Julie Sumwalt

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  • in reply to: Superscript numbers before letters #29279
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Abby,

    No, there is not a baseline indicator in UEB. The superscript indicator only affects the next item. The definition of an item is found in Guidelines for Technical Material (GTM) 12.1. You can find examples of left-displaced superscripts and subscripts in GTM 7.8.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Capital Letter Passage Indicator #29243
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Cynthia,

    There is no hard rule about this situation, but we are in agreement with you in treating the credentials as a passage. Great question!

    Julie

     

     

    in reply to: Plural and short form word #29230
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Tung,

    You are correct. CDs does not need the grade 1 symbol indicator because CD is not standing alone any more with the s after it (2.6). It does, however, require the capitals terminator before the s because the capital word indicator carries through letters unless it is explicitly stopped (8.4.1).

    That said, CD's is the opposite. Now a grade 1 symbol (not word) (10.9.5) indicator is needed because CD is standing alone (2.6.4). The apostrophe stops capitals mode (8.4.2) so a capitals terminator is not needed.

    Braille on,

    Julie

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    in reply to: Arrows, bar over #29173
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Glad to hear it!

    Julie

    in reply to: Arrows, bar over #29138
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Fred,

    I can see you've put a lot of thought into this. There are reasons why the symbols are the way they are, however. Please see my comments in the attachment.

    Regards,

    Julie

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    in reply to: typeform terminator #29137
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi,

    There are two symbols-sequences: "3-D" and "printer". You need the bold word indicator in front of each of these sequences. Only a space or terminator stops the bold word effect, so, yes, you need a bold terminator after "printer".

    Standing alone has to do with contraction usage, not typeforms. With typeforms, you are focusing on symbols-sequences. For instance, "in" in "father-in-law" is standing alone because there is a dash on either side of it. You can use the contraction for "in". The entire compound word, however, only needs one italic word indicator in front of it if the whole thing is italicized. If only "in" were italicized, then you would need the italic terminator after "in" to prevent "law" from also being italicized.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Arrows, bar over #29085
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Fred,

    I had to go to the top for this one! Please see the attachment.

    Braille on,

    Julie

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    in reply to: If … then #29064
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Mike,

    In this case, the ellipsis represents symbols-sequences that would likely be italicized as well, so treating this as a passage makes sense.

    Regards,

    Julie

    in reply to: Asterisk attached to italicized work #28998
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hi Mike,

    Follow print as much as possible. If you can tell that the emphasis does not carry through the asterisk (or number or letter superscript), then a terminator would be required. If you can tell that the emphasis does carry through asterisk (or number or letter superscript), then no terminator is needed. If in doubt, choose one way or the other and be consistent.

    Regards,

    Julie

    in reply to: QuickPay #28976
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Greta,

    Right, the capital indicator after Quick cancels its standing alone status and signifies the start of a new word. "QuickPay" is two unspaced words. "Quickpay" is one word and according to UEB 10.9.3c the shortform could be used.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: Numeric Space in a Licence Plate Number #28968
    Julie Sumwalt
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    Hello,

    Glad you asked! Each symbols-sequence needs to be italicized separately. The numeric space indicator is only used for numeric segments of a single number. It isn't meant to keep symbols-sequences together in general. It would not be appropriate here because the letters GMT do not represent numbers.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: superscript letters #28854
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Greta,

    You got it! That's exactly right.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    in reply to: UEB Notes with multiple reference points #28548
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    I apologize for the delay in responding. Your files came through in ASCII. What I need are the BRF files so I can see the braille you've done. I also need the print files so I can see your source.

    Thanks,

    Julie

    in reply to: UEB Notes with multiple reference points #28508
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi,

    Have you been able to manage smaller files? I really can't answer your question without seeing the print.

    Regards,

    Julie

    in reply to: plural letter A #28454
    Julie Sumwalt
    Participant

    Hi Rebecca,

    No, the alphabetic wordsign would render this as the capitalized word "as," completely altering the meaning. Braille this exactly as you see it: .As.

    Braille on,

    Julie

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by Julie Sumwalt.
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