[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
- From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:14:34 +0100
Hi again,
The idea of memos in braille isn't such a bad one you know. After all, if
the software can do it, why not go as far as we can with it. There great
devices, stretch them a bit. APH already do this with the braille input and
compression of audio, all of wich aren't essential.
Best
-James-
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:57 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
> No, I think that the current method of setting the time and date are
> adequate. Frankly, I don't even want to see the ability to enter memos in
> braille (as somebody mentioned here a week or so ago) because if I want a
> notetaker, that's what I'll buy and carry. Let's keep this *primarily and
> exclusively* a reading system and concentrate on the reading functions and
> not go hanging every bell and whistle on it that we can think of. The
> reason
> I think this is such a phenomenal device is that it's got a focused
> concept
> and design and those who're doing the updating have also remained focused
> on
> making it the best reading tool available to us. I don't want to see that
> focus begin to fuzz out into making this any kind of multi-function
> device.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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 you
> think of making braille input more effective? First, what about the
> option
> of entering braille for the time/date, say T chord to set time and date.
> First, prompt the user for the time in hour, minute, Am or PM, then hit
> braille enter, then of course set the date in mm/dd/yy or for us UK users
> dd/mm/yy.
>
> That brings up another idea. What about the ability to parse dates so
> that
> they speak in brittish or american formats. so, when key 2 is pressed for
> one beap, we could have it say 22nd of october, 2004 for UK and october
> 22nd, 2004 for the american markets.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Oh and another idea. What about the option of setting a reminder, you
> know,
> play a memo, or play such an mp3 at a specified time/date?
>
> Best
>
> -James-
>
>
>
>
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