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The research I’ve done indicates that the vertical line should be spurred. It is a separation line rather than a grouping line. I have attached a .doc in braille.
Yes, use the English word Picture: even though the caption is in Spanish. Like TN’s the word Picture is supplied by the transcriber and anything added by the transriber is in English. In this case, as with ANY textbook transcription, the word Picture is there to tell the reader that the caption is of a picture and not something else, like a map or diagram.
–Joanna
Karin A. and I have been discussing it, too. She pointed out that the single slur at the end of the line terminates the doubling. After she said that, then the way it’s used started making sense to me. Maybe wordings have to be tested on people who don’t already know what the words mean?
Hi, Dan.
I’m way behind in answering these posts.
The 6th and 7th positions can be shown by adding 1 and 2 respectively as a second cell to the 5th position sign (TN or Spec.Sym. entry required). 6th position is (13, 1) and 7th is (13, 12). I haven’t seen this in any code; it is just something somebody recommended to me when I did a trombone book once. It’s simpler that the string position marks. If anyone has proposed a marking for the trigger I haven’t run into it yet. Thank heaven it is not usual to find position markings in normal trombone music.
Larry
Hi, Dan,
All I can say is that the De Garmo editors thought that an additional single slur is not required at the end of the first line when a double slur is in effect, unless there are not four or more notes of the syllable in the second line. Bettye Krolick wrote the wording of the code, and that’s what she said it meant. Let’s make sure we clarify that one way or the other in the upcoming revision of MBC.
I would do the number line tactilely. It might be misleading to present them as two separate number lines.
For 7 and 8, I think the only reason they are out of alignment is to provide room for the large x that follows each. I would treat them as itemized.
Can you please post an example as an attachment? I’m afraid that I don’t understand your description.
Betty
Attached are the braille symbols used for creating a number line. The Guidelines for Mathematical Diagrams has an addendum that deals specifically with number lines.
Betty
Perhaps I’m not understanding what you’re saying, but Spanish accented letters are necessary and required here. There is an overlap with certain Spanish accented letters and certain Nemeth symbols that THAT is where context guides the reader. The Spanish accented letters can be listed in a brief TN at the site of occurence. This is the only way that the braille reader can access what the printer reader sees, the precise accented letters used in Spanish.
–Joanna
Thank you for your reply, Joanna. As usual, seeing the question, along with your initial response, solidified my initial inkling.
Since this is only one page, A reference page, I believe that context will guide the user enough such that Spanish-accented letters (along with the required tn/ss) will not be necessary.
Thanks again.
The labels on a horizontal bar graph are usually words. These should be left aligned at the margin and you would use guide dots as needed with short labels.
