[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:04:26 -0500
Walt, well said. I use my book port for reading, you just can't beat the
portability. I have used the memo feature a few times, but braille memos I
think is a bit overkill. I'll use my note taker if I need to do that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 5:57 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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