[bookport] Re: Disaster with BookPort
- From: "Lw" <LW105@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:03:30 -0600
HI,
I too would like the braille keyboard for dummies, lesson. I havn't played
with this feature much yet, either, but am a bit mystified b it. I look
forward to tackling it, though.
Hugs,
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 2:08 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Disaster with BookPort
> Hi Rob. I can't break it, and I'm trying hard! I've been power moving
this
> little sucker like a mad woman, and it seems ok! GREAT JOB!!!!!
>
> Now, I'm an idiot at times, so here's a question everybody else probably
> gets but I haven't spent time on this one. I'm confused about the layout
of
> the braille keyboard. it tells me to turn the thing 90 degrees to face
the
> card to my body and I get that, but then I get lost with the orientation.
> Maybe if I am lost others are as well? I know meny are using this feature
> and loving it, but as I say it's just not one I've tested yet. Can you
> explain the actual orientation, you know sort of like a b p braille
> orientation for dummies? SMILEs!
>
> I am leaving town for a month, and will have spotty net access, but will
try
> to keep up with all the changes and stuff. This beta looks fabulous
though!
> Thank you a million for seeming to fix my power move challenge! I'll have
> to now go find a new one, eh?
>
> Best to you all, and thanks for the great work!
>
> Marlaina Lieberg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ROB MEREDITH" <rmeredith@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:44 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Disaster with BookPort
>
>
> > Marlaina:
> >
> > It would be great if you were willing to try out this new beta firmware
=
> > and see if you still have problems with the power move commands in
Audible
> =
> > files. It should be fixed.
> >
> > Rob Meredith
> >
> > >>> marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx 08/16/04 05:05PM >>>
> > Hi Rob.
> >
> > Interesting, for I have this error message on every audible file on
which
> =
> > I
> > use power move, not just this one. it initially says something like
> > f s challenge this file is not formatted for the BookPort
> > or something like that. It says it so quickly that I may be missing
> > something here.
> > ]
> > In format 4, this was a 5-hour length file so I would guess it was about
=
> > 58
> > megs perhaps? But again, while this was the first disaster, it is not
the
> > first time I got this message. Up till now, I just ignored the message
=
> > and
> > pressed read and then power moved where I needed to be and it did just =
> > fine.
> > I had reported this here before, but as I say, I wasn't worried for =
> > nothing
> > distructive ever happened.
> >
> > marlaina Lieberg
> > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > From: "ROB MEREDITH" <rmeredith@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:21 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Disaster with BookPort
> >
> >
> > > Marlaina:
> > >
> > > What else can you tell me about the Audible file that caused the =
> > problem?
> > =3D
> > > Is it very large? We have not had the problem with the Power Move =
> > commands
> > =3D
> > > that you have had.
> > >
> > > Rob Meredith
> > >
> > > >>> marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx 08/16/04 01:58AM >>>
> > > Larry, I thought I would report that the f s challenge error appeared
as
> =
> > =3D
> > > it
> > > usually does when using power move with an audible file, but this time
=
> > it
> > > wiped all files off my BookPort. the disaster is I had one that I had
> > > thoroughly marked up for use to grab text for a power point
presentation
> =
> > I
> > > was preparing for a client this week! YIKES!! But, no matter, I
still
> =
> > =3D
> > > love
> > > the thing, I just really hope you guys can figure out this f s
challenge
> > > error that tells me the files aren't formatted for my BookPort. After
=
> > it
> > > first appeared and before took them all away, I tried to read my book
by
> > > pressing 2 as I normally do. I got one instance of an error message
=3D
> > > saying
> > > i/o error, then no files. I confirmed that they are gone when
> connecting=
> >
> > > BookPort to my PC. As I write this, I am resending the book. The
other
> > > file can be recreated, I just have to sit down and do it.
> > >
> > > Anyway, thought you or somebody at APH would like to know that this
> > > happened.
> > >
> > > Marlaina Lieberg
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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