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Attached is half of the table in a brf file...you would need to split the table into two parts (which requires a TN) and the TN included is just a description of what's needed...not the actual TN to include. It's a suggestion...no rules about this! As for the circular graphic, I wonder if you could draw it with keys - or you could explain that it is a circle and list the information in each quarter...
first quarter G (cell 1) U (cell 3) U (cell 5) Valine (cell 7) and so on
Again, just a suggestion 🙂
Cindi
Upon polling the committee, most of us agree that your option 2 would be the best. The text in the letter is outside of the "regular flow of text" (sort of like a figure or diagram would be).
Cindi
I can see where that is confusing.
If a poem has ONLY foot symbols but no syllable breaks or accent marks, the second writing may be contracted. If there are syllable breaks or accent marks, the second writing should NOT be contracted...regardless of what else is shown in the poem.
I will add this to my list for clarification. Thanks for writing!
Cindi
The print centering is intended to simulate a poster or sign (as I am sure you are aware). It's a visual thing and should not be replicated in braille. In this case, what is important is what the sign is saying. You have two options (as I see it). You can box it (to set it off from the text more) and then do the first line as a heading and the rest as either a list or a paragraph...Or you can treat it as displayed, again with a heading and a list or paragraph (with adjusted margins).
Cindi
The errata is for the difference between the pre-publication release of braille formats and the final files (which just came out). What you are actually looking for is the change log - which can be found here:
Cindi
The errata is for the difference between the pre-publication release of braille formats and the final files (which just came out). What you are actually looking for is the change log - which can be found here:
Cindi
After asking a couple of people, we suggest you do an "original" and "revised" version of the excerpt for the proofreading marks and then use the BF guidelines for marginal labels for the labels - and put those on the revised version. A transcriber's note would be required to let the reader know what you are doing.
Cindi
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
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
The files did not upload properly.
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
