[Fred Van Ackeren]

Cindi,
Your replies are very helpful.
I thought perhaps a 2nd paragraph was part of the list because in many places after these paragraphs there are bullets indicating a 2nd or 3rd level; the bullets being different for each level gave me a clue that maybe what looked like basic paragraphs could be part of the list as an indented 2nd paragraph.  But in light of your explanation these 2nd and/or 3rd level bullets would become level 1 if there are paragraphs between. The bullets being different shapes would be retained since formats says to "retain bullets".

thanks, Fred

 

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Sorry,

My braille didn't show properly, attached is a .abt file.

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the info, I should have thought of that simple work-thru; and thanks for spotting the dot error, I thought that looked strange but it was late and I was tired.

I might add that there are many electronic addresses in this publication but not all are underlined and there is no hyper-link text. I take these as enhancements to call the sighted reader's attention to them. If I find any hyper-links I'll retain the underlining for distinction and make an entry on the TN page.

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Hi Chriss, Joanna,

My problem is the opposite of the above.

A page break fill shows up and no matter what setting I apply to remove it, its still there or moves with text. I put that part to a new file and attached. Sometimes these show up between 2 lines of text but I found that by going to the beginning of the line of text below and hitting return will eliminate them, but not when the fill extends to line 25.

Is it possible that these breaks are imported when copying and pasting from text files (Word or pdf)?
thanks, Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Hi Kyle,

I have a similar question, a negative fraction a/b. This is what I think:

;;"-(A./B)

Thanks, Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Kyle,

I agree that the spatial is the way to go. Using just braille symbols still doesn't tell the reader that the curly bracket is horizontal, just that it's below the equation, and adding additional symbols would be confusing. I've inserted the spatial in the transcription and it looks good. Thanks for you help.

Fred

 

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Me again Kyle,

Just saw an error in my example. Using the curly brackets would replace grouping signs. Here is the correct sample.

,IF X;9#B "7 #CF.5_<,HYPOTHESIS_>1

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Well, I see that when posted the ASCII turns to braille, no need for some attachments. Good to know.

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Kyle,

Thanks for the diagram, that's basically what I had in mind but later recalled that in Nemeth there was a way to do this with braille symbols. I found where it's mentioned, p.200 of the Nemeth instruction book. Using that as a guide I came up with the following using the directly under and grouping symbols (it's in ASCII, the Braille selection in the tool bar translates it thusly). The word Hypothesis is in gr.1 following the number sign in this case.

,IF X;9#B "7 #CF.5<,HYPOTHESIS_>>1

(I've saved the file as .b2k and .jpg and attached both.)

I will most likely use the diagram as you first showed, but want to have an alternative method for some proofreaders that for some reason, as I recently experienced, don't like them and I have no way of making graphics.

Thanks for your help, Fred

 

 

 

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[Fred Van Ackeren]

Hi Kyle,

Yes that is exactly what it looks like. Sorry not to post an image but was unable to copy or scan the text.

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Kyle, the underlines didn't show under the first line of text.

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Thanks Lindy,

Good to know what's in the work ahead. Sorry for posting in wrong section,

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Good Morning,

With a fresh day and different perspective I've concluded I've interpreted part of the Provisional Chemistry code incorrectly. I got confused when reading the part where it says "retain distinctive typeform for chemical abbreviations," but in reading the Chem. Code not all single letters or combination are abbreviations, for example, states of matter and letters representing concentrations of solutions and K for constant . With this in mind I sought to answer my own questions, here is what I've determined from examining the Chem. Code, see if you agree. I've enclosed in parentheses the page number in the Chem. Code that guided me.

1. spacing of (g), (aq), etc., states of matter. (CC123) spaced only when not in parentheses. So no spaces and no typeform.
2.  K(sub). Typeform kept only when more than 1 typeface (not case) is shown. (CC111, 125, 127)
3. Concentrations, N, M, m, F. Retain typeform in text and equations. (CC111, 118)
4. (Delta)H. No typeforms. (CC110, 113, 126)

The only remaining item is the spacing between an intial K(sub) and the next compound in equations. In the text I'm transcribing this spacing is not consistent. In 1 or 2 places there is no space. I'm considering to transcribe w/o spaces.

Thank you for your patience.

Fred

[Fred Van Ackeren]

Hi Kyle,

I've cut several pages and taped parts together to give you the needed info. Areas of concern are highlighted yellow.
The transcription is UEB / Chemistry (Nemeth) format. I think I've attached all that is referenced to my questions, (or similar).

Let me know if this is sufficient.
thanks, Fred

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[Fred Van Ackeren]

Hello,

Though I don't use MD much anymore it has been my experience that though you can change the window size, the text (braille dots) will remain the same and will not fill the window from side to side. This was the reply I got from their support team about 8 years ago.

Fred

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