so
I'd be glad to just share yours for a while.  We'll have company anyway. <g<

Deb B.

-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Susan Stageberg
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:05 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Still Struggling with TOC


Okay, we're making progress here, but now the Table of Contents lists
both print and Braille page numbers, although I have chosen Custom, not
BANA, and chosen Braille page numbers. What's up with that?



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: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 7:35 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Still Struggling with TOC


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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