[bookport] Re: Experiences on Note Taking with the BP
- From: "Neal Ewers" <ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:49:12 -0600
Also, using Space plus the character in question is much like the other
corded note takers out there and would thus be more easily remembered,
in my opinion.
Neal
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim King
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:43 AM
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Subject: [bookport] Re: Experiences on Note Taking with the BP
I agree with your observations. Personally, I feel that using =
keystrokes that are as close to Windows as possible would make using the
not taker feature most convenient and easiest to learn. I like space+x
for cut to clipboard, space+v for paste from clipboard and so on.
Jim King
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Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:08 AM
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Subject: [bookport] Experiences on Note Taking with the BP
Let me start by saying that I think the note taker function being beta
tested now is a great enhancement to the Bookport's functionality and =
will be very useful. However, I have a few observations from working
with the note taker and a few suggestions on making it more
user-friendly and = easier to use.
First, as many have pointed out on this list, the Bookport is primarily
= a reading device. Thus, the note taking function will probably be
used intermittently or on rare occasions by many users. This means that
= users may not be as conversant with the note taking
functions/keystrokes as = they would with many of the other more
routinely used Bookport functions/keystrokes. Therefore, in lieu of a
"key learn" or "key = speak" mode which can quickly refresh the user's
memory of what keystrokes = perform what function, it is particularly
important that the = functions/keystrokes be intuitive and easy to
remember.
In particular, before the beta is officially released, I think it is
worthwhile considering modifying some of the keystroke combinations
currently used in the Bookport's note taker mode. Most of the keyboard
= and functions for the note taker are well laid out. Some keystrokes I
find particularly difficult to remember are things like "mark", "paste",
"go = to mark", etc. To me these keystrokes do not seem to be intuitive
and, = using the note taker only occasionally, I am prone to forget
these.
Since we do have a braille keyboard in the note taker, here is my =
suggestion for a more intuitive and user-friendly approach to assigning
functions. = As with the "find" command, which uses shift + f (dots
1-2-4), I think it = would be a good idea to assign shifted character
keystrokes to other = functions. Proper assignment of the shifted
character would provide the user with a simple mnemonic by which to
remember the function without having to move = to the manual and search
for the desired function.
Here are some examples:
1. Shift + P =3D paste contents of clipboard
(alternately, shift + V to paste as is common in Windows)
Note: the note taker does use shift + C to copy to clipboard, so
this is a simple extension
2. Shift + G =3D go to mark
3. Shift + M =3D mark text at this point
4. Shift + d =3D delete characters between the mark and the cursor
5. Shift + R =3D read from current position
6. shift + t =3D go to top of note document
7. shift + e =3D go to end of note document
8. shift + o =3D open a new note
9. shift + n =3D if in a document, go to last note opened, if
pointing to a note open current note for edit.
Well, you get the idea. With so many functions and keystrokes to =
remember in a mode which may not be used as frequently as other modes, a
mnemonic based system would be very helpful.
What do others think?
-- Pete
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