[gps-talkusers] Re: Using BrailleNote gps and a guide dog

Hi Charles,

I'm glad this topic was raised.  I use a guide dog and the GPS on the
BN.  When I'm walking, the leash and harness are in my left hand, and I
often will hit a key with that hand.  What I'd like to see changed is
the key for obtaining the next intersection.  The letter X cannot be
done with one hand.  I'm hard pressed to think of a neumonic to be used
with one hand.  Letter B comes to mind, but that's not terribly obvious.
I see the dilemma you have here.  How about a way to choose the keys the
user wishes to define?  In otherwords, you could have a default layout,
the same keys that exist now, but if we as users wanted to re-define a
key for our purposes, whatever that might be, we could do so.  What do
you think?
Best Regards,

Les

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We tried to put the most used functions using one hand only but there
are 
only so many combinations that are one handed, and we also wanted them
to 
make sense as far as what letter they represent, and to keep the QT and
BT 
as similar as possible.  If you can recommend which keys to move around
I 
will be willing to listen, but Mike and I spent a lot of time debating
on 
which keys did what function, and I think we have a pretty good
compromise, 
but we are always willing to hear suggestions, and then put it up for a 
vote.  This is your product, and Mike and I are trying to make it as
user 
friendly as possible.  So any suggestions which will help everyone will
be 
implemented, and now is the time to step up since version 3.0 is in the
works.

Thank you.
Charles LaPierre
CTO Sendero Group.


At 07:33 AM 5/22/2004, you wrote:
>I do wish that some of the 2-key commands could be replaced by 1-key 
>commands, thus avoiding the need to use the left hand at all or to put 
>the right hand into some pretty awkward positions.
>
>Al Gayzagian  algayzag@xxxxxxxxxxx

Charles M. La Pierre CTO
Sendero Group, LLC

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