[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:37:13 -0400
My opposition is based on my concern that development and support of such an
expanded Braille capability would take away resources that could better be
spent on the reading functions. Given the existing voice note/memo
capability, I see no reason at all for a Braille function that duplicates it
and takes development and support resources away from the primary function
that the Book Port was designed to perform. There are only a limited number
of people available to work on this device and they have a limited number of
hours in the day and I don't want to see those people and hours spent on
this kind of unnecessary function.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:39 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
I would only want such a function if it didn't limit other
functionality. There is only so much memory on the unit for future
firmware changes, and I would want to hear from the folks at APH
concerning the feasibility of such a feature.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarah Cranston
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:12 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
I could see a *very* simple and small notetaking function as useful. I
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have a notetaker, but it's about 10 times the size of my BookPort. I =
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wouldn't mind being able to write down a phone number or something like
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that when all I have is my BookPort at hand. Besides, I think the =3D
Braille input feature is absolutely fabulous. I am one of those people
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that wants Braille to be everywhere!
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Smith
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 5:58 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
No, I think that the current method of setting the time and date =
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adequate. Frankly, I don't even want to see the ability to enter memos =
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braille (as somebody mentioned here a week or so ago) because if I want
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notetaker, that's what I'll buy and carry. Let's keep this *primarily =
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exclusively* a reading system and concentrate on the reading functions =
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not go hanging every bell and whistle on it that we can think of. The =
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I think this is such a phenomenal device is that it's got a focused =3D
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and design and those who're doing the updating have also remained =3D
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making it the best reading tool available to us. I don't want to see =3D
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focus begin to fuzz out into making this any kind of multi-function =3D
device.
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From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:41 PM
Subject: [bookport] More braille suggestions
Hi Folks,
Now that I finally figured out the braille input side of this, what do =
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think of making braille input more effective? First, what about the =3D
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of entering braille for the time/date, say T chord to set time and date.
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First, prompt the user for the time in hour, minute, Am or PM, then
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braille enter, then of course set the date in mm/dd/yy or for us UK =3D
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dd/mm/yy.
That brings up another idea. What about the ability to parse dates so =
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they speak in brittish or american formats. so, when key 2 is pressed =
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one beap, we could have it say 22nd of october, 2004 for UK and
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22nd, 2004 for the american markets.
What do you think?
Oh and another idea. What about the option of setting a reminder, you =
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play a memo, or play such an mp3 at a specified time/date?
Best
-James-
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