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Hello to all---
Both my lady and myself do editing work for a book publisher, and I also do research and development editing. Thus can speak to editing of manuscripts from a professional standpoint.
When we edit manuscripts jointly we will each perform at least two complete edit passes. Even after doing so, we will occasionally miss errors of one type or another.
Editing is also, at times, complicated by the author being unwilling to change a manuscript, even though they are incorrect in usage or structure in their work. The fact that some here have reported and seen changes by authors is indeed encouraging for me.
Errors pointed out to a publisher does not insure a correction will be forth coming. The author may not approve the change, and prevent change.
As to formatting manuscripts via computer - although am a computer analyst/programmer do not know what parsing methodology may be in use nor if the
methods used by various conversion programs are identical and uniform coding. This technology is relatively young so let us be patient. Is it not good to carry a library in your hand and excuse shortcomings of the present? For this one, it is.
Peace and be well....poppa
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