[bksvol-discuss] Re: chapter headings
- From: "Susan Lumpkin" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 00:41:08 -0500
Hi Cindy,
Reading it in braille is not difficult. I'm not sure of where that idea came
from.
Susan
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 12:21 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: chapter headings
It may be however, that for us it's because the bookshare conversion
process deletes the blank lines and so the page number and text that follows
would abut the Chapter title and make readinig in Braille difficult
.
Itys really interesting to learn that about you, though Larry.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Larry Lumpkin <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Madeline,
I'll paste the referenced thread below. I am writing
concerning your suggested handling of chapter headings as they pertain to
Braille. I am a Library of Congress certified Braille proof reader and was
active for more than ten years. I specialized in textbook braille but have
some knowledge of literary braille protocols. Here is my understanding of
how chapter headings are handled:
Line with end-of-text
blank line
Chapter IV centered
Chapter heading if any centered
blank line
continue text
The use of asterisks was never employed in formatting chapter heading
material. Hope this helps
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Madeleine Linares
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 4:43 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: cindy rosenthal (cynthr@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff
Hello everyone,
My sincere apologies for my delayed response re. asterisks but here is
what's going on:
In Braille, neither bolding nor font size changes show up, which means that
it is really difficult to tell when there is a new chapter or section.
Therefore, three asterisks are added after each chapter title or chapter
name to make it clear where the chapter title or name ends and where the
text begins. For example:
-----page break---
Chapter Three
***
[text]
----page break-----
It could also look like this:
-----page break-----
[text from ch. 4]
***
Chapter Five: Kristy Kills
***
[text for ch. 5]
--------page break---------
This is especially important if there is a chapter name. For example,
Chapter Three: The Woman in Red (or whatever). Without the star, Braille
readers would have no way of knowing whether or not "The Woman in Red" was
the first line of text or a chapter title.
Three asterisks are NOT needed at the beginning of a page before a new
chapter (if the new chapter starts at the very top of a page) but ARE needed
if the chapter starts in the middle of the page. Three asterisks are also
used to show other breaks in the text, whether it's a change in narration
and the sighted reader sees a font change or all italics, if there is a
symbol in the page to indicate a time change or something, and when there is
a new section of the book (such as Part One or Book One of several).
Many volunteers already do this, which is wonderful. Since we want Bookshare
books to be as accessible to everyone as possible, we strongly encourage
adding in three asterisks after the chapter number or name. I know there has
been a lot of confusion about this. From my understanding it is not a new
idea, but it has never been enforced, which is likely why some people do it
and others don't and have never been aware that they should. We want to
encourage it going forward.
Please contact me directly with any questions or concerns.
Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication!
Best,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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