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Technically, the same rule applies. In practicality, if only the first two lines of a poem would fit on the first page, I might move the whole thing to the next page just for ease of reading...especially if I could then get the whole poem on one page.
And yes, the same rules would apply for displayed material. The only difference for displayed material is the cell in which the poem lines begin and runover (the margins).
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cindi
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However, I think I can answer your question.
The label on line 25 isn't there to tell the reader that the table continues on the next page...it's there as a sort of guide text. It lets the reader know that what is on THAT page is part of a continued table. So yes, you need the label on the last page of the table.
Cindi
There is no rule that would cover this. I think, and this is just my opinion, that I would change the colons to braces or brackets and explain that change in a TN (as the colons are basically grouping text). However, since UEB is pretty big into the "follow" print concept, you wouldn't be wrong to do just that and follow print. I would, however, still explain the format to your reader in a TN on the TN page as this is a very unusual print format.
It amazes me that the publishers/authors still come up with new ways to present material all the time!
Cindi
None of that information should go on the braille title page.
I would put the notes about scripture quotations on a p page (p1 unless you have other cover material) and add a TN that it is located on the print copyright page (unless this page is an implied page number of the book as copyright pages sometimes are....then just put the print page number and no TN).
Cindi
See Braille Formats 2016, Section 5.3.10. You may ignore font attributes used on quoted material within quotation marks.
Cindi
There are no rules about this...it is an agency/transcriber decision. Many agencies I have worked with start new chapters on a new braille page...but not all of them. And I've never heard any agency make different decisions based on what type of book it is - the agency decision is the same no matter the material being transcribed.
You mention that in literary books you skip a line and start the new chapter - is that a book where you are not indicating print page numbers with a page change indicator? There ARE rules about blank lines and the page change indicator - see Appendix C in Braille Formats.
Cindi
UEB does not address Formats and Formats does NOT require this. Because the Transcriber's Notes page is a T page, it is, by its very nature, transcriber-added material. No TN indicators are required.
Cindi
It would help to know exactly what you are transcribing? Is this an alphabetic reference (since you are using the rules for alphabetic references)? If so, you need guide words.
You did handle the margins correctly for page 31. And adding a colon to separate the two languages is also correct.
Does the heading Adjetivos begin a new section? It might be wise to start it on a new braille page (each alphabetic reference begins on a new braille page). But to answer your question, I do not believe you need to adjust the heading over based on the articles. You do have words that start at the margin...I might suggest that you post that question on the Foreign Language forum.
Cindi
Welcome to NBA membership! We are glad to have you.
Thank you for being honest that this question is for your manuscript. The manuscripts really need to be your own work - so I can't give you a clear and direct answer here. However, I will point you to 8.3.4 of Braille Formats 2016 which is relating to lists...but should give you a basis for deciding how to handle this material.
Remember that I am not the one grading your manuscript! Base your decisions on things you have learned as you've gone through the NLS course and the information found in BF.
Best of luck!
Cindi
Yes, what you have done is great. You really have no choice. I've had this same issue with foreign language glossaries that have articles. You have to do what makes the most sense...and you have.
Cindi
I believe I would make the column headings (which are really just embedded transcriber's notes) cell 7 headings...you can follow a cell 7 with another cell 7, but not a cell 5.
BF does say that the headings over matching columns should be in cell 5, but in this case, I believe the heading hierarchy should be the prevailing rule.
Cindi
BF 8.5.1d does NOT say this should be changed to a list. What it says is that IF you are transcribing something in nested list format, you don't use multiple columns.
What you have is a skeleton table and should be transcribed according to BF 11.9.
Cindi
You should put it before the blank with a space in between. Keep the number and the blank together on one braille line. Put a TN on the TN page (or at the site if it only happens once) explaining the change to print format.
Cindi
There are no rules about how to do mazes. I have always drawn the mazes in the books I have transcribed (and our agency has always drawn them).
Your suggestion about using a full cell for the dark parts of the maze is interesting, but I think this one is too big to fit across one braille page (I think - but maybe not?) that way and then you would have to deal with facing pages...which defeats the purpose. You would have to come up with a really good transcriber's note to explain what you have done.
So my first answer is: draw it. But if you can get it on one page using braille dots and can write a TN that adequately explains what you have done, you can try it. If you have the ability to emboss it that would be best...you can then get a really good feel for whether or not the paths are easily followed by touch and that should be the deciding factor on whether or not braille dots would work for this maze.
Cindi
