What were the symbols again I pressed delete on accident. Could you just send me the symbols again Nicole? Thank you. Jerry Mader
-----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 9:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Recipe Formatting Tips (Moderator Approved) I would think it also works in Window Eyes, System Access, NVDA, and the rest of the screen reader crowd. As to your second question, I'm not sure how to access them without a number pad. Another option is to just save my email and copy and paste from the original when you need those symbols. -----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Leary Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 5:28 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Recipe Formatting Tips (Moderator Approved) Does the same thing work in Windoweyes? and if you don't have a number pad can you still do it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbra Piening" <debbra.pien...@att.net> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Recipe Formatting Tips (Moderator Approved) Thanks, Nicole, I had no idea these were available, because I never use the num pad. There are all kinds of combinations. The num pad is very slow for me, but I think I'll have to do some experimenting, just the same. Deb -----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 5:57 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: [CnD] Recipe Formatting Tips (Moderator Approved) Hey, folks, I've noticed a lot of formats come through here for recipes. Here are some tips to make things read easier. First, deleting extra lines of blank space from a recipe when you send it makes the recipe flow better for a screen reader and makes it easier on those of us who extract recipes into a standard format. I've just finished processing about fifty recipes from this list in the last three or four days that I saved since I joined the list, and it took a while, and my most common task was killing all the extra lines in the messages. Taking a minute or two when you send out a recipe will make things easier to read and easier on those saving in specific formats. Second, if you're using a Windows machine here's something neat. (I know Mac's can do this too, but I don't know the codes) Hold down your ALT key and, with the number pad lock on, type the following numbers: 248 ° (If you put an F or C after it Jaws users will even hear it say Fahrenheit or Celsius after it says the word Degrees) 0188 ¼ 0189 ½ 0190 ¾ These are much easier to follow when listening to the screen reader and also make for cleaner files. Some of you may notice I use some single and two letter abbreviations for things. This is because I keep all recipes in the old Meal Master format, using their blind friendly format option. (As far as I know this old DOS program is the only recipe management program that made an effort to accommodate us) I post a legend at the end of all messages I send now, but here are some of the standard abbreviations I use: c cup ea Each ts teaspoon tb tablespoon qt quart pt pint g gallon ds dash bn bunch cn can pk package bx box sm small md medium lg large oz ounce lb pound There are others, but these are the ones I can think of now. One more thing -- it really helps if recipes have serving amounts. Sometimes I can calculate them based on weights and volume, but it's a lot easier if they include them. So if you know, please include them -- it makes it a lot easier to figure out how much needs to be made. Hope some of this helps folks. Y'all are sending out some really great stuff here. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
