[betabookcourier] Re: How's it going?
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:21:13 +0100
Hi Katie,
Most of the time I transfer multiple Daisy books, which tend to be large,
and also I tend to transfer large MP3 files, as I have a 2GB, not a 4GB at
the moment, card. But from what you are saying here, the problem is going
to get even worse with 4GB cards, because you can transfer even more large
files. I actually think that the tool should never ask you this question
anyway. What does the user care, most of the time, they want to put on the
whole file. The tool should actually calculate before it transfers the
file, whether it is going to fit or not, and only then, should it request
the possibility of a partial file. After all, who is going to put on a
partial file, when they have tons of room on their car? Or am I totally off
the wall? I just happen to think this dialog most of the time is just
annoying and gets in the way. You don't find Windows Explorer asking you
that, do you? <Smile>.
Or if you don't want to get rid of it, how about allowing us to specify the
size of the file that must occur before this question is asked?
Katie, the other day, I transferrred six MP3 files, of 100 MB each, and got
asked this question six times. Would you not agree that this is a pain?
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:betabookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Katie Walker
Sent: 21 October 2005 20:05
To: betabookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [betabookcourier] Re: How's it going?
John and Steve,
I want to get more information from you about the files you're transferring
when you get the partial transfer dialog. Are you transferring Audible
files, DAISY files? The partial transfer dialog comes up for files that tend
to be very large. I'm surprised that you're trying to copy multiple large
files onto BC at once. Do you listen to more than one book at a time?
I'm just trying to get a feel for the usage/listening model. My perspective
is as a tester -- quite different from yours, I'm sure.
Katie
At 04:08 PM 10/20/2005, you wrote:
>I agree with steve's comments re multiple file transfers. I, too, find
>it frustrating to have to keep telling the transfer tool that I want
>all of a file to be transferred. I second the motion to let the user
>select this as an option and have the dialog go away.
>
>Navigating speed is deffinitely improved with this beta and the problem
>of the BC loosing navigation ability with some .txt files seems to be
>gone. The imbedded transfer tool manual works fine and is appreciated.
>I can't check any of the 4gb options because I don't have a 4gb flash card!
> John
Katie Walker
Springer Design, Inc.
katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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