[bookport] Re: New Beta

  • From: Amy Ruell <aruell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:18:54 -0400

got it. thanks.
At 04:07 PM 9/10/2004, you wrote:
>Hi.
>Hit 8+9 to find the next occurrence of the string, 7+8 to find the previous
>occurrence.
>         Aman
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of Amy Ruell
>Sent: September 10, 2004 4:04 PM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: New Beta
>
>Thanks for this new beta, and just in time for my presentation, too!
>Question: After entering the text string in Braille, how do I get the bp to
>move to the requested string. If I hit enter, I don't seem to move to it.
>Thanks much.
>Amy
>
>At 09:09 AM 9/10/2004, you wrote:
> >There is a new version of the software and firmware available.
> >
> >Once again, you need all three files:
> >
> >www.aph.org/beta/bpfw_beta.exe
> >
> >www.aph.org/beta/bp_beta.exe
> >
> >www.aph.org/beta/bwr_beta.exe=20
> >
> >We are very excited about this new software and firmware and hope to have =
> >this code finalized early next week, so pound on it hard.
> >
> >Here is the list of changes:
> >
> >
> >
> >Software Version 1.5.X, September 2004
> >         * Checks CD drives at startup for the presence of a Digital =
> >Talking Book.
> >         * Automatically displays the Select Audio Range dialog when you =
> >navigate to a CD that contains a Digital Talking Book.  This should prove =
> >especially useful for Daisy 2 books that use ncc.html as the main file of =
> >the book.
> >         * Stops showing the Select Audio Book Range dialog when you insert
>=
> >a Digital Talking Book CD if Book Port is not connected.
> >         * Checks the version of Book Wizard and automatically updates it =
> >if necessary.
> >         * Updates the device with the latest documentation in Daisy text =
> >format if it does not already exist on the device.
> >         * Adds braille and print quick reference cards to the package and
>=
> >makes them available as files to download.
> >         * No longer remembers the last used folder if that folder is a UNC
>=
> >path.  The transfer software now shows the last non UNC path folder at =
> >startup.
> >         * Corrects issues where the process of compressing time and pauses
>=
> >in audio files could cause errors.
> >         * Corrects the "Error Buffer is Read Only" issue.
> >         * Corrects the "Bad Parameter Format" error message when sending =
> >some MP3 files with time compression and pause removal.
> >
> >Firmware Version 1.1.7, September 2004
> >         * Corrects the Power Move bug in audible.com files.
> >         * Adds the Help command accessed with the E key.
> >         * Adds subsection movement commands.  The section keys have been =
> >moved to 1+4 to go back and 3+6 to move forward.  Subsections are mapped =
> >to 4+7 to move back and 6+9 to move forward.  This does require the latest
>=
> >software to function properly.
> >         * Announces the current sentence or heading in audio files when =
> >you use the navigation commands while the unit is idle.
> >         * Removes the "Previous Folder" entries from folders.
> >         * Modifies the First File and Last File commands so you may also =
> >move to the first and last folder in your list of files.
> >         * Adds a means of entering text to find using a braille keyboard.
> >         * Identifies capital letters when using the letter movement =
> >commands by raising the pitch of the pronunciation of that letter.
> >         * Changes the behavior of files where the reading position is at =
> >the end of the file.  The unit now resets a file's position back to the =
> >beginning of the file if you press the Read command while at the end of =
> >the file or if Auto File Advance moves to a file where the reading =
> >position is at the end.
> >         * Changes the Status command to provide only the percentage of the
>=
> >file read.
> >         * Protects from accidental recording by requiring the user to hold
>=
> >the E key down for one beep to record a memo.
> >         * Adds the Lock Beep command to the menu to let you turn off the =
> >behavior of making keys beep when you press one of them while the unit is =
> >locked.
> >         * Corrects a problem where pausing a memo during recording could =
> >cause unpredictable behavior.


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