[bookport] Re: New Feature "snippets"
- From: Peter Rand <peter.rand@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:50:08 +0200
Debbie & list,
I also think the idea of some kind of copy & paste functionality could
be extremely useful
at times.
Peter
ptorpey wrote:
>Debbie,
>I think this is a neat idea - Could be really cool as the braille
>keyboard features are enhanced in the future!
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>-- Pete
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>From: "Debbie Crafts" <debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [bookport] Feature suggestion--how about a clipping function?
>Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:52:36 -0400
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>Hello,
>After taking my Bookport on a trip with me over Labor Day weekend, I
>thought of a feature that would be extremely useful. If you remember an
>old DOS program called "Readit", you'll know exactly where I'm heading.
>That program let you mark a block of text--a top and bottom line, and
>then allowed you to save that block to a text file--either creating a
>new one or appending to an existing one. So if you wanted to remember a
>URL, phone number, file name, or what have you, it was a breeze. Now I
>realize you can record a memo, but as the material is already in a form
>that the Bookport can speak and is a lot smaller as a block of text,
>this would be a lot handier. I don't find it easy to re-find these
>snippets of info when I need them, especially in large newspaper or
>email digest files. As far as the file interface, You could either use
>a single default file like "clipboard.txt" , maybe in the "memo" folder
>or allow Braille-mode input of a file name. What do the rest of you
>think?
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>Debbie Crafts
>Framingham, MA
>debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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