Dear Joy, The dollar l means "line break" or soft return. This code refers to a soft return which is generated automatically by KeyWord when text wraps to the next line. Dollar p refers to a hard return, generated manually by pressing the enter key. A hard return doesn't necessarily mean a paragraph boundary. It depends on how people have set up the BN to know when one paragraph ends and the next one begins. Some people prefer two hard returns, others prefer a hard return indent. Some prefer one hard return indent. In braille documents, the usual setting is hard return two spaces.
People may be writing lists, where a single hard return means the end of one list item and the beginning of the next. That's why dollar p simply means a hard return. I hope this isn't too confusing! Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Tilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Translating Text Documents into Grade 1orComputer Braille Braille Documents : Wait a minute, if I remember correctly, it was $l that indicated a new line, but $p indicates new paragraph. : : : *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** : : On 5/21/2004 at 14:05 Terri Pannett wrote: : : It means a new line, otherwise known as a hard return. : : Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, : California : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Margaret Bateman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:05 AM : Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Translating Text Documents into Grade 1 : orComputer Braille Braille Documents : : : : : : : : What does the $p followed by a full cell mean? : : : : : : Margaret Bateman : : Technology Consultant : : Iowa Braille School : : 319-472-5221 ext 1319 : : ___ : : 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 : : : Hey, check out my journal with audio and written entries at http://joyctilton.livejournal.com : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : AIM: little pixy4f6i : : Come join the Joy Ride, Mondays and fridays 15:00 to 18:00 UTC, http://interactive.acbradio.org : : : : ___ : 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 : :
