You're right, of course. And there are no footnotes. I was confusing this
with italics which are, I believe, created in print by a different type
font. Because I am a braille reader I am interested to know whether we can
create some of these signs for braille when scanning print. Since some of
you have Duxbury, do you know why they can't use such signs as greater than,
less than etc. which are computer braille signs. I think you will like this
book, Cindy. If you'll let me know when you have the book I will send you a
couple of examples of where this particular sign appears. Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:40 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: for braille readers
Jill,
You've aroused my curiosity. I can't imagine. Usually asterisks are used to refer the reader to an explanatory footnote at the bottom of the page, e.g., next to a word that might need explanation, or a historical note.
I checked my library's catalog and I see that my branch the 1982 284-page edition, supposedly available. I'll stop in tomorrow and get it. Then if you can tell me where it might be found, I'll satisfy your and mine and anyone else's curiosity.
I liked the Adam Dalgliesh mysteries on PBS, but I've never read one. This will give me a good excuse to read one.
SO much to read -- now that I'm 70 I keep hoping I'll live long enough to read and to validate everything I want to. Someone turned me on to the Henning Mankell detective stories. I've reada three of them and want to read more. The detective is Kurt Wallender, a Swedish detective; the books are translations from Swedish. We have none in the Bookshare collection, but I think those of you who enjoy a well-written detective story with an interested, complex character would enjoy them.
Till tomorrow with the answer to the asterisk question. smile
Cindy
You've
--- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know what it is in braille but what I want to know------------------------------------------------------------------------------
is what print symbol generates itt. It is my
understanding that asterisk in print is shown by the
type of script used. Maybe Cindy can step in here if
this is not the case. In this particular book, the
sign I'm talking about often comes between two
quotes.
----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Morales
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:27 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: for braille readers
Hi, Jill. That's the asterisk. Take care.
Julie Morales
Life is a gift from God. What we do with it is our
gift to Him.
----- Original Message ----- From: Jill O'Connell
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] for braille readers
I am currently reading The Black Tower by P.D. James and several times I have seen in braille dots 3-5 two together. Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to what print symbol this represents. Is there any way we as scanners can create braille symbols that Duxbury will understand? I try very hard to eliminate such things as caret, tilde, etc. etc. as they will be written out. I am using Kurzweil 10.3 to scan.
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