Dear Paul, The default style for the BN is paragraphs, but the document you are editing might have sections in it which should be interpreted as a list or poem. Styles helps the BN to interpret things correctly.
Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] my first complaint > Hi, Terry. But what does changing styles do for a file that already exists? > At 12/26/2003, you wrote: > > >The QT command for changing styles is control with y. Press the space bar > >until you locate the style you want to use. Press enter. > > > >Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, > >California > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 3:30 PM > >Subject: re: [Braillenote] my first complaint > > > > > > > I'm not sure, since I don't write long long messages or documents with my > >BN, but I think you could accomplish what you want to do by entering a style > >of "identical to source" at the beginning of your document. > > > > > > At the top of your document press space with t-h-e (dots 2-3-4-6) (sorry I > >don't know the qwerty equivolent) but that brings up the layout menu. Space > >down to style of presentation and press enter. Then, space down to > >identical to source and press enter. > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > I asked God for strength, that I might achieve > > > I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey > > > I asked for health, that I might do greater things > > > I was given infirmity, that I might do better things > > > I asked for riches, that I might be happy > > > I was given poverty, that I might be wise > > > I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men > > > I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God > > > I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life > > > I was given life that I might enjoy all things > > > I got nothing that I asked for--but everything I had hoped for > > > Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. > > > I am, among all men, most richly blessed. ATTRIBUTION: Author unknown. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:11:08 -0800 > > > >Subject: re: [Braillenote] my first complaint > > > > > > >Hi, Laura. It is just that I had dollar l commands where I wanted to > >force > > > >a new line. When I converted the document into a keyword document, all > >if > > > >the new line dollar l's were removed. > > > >At 12/24/2003, you wrote: > > > > > > >>Paul, I'm not really sure what you are depicting. The character which > >you > > > >>are describing (dollar sign followed by an l) is NOT a forced new line > > > >>command, but is only the word wrapping from one line to another. These > > > >>formatting characters are only shown if you route your cursor directly > >to > > > >>them, and not through casual reading. A forced new line is made by > > > >>pressing enter, and is shown as a dollar sign followed by a p. When > > > >>you're working with a nonkeyword type document and decide to save it as > >a > > > >>keyword document, the new changes will show up in your keyword document, > > > >>but not in the original nonkeyword type. For instance, if you were > > > >>working in a word file and made modifications and decided to save it as > >a > > > >>keyword file, the keyword file will reflect those modifications but the > > > >>original word file will appear as it did before you began to alter it. > >I > > > >>hope this has cleared things up a bit, or maybe you could explain a > >little > > > >>more if I have misunderstood you. HTH, Laura > > > > > > > > > >>"Neither of us [Yoko and I] want to make the mistake that Gandhi and > > > >>Martin Luther King did, which is get killed one way or the other. > >Because > > > >>people only like dead saints, and I refuse to be a saint or a martyr." > > > >>(John Lennon, 1969) > > > > > > > > > >>>------ original message ------ > > > >>>from: Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>Subject: [Braillenote] my first complaint > > > > > > >>>Hi, Everyone. Well, I figured I'd find something eventually<grin>. > > > >>>I haave been editing a book which is an ASCII text file. I decided to > >save > > > >>>the file as a keyword file. This worked except for one thing. > > > >>>I had been editing the file putting in new line commands and also > >paragraph > > > >>>commands. When I opened the new keyword file, the paragraph $l > >commands are > > > >>>there. However, all of the single dollar L commands I had placed into > >the > > > >>>file are gone. > > > >>>I wonder if I just need to set something differently. What if I save > >this > > > >>>file out as a word file to send to someone or a text or braille file? > >Will > > > >>>all of my newly placed dollar l commands be taken out again? > > > >>>Paul Henrichsen > > > >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>><home.pacbell.net/paulh52 > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>___ > > > >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > >>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>___ > > > >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > >Paul Henrichsen > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ><home.pacbell.net/paulh52 > > > > > > > > > > > > >___ > > > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > Paul Henrichsen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <home.pacbell.net/paulh52> > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
