[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
- From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:58:40 -0500
I must agree with this message. If I want to record memos, I'll buy a
digital recorder. The Bookport can be improved, but let the
improvements be improvements that relate to its primary function,
reading and listening!
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marlaina Lieberg
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:55 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
Wow, I hope we don't go down the note taker road! It's a machine to
read
with IMO, not write with. I would even have not supported a memo
recorder
function. It is fabulous and best at doing what it was meant to do,
provide
portability in reading books and other materials. I'd hate to muddy the
waters by making it more than that, or more than what it is now. I can
think of improvements or enhancements that could be made within its
current
scope of work. Example: tell me how much reading time I left left, not
just 82% of bla bla bla has been read, etc. Give me timed movement
commands, move by 1 minute, 5 minutes, etc., especially on audible
books.
Just my thoughts.
Marlaina Lieberg
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From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:39 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
>
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> 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 =
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> Braille input feature is absolutely fabulous. I am one of those
people
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> that wants Braille to be everywhere!
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> -----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
>
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> No, I think that the current method of setting the time and date =3D
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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
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> and design and those who're doing the updating have also remained =
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> making it the best reading tool available to us. I don't want to see
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> focus begin to fuzz out into making this any kind of multi-function
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> 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
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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
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> dd/mm/yy.
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> 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.
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> What do you think?
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> 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?
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> Best
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> -James-
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