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From: James Jolley on 30 Jun 2010 09:06 On 2010-06-30 13:58:27 +0100, real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) said: > Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >>> It's ANYONE arguing (completely pointlessly) with Rowland that makes >>> things worse. It's killing the group, frankly. >> >> Hey, that raises a question: James, does your reader indicate emphasis >> when words are capitalised? I "shouted" in caps the words no and >> anyone above, but just realised it may not be noted at all by you! > > Typically capitalised words will be spelled out, though some assistive > software may have dictionaries of acronyms or choose to read out what it > thinks are normal words. > > Daniele It depends on the screen reader in use. Words in capitals certainly are not SPELLED OUT AS "THIS IS INDICATING". Many of them don't use dictionaries these days either for acronyms, they are determined by the speech engine in use. Only acronyms that couldn't be confused as words are read correctly, things like DLA, UCSM, or YMCA. Anything that is remotely a word will be spoken normally.
From: Sak Wathanasin on 30 Jun 2010 09:07 On 30 June, 12:52, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know. > > I'm glad to hear that - all wingèd creatures should be free from > pastrification. What? Not even sugared locusts?
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 30 Jun 2010 09:11 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:08:45 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >On 2010-06-30 13:03:35 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh ><jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said: > >> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:54:09 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh >> <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:48:38 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> it's difficult to realise when the >>>> threads gone nuts. >>> >>> Not really - or at least I find it quite obvious, your mileage may >>> vary. >>> >>> What is difficult is to restrain oneself when someone else is driving >>> one mad (or <http://xkcd.com/386/>). Thus the killfile. >> >> I can't tell if that website is accessible, so it's an XKCD cartoon >> with the following content: >> >> Offscreen voice: Are you coming to bed? >> Guy on computer: I can't. This is important. >> Offscreen voice: What? >> Guy on computer: Someone is _wrong_ on the internet. >> Alt text: What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being >> wrong! > >That sums it up perfectly. Good little find. I suspect you'll be in for >it from Rowland soon enough though. I'll never see it, so I won't be upset, or respond and thus perpetuate the problem. Cheers - Jaimie -- "Yrlsqb nx sobshuggum illingoon. Mark my words!" - Cyril Q Kornbluth
From: Sara on 30 Jun 2010 09:56 In article <b1f8782f51%Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk>, Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message <saramerriman-F4960B.12520430062010(a)news.individual.net> > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > In article <1jkuyb3.i5yznm12bzathN%me9(a)privacy.net>, > > me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote: > > > > > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > In article <cea.4c2a0405.d152b(a)zem>, > > > > Justin C <justin.0911(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Got fed up waiting ages to be served in Gregg's today so I pushed > > > > > past the queue and while the staff were serving at the other end of > > > > > the counter I helped myself to two baked meat savouries and walked > > > > > out the back. Nary a word was said. > > > > > > > > > No, no, no - that should be "stolen pasties". If they'd been a > > > > different type of fruit cake they could be "stolen stollen", much more > > > > fun. > > > > > > Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know. > > > > I'm glad to hear that - all wing�d creatures should be free from > > pastrification. > > > > Even blackbirds? Poor wee blackbirds? Of *course* even blackbirds. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Sara on 30 Jun 2010 09:56
In article <02f03eb0-f374-4a14-9edc-5a9a4ca1551b(a)t10g2000yqg.googlegroups.com>, Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: > On 30 June, 12:52, Sara <saramerri...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know. > > > > I'm glad to hear that - all wing�d creatures should be free from > > pastrification. > > What? Not even sugared locusts? Do they come in pastry? (I know, I know...) -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment |