[duxuser] Re: Transcribing Web Addresses

  • From: Christine Simpson <simpsonc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:00:50 +1000

Thanks George and Patrick for your replies.  

Yes, together these styles can be used but they do not cause the continuation
sign to be put in a sensible place - however, better than not at all.

Regards and thanks

Christine



At 03:55 AM 4/24/03 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi Christine,
>
>You've raised a good point about the continuation sign with
>compinline Styled web and e-mail addresses, and so I've
>brought this to the attention of those at Duxbury who handle
>to rule side of things.
>
>Meantime, if you apply compinline, and then compdisplay.
>embracing the former, you will get the 1,2,3,4,6
>continuation sign.
>
>George Bell.  (Madly trying to get ready to travel to the
>States)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine
>Simpson
>Sent: 24 April 2003 00:09
>To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Good Morning all,
>
>I am looking for a little help please.
>
>I am formatting a large document which contains over 200
>World Wide Web addresses.
>
>Normally I would use the Compinline  codes to indicate the
>address in computer braile and then go back and put any
>necessary continuation signs in manually.  .  However, does
>DBT have a set of codes or style which inserts the
>continuation sign of dots 456-12346 automatically at the
>right hand end of the first line of the address (when an
>address overflows to the second line) or must I enter it
>automatically.  And, folowing from this, if I can have this
>sign entered automatically, does it break the text at a
>sensible place eg before a fullstop or slash etc, or does it
>just put the sign in the last two cells of the line
>depending on the line parameter settings as they currently
>are.
>
>George, if there is not a code to insert the continuation
>sign, is there any chance of getting such in the next
>release please?
>
>I hope all this makes sense.   
>
>Cheers
>
>Christine
>
>
>
>
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