[bookport] Re: Firmware Beta 2.1.0.4 has Arrived

  • From: "Grant Hardy" <grant_r_hardy@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:59:15 -0700

Hi Larry,

Wow!  Impressive feature list.  One thing though, I've tried the lock and 
unlock commands in the note taker and it does nothing.  Second, I agree that 
HOURS and minutes should be announced for the elapsed time feature, if 
possible.  And it still would be great to have a "go to time" function.

Grant
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: LARRY SKUTCHAN 
  To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 7:29 AM
  Subject: [bookport] Firmware Beta 2.1.0.4 has Arrived


  There is a new beta available of the firmware.

  If you are already beta testing, you should get notified automatically or by 
using the Check for Firmware Updates option in the Advanced tab of the Options 
dialog, depending on have you have you defaults set.

  If you are interested in beta testing, visit www.aph.org/beta .


  Book Port Firmware Revision History

  What's new in Book Port Firmware*
  American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.

  Revision History

  When updating firmware, be aware that the unit announces several audio 
messages, so when you disconnect the device from the USB port after a firmware 
update, please have the earphones attached.

  When the update process begins, you will hear, "Code Update Started, please 
do not press any keys," then you will hear the numbers 1, 2, and 3.  (There 
will be a delay before you hear "3.")

  After the code update, Book Port will reset itself, and you will hear its 
startup message consisting of the message Book Port Ready followed by the new 
version number.

  After the version number announcement, the unit updates code and messages, 
and you will hear a message for each of these. Finally, if the update contains 
any Spanish pronunciation rules, the unit will announce that it is uploading 
the Spanish rules.  When this process is complete, the unit will announce 
"done."

  You are then ready to enjoy the new features.

  Firmware Version 2.1.0.4 Beta, July 29, 2005

  * Added the ability to set bookmarks in unindexed audio files.  The 
resolution is one second, so if you try to set a bookmark within one second of 
an existing bookmark, the command will actually clear the existing bookmark.

  * Alters the way the folder name is announced when attempting to read files 
in an empty folder.  Before, the unit provided the short name and the entire 
path, now, the firmware announces only the name of the empty folder.

  * Provides extended statistics on a file when the user presses the 8 key 
regardless of whether the file had been played or not.  This corrects a 
longstanding issue that required you to have pressed the play key at least once 
before you could obtain statistics.

  * Changes the beeps to spoken announcements when the user sets or clears a 
bookmark.

  * Adds the command "Announce Elapsed Time."  This is accessed with the 5 key 
in both idle and reading mode for audio files.

  * Changes the behavior of the To and From Notes Command.  Now, you do not 
need to close the note before issueing the command.

  * Adds the Lock and Unlock command while in the notetaker.

  * Announces the folder's name when the folder is empty.

  * Adds the Power move commands to unindexed mp3 files.

  * Adds the announcement of elapsed time in status for unindexed mp3 files.

  * Adds the Move File command to move a file from one folder to another.

  * Bug fix:  If the user tries to lock a file in an empty folder, the unit 
doesn't say that there are no files to lock.

  * Bug fix:  unindexed mp3 files are improperly locked.


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