Speaking for Doug & me, as sighted proofreaders, we prefer the blank line
before and after, making pagination confirmation much easier. Even though it
may no longer be required, it infinitely simplifies our checking things out.
So, Roger, even if it is not required, we know many volunteers still appreciate
it!
Valerie
On Oct 21, 2016, at 9:02 PM, Roger Loran Bailey (Redacted sender
"rogerbailey81" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Somehow these changes seem to happen without my finding out about them. Now I
wonder if I can break my habit of adding the blank lines, or if I should even
bother trying.
On 10/21/2016 9:17 PM, Judy s. wrote:
Hey Roger,
You don't need to put in any blank lines. The converter was updated years
ago so that it doesn't accidentally strip out page numbers or text. You can
put in blank lines if you want--but it's extra unnecessary work, and
optional.
The only time that the converter gets confused nowadays is if you have the
exact same identical text in the first line or last line on successive
pages. Then it will keep the line of text on the first page that has it, but
mistakenly strip that text from the following pages, treating the text as if
it were a repetitive running header or footer on pages that is echoing a
chapter heading.
Judy s.
