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The issue here is: Are there other bold words and are there other italic words? If there are, then the bold italics means something different and both attributes should be retained. If there are no other bold words, then keeping only the bold on the bold italic words is fine.
Cindi
Each volumes is treated individually. The TOC in volume 2 may not use the same indentions as were found in Volume 1.
Cindi
You only need one listing to define this symbol.
<symbol> Solid square
If you have a transcriber-defined shape indicator, you only need one listing for that as well.
<symbol> star
Cindi
Yes, you are correct. The UEB symbol for a checkmark came out after BF 2016 and that symbol takes precedence.
Cindi
I assume (since there is no surrounding text for me to see) that this is being used to explain to a reader how to use a dictionary or what the different parts of a dictionary entry mean. It is material with marginal labels (see Section 16.11) and should be transcribed as stated in that BF section (using keys and grouping indicators).
Cindi
Both of these pages appear to be more for the teacher than the reader.
You are right that there currently are not guidelines for Early Learning (though BANA is working on some!) so all I can give you is opinions.
Generally, materials for early learning are double spaced, but the double spacing does not apply to tables (which I believe both of these are). The stairstep method would work well for both of these print pages. Stairstep requires a transcriber's note (see Section 11.18 of Braille Formats 2016).
I hope this helps!
Cindi
Formats does not specify an order for the Transcriber's Notes page. General practice is to list the codes that the apply to the volume first (such as Nemeth or Tactile Graphics), followed by any other notes.
Cindi
If something ends on line 24 or 25 of a braille page that requires a blank line following it (a list, the end of a poem, the end of an exercise, etc) then line 2 of the next page should be left blank. So yes, in your example, line 2 of the next page should be left blank so it is clear to the reader that there is a break in context.
Cindi
Footnotes should be placed on the page where the note is referenced - even if, in print, they are on a different page. So in your example, you are correct - 1 would be at the bottom of page 2 would be at the bottom of page 4.
Cindi
The only current "codebook" for Foreign Language can be found on the BANA website (brailleauthority.org) and it is a provisional document.
Cindi
Yes, you follow print for word division at the end of a print line. You do need to follow the rules for contractions though - see Section 10.13.11 of the UEB Rule book which says that the sion and tion contractions could not be used in these situations.
Cindi
You are correct that the 2 cells you are leaving on the left side of the paper do not count for indentions. Your program should automatically account for that...it's not something you need to think about or consider. The margin you want to start in for an indented paragraph is cell 3.
Cindi
