Could you pl let me know the mailing list for the blind journalists? Subramani
-----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Jean Parker Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 11:08 AM To: mrmukeshsha...@gmail.com; accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text All: The US-based National Federation of the Blind has an email list for their writers division. I know that a number of people in that division work as copy editors. They might have additional info about how they do detailed proofreading. There is also a list for blind journalists on which this question could be posed. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mukesh Sharma" <mrmukeshsha...@gmail.com> To: <manis...@gmail.com>; <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "'Geetha Shamanna'" <gee...@millernorbert.de> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text > Very much possible, > Check options Menu > Voices Submenu > Voice Adjustments ... > Upper Case > Pitch Change Percent. > > I prefer the sound option, makes work interesting. > Mukesh > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Manish > Agrawal > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 6:53 PM > To: 'Geetha Shamanna'; accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text > > doesn't using pitch to distinguish caps help you? > Back in the day when I used to do a lot of proof reading as an editor for > technical documents, I had set up pitch for caps during continuous reading > and "say cap" during word by word and character navigation. I don't > necessarily remember how I set it up or if this can be done with the > latest > versions. > > > Also, the pitch is slightly more distinct with eloquence than with espeak > where everything sounds the same to me. > > > -Manish > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Geetha > Shamanna > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:44 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text > > Thank you, will try that out. That should make spotting misplaced capital > letters a lot easier. > > Geetha > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mukesh Sharma" <mrmukeshsha...@gmail.com> > To: "'Geetha Shamanna'" <gee...@millernorbert.de>; > <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:06 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text > > > Hello, > For cap announcement, you can set to play sound, which will be less > irritating. > To do that, Go to JAWS > Utility Menu > configuration manager > Set > Options > Menu > Speech and Sound Manager > Edit Current Scheme > Misc Tab Page, > there > in the list select cap and then tab to the set of radio choices and select > "Play Sound". The next button will allow you to select WAVE file to be > played. > > I suggest to create a new sound scheme to be used for proof reading, you > can > customize many options by using this method. > > Thanks > Mukesh > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Geetha > Shamanna > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 12:00 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text > > Hi Pranav and all, > > As a translator, I am expected to proofread translated documents all the > time. While the spellcheck feature of Word tracks down most of the > spelling > errors and spacing inconsistencies, the biggest difficulty I encounter > when > proofreading with the help of a screen reader relates to tracking down > inappropriate/inadvertent capitalisation. Turning on Jaws' capitalisation > announcement feature can solve the problem, but this can be grating on the > ears. I am yet to find a speech-based solution to this problem. > > Geetha > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav....@gmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:30 PM > Subject: [AI] Seeking techniques for proof reading text > > > Hi all, > > What techniques do you use to proof read text? Do you use audio or > Braille? > I am in a situation where I need to produce perfect text. I cannot afford > even a single error. I use a screen reader namely Jaws for Windows. I do > most of my writing in Microsoft Word so use the spelling and grammar > checker > that comes with Microsoft Office. I also review my documents using speech > but I am liable to miss things especially if two words sound alike. > > Pranav > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with > > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with > > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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