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  1. Original post
    Gail Lafountain
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    MY MOM HAS JUST FOUND OUT THAT SHE IS DIABETIC. SHE WILL BE VISITING ME FOR A WEEK IN MAY, I WAS
    WONDERING, IF THE IS A WEB SITE TO GET EASY TO MAKE RECIPES FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES?

    THANKS......

    Wishing For Peace In The New Year

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  2. Limey
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    "Gail Lafountain" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    MY MOM HAS JUST FOUND OUT THAT SHE IS DIABETIC. SHE WILL BE VISITING ME FOR A WEEK IN MAY, I WAS
    WONDERING, IF THE IS A WEB SITE TO GET EASY TO MAKE RECIPES FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES?

    THANKS......

    Wishing For Peace In The New Year

    Hi, Gail. Just a hint - please don't type in all capital letters. In Usenet, it's considered
    shouting and pretty rude. Here's a link to many diabetic recipes:

    diabeticgourmet.comrecipes

    Good luck to your Mom.

    Dora

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  3. T E
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    From: (Gail=A0Lafountain) MY MOM HAS JUST FOUND OUT THAT SHE IS DIABETIC. SHE WILL BE VISITING ME
    FOR A WEEK IN MAY, I WAS WONDERING, IF THE IS A WEB SITE TO GET EASY TO MAKE RECIPES FOR PEOPLE WITH
    DIABETES? =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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    Hi Gail I've been a diabetic for the last 10 years taking 5 injections a day. The American Diabetic
    Association also has a excellent web site for recipes also, but you should ask your mother about
    details of her diet the drs have her following so you can plan around her calorie intake carbs per
    meal etc. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me privately.

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  4. Sharon And Erne
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    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit

    yes, my husband is diabetic, if you just type in diabetic recipes in your search you will get all
    kinds sharon

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  5. Wayne Boatwrigh
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    "limey" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:


    "Gail Lafountain" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8483-401D83F3-103@storefull-
    3298.bay.webtv.net...

    Quoted message said:

    MY MOM HAS JUST FOUND OUT THAT SHE IS DIABETIC. SHE WILL BE VISITING ME FOR A WEEK IN MAY, I WAS
    WONDERING, IF THE IS A WEB SITE TO GET EASY TO MAKE RECIPES FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES?

    THANKS......

    Wishing For Peace In The New Year

    Hi, Gail. Just a hint - please don't type in all capital letters. In Usenet, it's considered
    shouting and pretty rude. Here's a link to many diabetic recipes:

    diabeticgourmet.comrecipes

    Good luck to your Mom.

    Dora

    There is also a newsgroup, alt.food.diabetic

    Wayne

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  6. Wayne Boatwrigh
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    [email hidden] (Sharon and Ernest in Florida) wrote in
    :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL OF
    US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    Sharon, it was not I who made a comment about your typing in caps.

    Best of Luck Wayne

    Quoted message said:

    Attachment decoded: untitled-2.txt --WebTV-Mail-7750-1403 <html> </table></td> <center> <br><br>
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  7. stan
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    Sharon and Ernest in Florida said:

    I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL OF
    US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    Okay, but please turn off the html stuff. You might also want to include an automatic signature to
    explain why you use all caps.

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  8. Zxcvbob
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    Sharon and Ernest in Florida said:

    I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL OF
    US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    Try typing in mixed case using a very large font. I think you will find it's easier for you to read.
    You should be able to set your newsreader to display plain text in any size you want, making it
    easier to read people's replies as well as your own typing.

    Best regards, Bob

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  9. Kalanamak
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    Quoted message said:


    Sharon and Ernest in Florida said:

    I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL
    OF US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    Okay, but please turn off the html stuff. You might also want to include an automatic signature to
    explain why you use all caps.

    Yes, and how does he/she/it read the replies????

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  10. Frogleg
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Sharon and Ernest in Florida said:

    I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL
    OF US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    This doesn't seem to make sense. Mixed case text is *easier* to read than all caps. Even WebTV has
    an option for large-size font(s).

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  11. Wayne Boatwrigh
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    Frogleg <[email hidden]> wrote in
    :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Sharon and Ernest in Florida <[email hidden]> wrote:

    > I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL
    > OF US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    This doesn't seem to make sense. Mixed case text is *easier* to read than all caps. Even WebTV has
    an option for large-size font(s).

    It may defy your logic, but I know of at least two other newsgroups where several people with low
    vision post in all caps and have stated that they can clearly (no pun intended) read it better when
    typing. At least two of the posters have included their reason in their sig. Who are we to judge,
    that is, until we also have low vision.

    Wayne

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  12. Frogleg
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    Wayne Boatwright said:

    Frogleg <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    > Sharon and Ernest in Florida <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    > > I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT
    > > ALL OF US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    This doesn't seem to make sense. Mixed case text is *easier* to read than all caps. Even WebTV
    has an option for large-size font(s).


    It may defy your logic, but I know of at least two other newsgroups where several people with low
    vision post in all caps and have stated that they can clearly (no pun intended) read it better when
    typing. At least two of the posters have included their reason in their sig. Who are we to judge,
    that is, until we also have low vision.

    That's why I wrote "seem to," Wayne. My vision is poor but correctable, except that not even
    swapping between reading and driving lenses suits all situations. I find reading all caps a great
    deal more difficult than mixed-case. The normal recognition of many words is, for me, *aided* by the
    shape of "I do not mean" rather than deciphering "I DO NOT MEAN" letter by letter.

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  13. Julia Altshuler
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    I've known a few blind people over the course of my life. Their typing has been perfect including
    capitals, lower case, punctuation, the works. Since a computer designed for the blind can make the
    typeface any size, I don't understand how all caps could be easier. (I believe what you say; I'm
    just trying to puzzle this out.) Special computers can also raise dots in a way for reading Braille.
    Still, the bottom line is that no one has to read anything they don't want to. I can't stand reading
    messages in all caps so I skip those.

    --Lia

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  14. Nancy Young
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    Julia Altshuler said:


    I've known a few blind people over the course of my life. Their typing has been perfect including
    capitals, lower case, punctuation, the works. Since a computer designed for the blind can make the
    typeface any size, I don't understand how all caps could be easier. (I believe what you say; I'm
    just trying to puzzle this out.)

    What I don't understand is, since we all type in capitals and lower case, if they can't read it, how
    are they reading anything we say?

    nancy

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  15. Barry Grau
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    Julia Altshuler <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<enPTb.169872$5V2.855893@attbi_s53>...

    Quoted message said:

    I've known a few blind people over the course of my life. Their typing has been perfect including
    capitals, lower case, punctuation, the works.

    I would expect a typewriter or computer keyboard might be easier to use than a Perkins brailler
    because you only press one key at a time.

    Quoted message said:

    Since a computer designed for the blind can make the typeface any
    size, I don't understand how all caps could be easier. (I believe what

    I believe that there is serious refereed published research which indicates that, at least for
    normally sighted people, mixed case is easier to read because the ascenders and descenders create a
    kind of envelope that helps the reader predict what a word will be before he actually focuses on it.
    Similarly, text printed with a ragged right margin is easier to read than right justified text.

    Quoted message said:

    you say; I'm just trying to puzzle this out.) Special computers can also raise dots in a way for
    reading Braille. Still, the bottom line is that no one has to read anything they don't want to. I
    can't stand reading messages in all caps so I skip those.

    --Lia

    -bwg

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  16. Wayne Boatwrigh
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    Frogleg <[email hidden]> wrote in
    :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:
    Wayne Boatwright said:

    Frogleg <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:


    >> Sharon and Ernest in Florida <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>
    >> > I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT
    >> > ALL OF US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST HAVE TO

    This doesn't seem to make sense. Mixed case text is *easier* to read than all caps. Even WebTV
    has an option for large-size font(s).


    It may defy your logic, but I know of at least two other newsgroups where several people with low
    vision post in all caps and have stated that they can clearly (no pun intended) read it better
    when typing. At least two of the posters have included their reason in their sig. Who are we to
    judge, that is, until we also have low vision.

    That's why I wrote "seem to," Wayne. My vision is poor but correctable, except that not even
    swapping between reading and driving lenses suits all situations. I find reading all caps a great
    deal more difficult than mixed-case. The normal recognition of many words is, for me, *aided* by
    the shape of "I do not mean" rather than deciphering "I DO NOT MEAN" letter by letter.

    I totally understand, however, it may be entirely different for the OP. My vision is entirely
    correctable, but one of the applications I use at work is rather old and runs on UNIX. All caps is
    de rigueur. I actually find it easier to read and work with in that situation.

    Wayne

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  17. Dan Abel
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    In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]

    Quoted message said:
    Julia Altshuler said:


    I've known a few blind people over the course of my life. Their typing has been perfect
    including capitals, lower case, punctuation, the works. Since a computer designed for the blind
    can make the typeface any size, I don't understand how all caps could be easier. (I believe what
    you say; I'm just trying to puzzle this out.)

    Quoted message said:

    What I don't understand is, since we all type in capitals and lower case, if they can't read it,
    how are they reading anything we say?

    I believe that the poster said that they were LEGALLY blind. This means that they can see but not
    well enough. Typing in all caps might just make the letters big enough for a person to read when
    they couldn't see the lower case letters. In any case, the better solution would be just to make ALL
    the letters bigger by increasing the font size. I don't know how to do that in WEBtv, but one poster
    here claims that it can be done.

    When a person can barely read something, it creates a lot of eyestrain.

    --
    Dan Abel Sonoma State University AIS [email hidden]

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  18. Wayne Boatwrigh
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    #18

    [email hidden] (Barry Grau) wrote in
    :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Julia Altshuler <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<enPTb.169872$5V2.855893@attbi_s53>...

    Quoted message said:

    I've known a few blind people over the course of my life. Their typing has been perfect including
    capitals, lower case, punctuation, the works.

    I would expect a typewriter or computer keyboard might be easier to use than a Perkins brailler
    because you only press one key at a time.

    Quoted message said:

    Since a computer designed for the blind can make the typeface any size, I don't understand how
    all caps could be easier. (I believe what

    I believe that there is serious refereed published research which indicates that, at least for
    normally sighted people, mixed case is easier to read because the ascenders and descenders
    create a kind of envelope that helps the reader predict what a word will be before he actually
    focuses on it. Similarly, text printed with a ragged right margin is easier to read than right
    justified text.

    Quoted message said:

    you say; I'm just trying to puzzle this out.) Special computers can also raise dots in a way for
    reading Braille. Still, the bottom line is that no one has to read anything they don't want to. I
    can't stand reading messages in all caps so I skip those.

    I don't disagree with anything that anyone has said here to either prove or rationalize that mixed
    case is easier to read. That said, however, only the OP knows what she can read and work with best.

    Wayne

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  19. Nancy Young
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    #19
    Dan Abel said:


    In article said:
    Julia Altshuler said:


    I've known a few blind people over the course of my life. Their typing has been perfect
    including capitals, lower case, punctuation, the works. Since a computer designed for the
    blind can make the typeface any size, I don't understand how all caps could be easier. (I
    believe what you say; I'm just trying to puzzle this out.)

    Quoted message said:

    What I don't understand is, since we all type in capitals and lower case, if they can't read it,
    how are they reading anything we say?

    I believe that the poster said that they were LEGALLY blind. This means that they can see but not
    well enough. Typing in all caps might just make the letters big enough for a person to read when
    they couldn't see the lower case letters. In any case, the better solution would be just to make
    ALL the letters bigger by increasing the font size. I don't know how to do that in WEBtv, but one
    poster here claims that it can be done.

    When a person can barely read something, it creates a lot of eyestrain.

    No, I understand that, Dan. My point was, how are they able to read what we write, yet are unable to
    read their own typing unless it is in caps.

    nancy

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  20. Julia Altshuler
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    #20
    Nancy Young said:

    No, I understand that, Dan. My point was, how are they able to read what we write, yet are unable
    to read their own typing unless it is in caps.

    This was my point as well. If you can learn to touch type, you can learn to touch type caps and
    lower case appropriately. If you can read answers with both, you can type with both and read what
    you've written. Software that helps people who have no vision or low vision exists and isn't that
    hard to find. Has anyone noticed that the original poster dropped out long ago? I'd love to have the
    answers from the one person who can explain the mystery.

    --Lia

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